Young Living and doTERRA distributors were reprimanded after the Food and Drug Administration FDA issued warning statements via overnight delivery to CEO Gary Young and David Stirling. Young Living and doTERRA both use independent distributors as a sales-force.
The majority of complaints the FDA issued in the warning letters involved the way some independent distributors marketed the companies’ products. Primarily, the FDA was concerned with Young Living and doTERRA consultants’ online marketing material for the brands’ essential oils.
According to FDA regulations, neither dietary supplements nor essential oils are allowed to be marketed by the company that sells them in such a way that it appears as though the products can prevent, cure or treat any disease. If a company does market in that manner, the product is considered a drug by the FDA. If a product is a drug, it must be approved by the FDA. So, any product marketed to cure, treat or prevent a disease, that is not already an FDA approved drug, is considered an illegal, unapproved drug by the FDA.
The FDA found that Young Living essential oils were marketed for “viral infections (including ebola), Parkinson’s disease, autism, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, insomnia, heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder
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USANA Partners With New York Giants Running Back Rashad Jennings
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USANA Health Sciences is proud to announce its partnership with New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings who will serve as its newest brand ambassador. Jennings joins more than 700 elite and world-class athletes.
In 2014, Jennings singed a 4-year contract with the Giants. On Sunday, September 21 he posted a career-best 176 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries as the Giants defeated the Texans 30-17, helping the Giants record its first win of the season (1-2).
“We are thrilled to announce Rashad as one of the newest members of Team USANA,” said USANA Chief Communications Officer Dan Macuga. “Not only is he an exceptional athlete, he is a testament of what it means to live a healthy life, and we look forward to watching him perform this season.”
Health and fitness have been vital to Jennings’ success on and off the field. “I was overweight as a kid and rode the bench in high school, but always dreamed of playing in the NFL,” said the six-year veteran. “I knew that I had to figure things out and commit to bettering myself physically to reach my goals and USANA has helped me stay on that path to become the player I am today.”
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The Forensic Networker – Ramin Mesgarlou – Inspired Or Expired?
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Which one are you? Are you INSPIRED by the luxuries your MLM opportunity offers? If not you need a Forensic Networker attitude correction.
Ramin Mesgalou The Forensic Networker and CEO of Global Wealth Trade speaks out:
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These winners are ordinary people with extra ordinary habits and mindset that refuse to become part of the status quo stinking thinking culture that the world societies have adapted. The culture that blames the government, the boss, the taxes, the weather, the surrounding, parents, aunt Matelda for our lack of success.
Why am I sharing this and why is this relevant to you?
I know that after watching the highlight videos of incentives like the one we have below, most people get inspired and set targets to win the next major incentive with their company however my 25 years of experience has also shown me that there are three categories of people.
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Avon Relaunches Marketing Plan And Focuses On U.S.
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In an exclusive interview with Fortune magazine, CEO of Avon talks about a marketing plan they hope will revive their sales.
Avon Products is betting heavily on an e-commerce and social-selling relaunch to get Avon back to profitability next year. The world’s largest direct seller of beauty products urgently needs to stanch an exodus of its famous Avon Ladies that has led both the size of salesforce and revenue in North America to fall by half in only a few years, and lose nearly $150 million.
Avon CEO Sheri McCoy (No. 27 on our Most Powerful Women list) sat down with Fortune for an exclusive interview, explaining why she thinks this initiative is so important and why she remains committed to the U.S. market.
Why the U.S. remains a priority even as some industry and Wall Street analysts say Avon should pack it in in its home market:
“To not compete in one of the largest markets in the world doesn’t make sense.”
“It’s the founding country of the brand- there are a lot of roots to the brand.”
“It’s easy to say, let’s walk away from it—I don’t think it’s the right thing to do.”
“Beauty and direct-selling in the U.S. are both growing: so it’s attractive from that standpoint.”
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Talk Fusion’s Cedric Penn Achieves Grand Blue Diamond
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After a non-stop World Tour this summer, spreading motivation and inspiration at Talk Fusion events in Russia, Japan, and Indonesia, Cedric Penn has reached an esteemed rank that many have sought after: Grand Blue Diamond.
It was almost 5 months to the day since he joined Talk Fusion that Cedric’s new rank became official.
Talk Fusion announced on April 15, 2014 that relationship marketing trailblazer Cedric Penn had become an important part of Talk Fusion’s global team of Associates. It didn’t take long for him to – as he is known to say – “get rolling.”
His exuberant, motivational style proved a perfect match with Talk Fusion’s vision, and Cedric began to climb the ranks even as he spread his inspiration among a growing fan base of Talk Fusion Associates eager to embrace Cedric’s love of life and the industry.
Only 40 days later, Cedric had already ascended to the rank of Diamond. Cedric then climbed an additional three ranks in just two days; a total of four ranks in less than a week, and he was just getting started.
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Visalus Celebrates Newest $100K Lifetime Earner; Lisa Panton
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Visalus UK announced recently that Ambassador Lisa Panton has hit over $100,000 in personal earnings with Vi.*
Lisa threw herself into the Vi-Life, helping 25 Promoters on her team achieve the rank of Regional Director, which also qualified them as Bimmer Club members.
However, Lisa didn’t stop there. In just 14 months, she smashed the $100,000 mark and generated over $1.2 million (over £800,000) in 2014 sales alone.
With a strong team of 500 Rising Stars behind her, 2015 will be another great year for Lisa and her team.
“It still blows my mind what we have been able to achieve as a team in such a short time. All of the credit goes to them,” said Lisa, adding, “I want to thank them all for going out there and making a difference in the lives of others, and for following their own dreams. With new Vi innovations, new products and new countries launching, I am incredibly excited about the future of Vi.”
* Results not typical. Achievement in rank depends upon many factors such as hard work, determination, financial resources and social contacts.
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4Life Partners with Direct Selling College Program
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4Life has partnered with the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF), the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, and the Salt Lake Community College to introduce a new program.
The Direct Selling Entrepreneur Program is a 30-hour noncredit course presented by the Salt Lake Community College’s division of Continuing Education. The class is designed to educate students on the benefits of direct selling as a part-time business and full-time career.
Vice President of Communications Calvin Jolley: “4Life’s executive team is pleased to partner with the Salt Lake Community College’s first-ever course on entrepreneurship and direct selling. 4Life President and CEO Steve Tew values the integral role that education can play in the DSA’s broader strategic initiatives. A continuing education course designed to introduce students to the fundamentals gives all of us a great grassroots opportunity, not only for teaching, but also the opportunity to generate positive media that results from these kinds of collaborative efforts among industry associations and competitors.”
In 2013, the direct selling industry generated approximately $32.7 billion in U.S. sales and $6.6 billion in federal, state, and local taxes. Whereas only 13.8% of U.S. households have a direct seller in residence, more than 70% of the American public has purchased goods
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Vemma Named Arizona’s Fastest Growing Private Company
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Arizona’s Corporate Excellence Awards (ACE) named Vemma® the “Fastest Growing Private Company in Arizona” and the “15th Largest Private Company” at an awards ceremony held at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on September 18, 2014.
Representatives from various private companies attended the exclusive, invitation-only event, including Founder and CEO BK Boreyko and Founder Karen Boreyko. Vemma was among the 50 privately held companies in Arizona that showed substantial stability and financial strength, and topped the list of 25 fastest growing companies based on the past two years’ revenue.
BK commented, “As we approach our 10th year of business, it is an honor to have reached this milestone of success and accomplishment. There are so many companies here in the Valley making a difference. Any one of them could have been here in my place. I’m glad that I’m making the Valley proud, and I am grateful to the thousands of Vemma Affiliates and Home Office employees that have made this success possible.”
Vemma extended a special thank you to the Affiliates working so hard to build their own businesses and educate people across the world on the benefits of liquid nutrition. This success is due in large part to
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Limu Adds New Pin Levels With Cash Bonuses, Enhancing Compensation Plan
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THREE brand new pin ranks were just announced at LIMU LIVE! Fort Worth. That means three new cash bonuses to reward their distributors at additional milestones on their journey to success. The new levels include;
• 300K with $30,000 cash bonus
• 750K with $120,000 cash bonus
• 2M with $250,000 cash bonus
One-time cash bonuses are not the only thing that LIMU added but added monthly cash bonuses as well. Effective immediately, distributors can now score a Lifetime Cash Bonus — a new enhancement to the LIMU Prosperity Plan. LIMU is a trendsetter, the first in the industry to offer this kind of game-changing residual bonus — another unprecedented perk of the LIMU Experience.
Starting at the 500K rank, distributors can get rewarded in depth. Earn up to 1% of their total qualifying sales volume ON TOP OF regular commissions.
The Limu Company was founded by Gary Raser (CEO) in 2004, one of the most established and successful businessmen in the industry.
The executive team holds more than 125 combined years of successful experience and the weekend that LIMU opened it’s doors, over 9,000 applications poured into the office’s fax machine in just two days time.
LIMU is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, USA and is operating in over 24 countries including Japan, Canada and Australia.
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ASEA With A New Celebrity Endorsement
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Associates in Australia and New Zealand will have some high profile help in advancing the ASEA brand and Renu 28, in particular.
Australian media personality, Sally Obermeder, and international skincare expert and Australian native, Ingrid Seaburn, are partnering with ASEA to endorse and promote the powerful benefits of Renu 28, featuring first-to-market Redox Signaling technology.
This dynamic duo will appear at ASEA-sponsored events, at media events and will also be featured prominently on the Australian and New Zealand web sites and in market-specific marketing materials. Noah Westerlund, ASEA Vice President of Marketing, says that these two well-respected personalities’ endorsement will offer a huge boon to Associates’ grass-roots marketing efforts.
“These two women aren’t just celebrities,” observed Noah. “They are successful business women whose opinions and experiences are highly respected among the demographic of consumers who will be buying and using Renu 28. We are confident that Associates will reap significant credibility as a result of this partnership.”
Noah says that Sally is the co-host of Australia’s Channel 7 afternoon news, a broadcast that is seen country-wide. As a breast cancer survivor who has undergone the rigors of chemotherapy, Sally says she is extremely selective about what she puts on her skin. She uses RENU