Mary Kay Voted Best Website

 
Beauty fans worldwide have spoken, and they love their Mary Kay. The global cosmetics company was voted ‘Best Website’ and ‘Best App’ at the Beauty 2.0 awards in New York on Sept. 30. The awards ceremony by InnosCos events and the Global Cosmetics Community recognized the most ground-breaking innovation in digital marketing by beauty brands.
More than 300 entries were received from beauty companies around the world before a panel of industry experts carefully selected the top five finalists in the ‘Best Website’ and ‘Best App’ categories. This is the second consecutive year Mary Kay has received the ‘Best Website’ award and the first time to be nominated, and win, the ‘Best App’ award for the Mary Kay® Virtual Makeover App.

“These awards are incredibly important to Mary Kay because it was the overwhelming number of votes from Mary Kay brand fans that determined this recognition”, said Sheryl Adkins-Green, Chief Marketing Officer at Mary Kay Inc. “Whether it’s in person or digital, Mary Kay is dedicated to delivering superior, personalized customer experiences, so we are thrilled that women-especially the Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants-love our digital innovations!”

In 2012, Mary Kay debuted a newly redesigned marykay.com, as well as Mary Kay® Personal Websites for Independent

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Qivana Opens Russia and Kazakhstan

 
Qivana recently announced that it is expanding its global operations into Russia and Kazakhstan – two of the largest and most exciting international markets in the direct sales industry. In its five year history Qivana has consistently expanded into new growth markets that exhibit the best sales potential.
Russia is one of the top 10 markets for Direct Selling and is one of the fastest growing countries in the world.
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Justin Banner states, “Currently, we are experiencing exponential growth. We know this is due to our long-term strategy for Qivana – international markets represent a key component of our strategic plan. Nearly half of our revenue is now derived from markets outside of North America.
The CIS region is a very exciting area and has explosive growth potential. We’re really excited by the proven leadership that our new partners Doug Wead and Regina M. Noriega have brought into Qivana, with a deep history building in the CIS region.”
Founder & CEO, Derek Hall: “We know that the Russia market thrives on exciting health and wellness companies backed by solid corporate leadership and an exciting compensation plan. Qivana is the company that has all the right pieces, it

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