Monthly Archives: November 2015

Many users complained that the decision amounted to a Facebook ripoff and did away with a useful sense of subtlety.

How to Identify 5 Common Phishing Attacks

by Ken Levine • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

The likeliest cyber threat individuals or small companies will face is an email with an urgent tone and prying questions.

Why It's a Bad Idea to Mingle Small-Business and Personal Banking

by Jay DesMarteau • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

You think opening separate accounts for your new business is a hassle? Just wait until you do your taxes or try getting a loan without a business credit history.

5 Ways to Save Money on Holiday Shipping

by Jarrett Streebin • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

Poor or sloppy shipping efforts have a direct impact on the bottom line in terms of lost revenue and increased costs.

5 Product Launch Lessons From 'Star Wars Episode VII'

by Gregg Schwartz • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

What do Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo have to do with your company’s product launch?

Gourmet Coffee Seller Organo Opens in Colombia

by mallen@directsellingnews.com • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

After launching in Romania in September, Organo is bringing its gourmet coffee products deep into coffee country with the start of operations in Colombia.

Laguna Blends Appoints New President of US Subsidiary

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

Laguna Blends Inc. announced that Stuart Kawasaki has been appointed as President of Laguna Blends (USA) a US subsidiary of the Company, replacing Stuart Gray.
Stuart Kawasaki has been involved in the multilevel marketing industry since 1988, with extensive hands-on experience in all aspects of corporate and business development, event management, product and field development as well as overall financial and operational responsibility. His corporate experience has ranged from ground-up startups to billion dollar companies and has initiated and grown operations in 19 countries around the world. Currently the principal at BeeCubed, a business and management consultancy that assists companies in all phases of starting up, building, reorganization and crisis management. Industry niches include direct sales/network marketing, retail/wholesale and services-oriented companies.

“I am thrilled to be a part of Laguna Blends because of the

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Ominto (DubLi) Names Jeff Schuett Executive Vice President

by Ted Nuyten • November 3, 2015 • 0 Comments

Ominto, Inc. (OTC PINK: OMNT), the global leader in online Cash Back shopping, today announced that Jeff Schuett has been named Executive Vice President of Operations and Solutions Development, reporting directly to Ivan Braiker, Ominto’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Schuett will be based in Ominto’s corporate headquarters in Seattle.
Mr. Schuett joins Ominto with more than 20 years’ experience in managing software development, technology strategy, analytics, and collaboration groups and has a proven track record in working with emerging trends. Mr. Schuett was previously Global Chief Technology Officer and Head of Development at Lightspeed GMI, where he built both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) software solutions.
Mr. Schuett has been directly responsible for developing high-quality solutions at some of the world’s most distinguished companies including Allscripts Healthcare, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters