According to the USA Direct Selling Association and the World Federation Of Direct Selling Associations, (WFDSA) the market is $183 billion worldwide with 103 million distributors. (Year 2015)
However the WFDSA measure their members only and the majority of Direct Selling companies are not members.
There are more than 10,000+ Direct Selling companies worldwide, many of them in Asia and China, under the radar and are in the $25 – $100+ million sales range.
We research on an ongoing basis the sales / revenue of Direct Selling companies for 2015.
If we estimate revenue, based on the information we have, we tend to do so on the low side. Holdings with a multi channel strategy (Vorwerk) or with ownership in several companies (JRJR Networks) we split out.
Based on below figures for 500+ companies, we are pretty sure the total market exceeds $250 Billion
As we research on
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Can Introverts Be Successful in Direct Sales?
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Misty Kearns is an introvert from a small town who started in direct sales 10 years ago for the discount. Then she lost her job. Find out how she was able to replace her corporate income and live the life of her dreams. Tell us about your entrepreneurial journey. I started my journey through the […]
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Ambassadors Of Network Marketing – Hall Of Fame 2016
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There is a group of international servant leaders promoting the Network Marketing – Direct Selling Industry in a generic way. They are active on social media and speakers at generic conventions.
Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world.
Ambassadors of Network Marketing can be hard-core trainers, corporate leaders or individuals being instrumental to the Direct Selling Industry.
A network marketing servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong.
While traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise of power by one at the “top,” servant leadership is different.
The Network marketing servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first and helps people develop and perform
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Ava Anderson Out Of Business
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
According to a message to the distributors:
Dear Ava Anderson Customers,
Thank you for your patience – the Ava Anderson website and shopping cart are temporarily unavailable and will be live again soon to purchase final approved products.
The Anderson Family has made the difficult decision to end their 6-year journey by closing what you have come to know as Ava Anderson LLC. (Please read their heartfelt message below).
However, the Management Team at our RI-based home office will pick up the torch and carry it forward. We are diligently working to continue to offer the great products you have experienced over the past 6 years under a new brand. It is our intention to transfer all the great aspects of the company you currently know.
We appreciate your commitment and patience as we work through this
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Direct Selling – MLM Is Growing Fast In Africa
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Africa is becoming the next Direct Selling / MLM / Network Marketing hub, Global Wealth Trade Africa Summit became a smashing hit.
All the same Global Wealth Trade’s summit in Nigeria was a total hit with over 5,000 new guests poured in to Abuja, Lagos and Warri hotel rooms in one week to see the opportunity with this Canadian luxury designer fashion house.
“I was shocked by the number of GWT Luxury Consultants who were 10K Club qualifiers ($10,000/month) and even CAP CLUB qualifiers ($10,000/week)” explains the GWT Founder Ramin Mesgarlou.
Ted Nuyten had the honor to interview CEO Ramin Mesgarlou:
Ramin, your business is in 94 countries so explain the differences in building in traditional MLM markets and the new up and coming MLM markets like Africa.
It’s nice to expand to new MLM markets
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The Booming Business Of Direct Selling
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
It’s a more-than $32 billion industry with 17 million employees in the United States alone.
The business of direct selling is getting bigger by the day. Companies include Mary Kay Cosmetics, It Works!, Herbalife, Pampered Chef, Younique, Jamberry, Scentsy. You may have heard of at least one.
Part-time or full, this business is known to be flexible and has no limits.
“It was the products. The fact that they did what they claim they were going to do. Products I was already buying elsewhere but I was just redirected what I was already purchasing,” Arbonne Consultant Kay Husman said.
Kay Husman is an independent sales consultant for Arbonne selling nutrition to skincare for people of all ages.
“I honestly wasn’t looking for a business. I was one of those just a product junkie. I did what a
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Top Direct Selling Companies On Facebook – Talking About Ranks – August 2015
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We have received many questions how we calculate the Direct Selling momentum ranks. As we do not want the many “Copy Cats” on the Internet to steal our setup, we do not disclose our algorithm.
What we will disclose with this article is a small part of our key indicators, the Facebook “Talking About”, you find that on the company Facebook page – under likes.
This is the actual number of people who are ‘engaged’ and interacting with that Facebook Page. The people who actually come back to the page *after* liking the page. This include activities such as comments, likes to a post, shares, etc by visitors to the page.
A company can “Buy” Facebook likes and some companies do….. however “Talking About” is hard to influence. Rule of thumb of “Likes” vs
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Scary Mom Makes A Not-So-Scary Attack Against Direct-Selling
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You have to wonder about a person who opens up their article with “I’m prepared to lose friends over this.” Recently, blogger and NY Times best-selling author, scarymom.com released an article attacking the methods of women around the country selling Jamberry, 31 Gifts, Younique, etc. The article, at no surprise, has come with mixed responses. (We’ve decided to omit the article link to prevent any further clicks to it.)
Comments like, I’m not buying any of the crap you’re peddling. The jewelry, the nails, the skincare, the candles, the LIFESTYLE. Now, before you get your $75 CAbi panties in a twist, let me explain: I’ve done my time. I’ve given my money. I used to be nice, too, and I used to say “yes” to the buying of all the stuff.
The key phrase that can
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MLM, Direct-Selling, and Affiliate Marketing – What’s The Difference?
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In a recent article where Melaleuca was mentioned to deny being MLM, a debate began between individuals on what defines MLM.
MLM simply means Multi-Level Marketing. If you are able to build a team of independent sales people that you earn an income from, this is multi level marketing, even if it’s one line of IBO’s. (Independent Business Owners) What makes MLM different from traditional sales are a few things. The distributors are all on a 1099 and not a W-2. They are independent, making their own hours, working at their own leisures.
A salesperson at a car dealership, for example, is hired by the car dealership and has to report in, still clocking in, still showing up for work and is expected to be there. If a salesperson doesn’t meet the expectations, they are fired. In MLM, there’s usually a low start up cost. In traditional sales, there is no start up cost and there may also be a minimum salary offered plus commissions.
Some of the largest MLM companies are Herbalife, Amway, and Mary Kay.
An IBO can’t be fired. They can be terminated by the company for violation of a contract. Most network marketing (or MLM) companies fall comfortable in
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Regal Ware Moving Into Direct-Selling Mode
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A century-old cookware manufacturer based in Kewaskum said it will sign a deal next week to sell products through a firm in China that does direct marketing to consumers, like Amway Corp. or Mary Kay Cosmetics in the United States.
Regal Ware Inc. says its products will be sold through a network of 2 million sales consultants worldwide and 2,500 storefronts in China. The marketer, Joymain Science & Technology Inc., had about $1.5 billion in sales this year and expects $2 billion in 2015, according to Regal Ware.
Joymain’s products include household and health items. The company has a U.S. affiliate, JM Ocean Avenue, that sells nutritional supplements and personal care items.
Most of the company’s business is in China, where Regal Ware also has sales but now stands to gain a much bigger share of the cookware market.
Regal Ware manufactures its products in Kewaskum and West Bend. More than half of the company’s sales are outside of the U.S., said David Lenz, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Regal Ware says it expects to begin shipping products to Joymain in mid-2015. It was introduced to the Chinese firm through an international business broker.
“We understand the direct-sales business, and Joymain was very attracted to