Monthly Archives: October 2015

3 Strategies to Make Your App Stand Out

by Josiah Humphrey • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Focus on app distribution, bundling and user retention to climb that elusive top 25 list.

Morinda Recognized with 2015 Economic Leadership Award

by mallen@directsellingnews.com • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Health firm Morinda Inc. has been named a recipient of the 2015 Economic Leadership Award by the American Economic Institute.

Agel Launches Probiotic For Digestive Health

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Agel Enterprises has introduced a new probiotic product in gel form that it believes represents an important advance in this category of supplements.
The product is called Agel BIO™ and it delivers probiotic strains through a water-based suspension gel. This is expected to ensure that the benefits of the supplement are delivered more effectively and spread more evenly in the intestine than is the case with probiotic pills or capsules, according to microbiologist Kiran Krishnan, whose company was involved in the development of the product.

“Agel BIO is one of the most exciting advances in probiotics that I’ve seen in my career,” said Krishnan. “It is designed to maintain a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria within the body, and that in turn promotes proper digestion, absorption of nutrients from food and overall good health and a

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Ambit Energy Offers Sunrun Solar Service To Customers

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Ambit Energy, the world’s largest direct seller of energy and a leading national retail energy provider, today announced Sunrun solar service is now available to its new and existing customers in California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. The partnership between Ambit and Sunrun (RUN), the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, was announced in early 2015. It is designed to expand the adoption of residential solar to Ambit’s more than 1.3 million customers.

“We strive to help our customers save money, and by partnering with the largest dedicated residential solar energy provider, we can offer a guaranteed rate that is locked in for 20 years,” said Jere Thompson, Jr., co-founder and CEO of Ambit Energy. “With the growing awareness of the need for solar energy, our customers will be able to

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Forever Living Products Ranks Nigeria High

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Forever Nigeria is scored high in the books of Forever Living Products International Inc, according to its President as reported in Nigeria’s The Nation newspaper. The report says it is expected to strengthen its performance taking advantage of the Forever brand that is accepted around the world.
Considering the untapped market in the country, Nigeria has the potential to lead the world in Forever marketing and distribution.
Speaking at the prestigious Yard 158, Ikeja, President, Forever Living Products International Inc., Mr. Gregg Maughan, while participating at the fun-filled event, said Forever Business Owners who market Forever products must believe in themselves, utilise the opportunities provided by Forever to improve their health and livelihood.
Also speaking at the event, Forever Director of Operations, Africa, Mr. Jackson Adagala, asked those involved in the business to avoid stereotype and

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LegalShield Highlights Need For Identity Restoration

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Recent reports that hackers stole personal information affecting as many as 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers in the US—including Social Security numbers, home addresses, birthdates and other personal information—spotlights the fact there is no such thing as ironclad data security.
The announcement is only the latest in a series of high profile data security breaches affecting private businesses and the United States Government. The risk of identity theft is a reality for the millions of Americans whose personal data is stored on public and private servers. Identity theft last year accounted for financial losses of $25 billion in the United States alone.

“Everyone’s talking about data security these days, but the truth is no data system is immune to security breaches or hackers, placing every American at risk of identity theft,” said Jeff Bell, CEO

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New DSA Study Affirms Personal Product Purchase Acceptable

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • October 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

Direct Selling Association (DSA) today released a new economic analysis prepared by NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) that indicates flaws among often-used criteria to distinguish legitimate direct selling businesses from pyramid schemes.
The study disputes an assertion that internal consumption, where direct selling consultants purchase products or services for their own use, is illegitimate or sufficient to indicate a pyramid scheme.

“Everyone agrees that pyramid schemes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Joseph N. Mariano, DSA President. “However, consumers lose when scarlet letters are placed on legitimate companies. The issue is not whether schemes should be put out of business, but how regulators and the courts determine what constitutes unlawful behavior. The NERA study calls into question a flawed conclusion that a key indicator of a scheme exists when direct