Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP), a global leader in direct selling of beauty products, today announced that Dronacharya Chakraborty has been appointed General Manager, India, effective immediately. Mr. Chakraborty will report to Bill Rahn, Global Vice President, Asia Pacific (APAC).
The appointment advances Avon’s strategy to drive growth and better capture the significant opportunity in India, a market in which Avon has 50% brand awareness but low penetration.
Mr. Chakraborty brings 20 years of experience in direct selling and the personal care industry. He joins Avon from PM International India Pvt. Ltd., a direct selling company where he was General Manager, Sales. Prior to that, Mr. Chakraborty spent 12 years with Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd. in various roles of increasing responsibility, including Director for Government Affairs and Director for Sales & Distributor Communications.
“We are delighted to welcome a proven leader of Drona’s caliber to our Asia Pacific team,” commented Jan Zijderveld, Chief Executive Officer of Avon. “In addition to expertise in our categories and strong track record in direct selling, Drona brings a deep understanding of and familiarity with the large and growing Indian market. I’m confident he’ll be an asset to the team as we work to strengthen our capabilities to ensure we deliver on our plans for growth in the region.”
“I am excited to
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Talk Fusion Opens New International Office In India
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Talk Fusion, a Brandon, Florida-based video marketing company is further expanding its global footprint with the opening of a new office in India. Located in New Delhi, Talk Fusion India Pvt. Ltd. will act as a central support system for the company’s growing Indian marketplace.
Talk Fusion products are marketed person-to-person by Independent Associates in more than 140 countries worldwide. The 10-year-old company is now attracting attention from emerging partners in India.
“The news has already started to spread throughout India,” said Talk Fusion Founder and CEO Bob Reina. “This country is flooded with excited Associates and people are ready to go.”
The new office will act as a meeting and training facility to support locals participating in the company’s global business opportunity. Talk Fusion India Pvt. Ltd. is located in Unit 301B of the Westend Mall, located in the Janak Puri West Metro Station of New Delhi.
“I know India can be one of our top marketplaces and I look forward to being there with everyone very soon,” added Reina. “The timing is right, this massive marketplace is ready for our disruptive technology, and countless lives are about to be changed in India.”
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Oriflame’s Magnus Brannstrom Gets Candid About Direct Selling In India
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Magnus Brannstrom, CEO and president of Swedish direct selling company Orifame, doesn’t believe in mincing words. Founded in 1967, Oriflame has a sizeable presence in 60 plus countries, with over 3 million beauty consultants, generating annual sales of around €1.2 billion.
In India, it’s been battling headwinds since its debut in 1996. “The first 20 years were very tough in terms of profitability,” confesses Brannstrom. He claims India is now profitable but declines to share numbers, citing global policies. Asserting that India is among the Top 5 markets for Oriflame, he contends that the Indian obsession with white skin is not unique. “The grass is always greener on the other side,” he grins, adding that while Indians want to look white, Westerners are keen to get tanned.
Over 20 years in India, how has the journey been so far?
India is among the top five countries. The first 20 years were very tough in terms of striking profitability. The sales prices are very low compared to other countries. So it’s hard to make money. It has been a long journey towards profitability. But Oriflame has been able to endure because of the long-term opportunities. Now we are happy with the business; the
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Talk Fusion Opens New International Office In India
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Video marketing and direct selling company Talk Fusion is further expanding its global footprint with the opening of a new office in India.
Located in New Delhi, Talk Fusion India Pvt. Ltd. will act as a central support system for the company’s rapidly growing Indian marketplace.
A forerunner in the WebRTC video communications space, Talk Fusion develops cutting-edge products—Video Email, Video Newsletters, Sign-up Forms, Live Meetings, and two-time award-winning Video Chat—that are marketed person-to-person by Independent Associates in over 140 countries worldwide.
By offering a seamless, inventory-free direct selling opportunity plus the game-changing World’s First and Only Instant Pay Compensation Plan, through which Independent Associates are paid just three minutes after a sale is made, the ten-year-old company is attracting an incredible amount of attention from emerging partners in India and beyond.
“The news has already started to spread throughout India,” said Talk Fusion Founder & CEO Bob Reina.
“This country is flooded with excited Associates and people are ready to go. They’re very energized and can’t wait to take part in Talk Fusion Instant Pay.”
The new office will act as a valuable meeting and training facility to support locals participating in the company’s global business opportunity. Office manager Guru Lal Singh is very enthused
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Supreme Court Of India Rules In Favor Of QNET
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In a major development the Supreme Court has ordered a stay on all further proceedings against direct selling company QNET and its franchisee Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt Ltd (Vihaan).
It fundamentally also granted bail to its Indian shareholders Michael Ferreira and Malckolm Desai. QNet, which has been under investigation since 2013, views this with positivity thereby.
The order comes at a timely moment given the backdrop of the model Direct Selling Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs for proper functioning of Direct Selling companies in India.
In an interim order, a two-judge bench comprising Mr. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Mr. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman categorically stayed all FIRs against the business of QNET in India.
The Supreme Court has also stayed further proceedings in all 19 FIRs against the company across India.
As
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QNET Has Big Plans For India But Needs Clear-Cut Norms For Direct Seling
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Global direct selling major QNet says it has big plans for India but needs clear-cut norms that differentiate genuine direct-sellers from those involved in illicit investment schemes.
Malaysia-based QNet’s Global CEO Trevor Kuna emphasised that it sells products and services and not into “investment business” and said it has been paying all its taxes and all their payments have been made after deduction of taxes and that too through non-cash modes with full documentation and transparency.
The group and its Indian franchisee has been facing several legal cases in India and has been accused of indulging in fraudulent business activities — the charges which it has been refuting consistently.
“We do have big plans for India, but like many other companies we are waiting and watching how the implementation of the guidelines unfolds on the
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QNET Has Big Plans For India But Needs Clear-Cut Norms For Direct Seling
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Global direct selling major QNet says it has big plans for India but needs clear-cut norms that differentiate genuine direct-sellers from those involved in illicit investment schemes.
Malaysia-based QNet’s Global CEO Trevor Kuna emphasised that it sells products and services and not into “investment business” and said it has been paying all its taxes and all their payments have been made after deduction of taxes and that too through non-cash modes with full documentation and transparency.
The group and its Indian franchisee has been facing several legal cases in India and has been accused of indulging in fraudulent business activities — the charges which it has been refuting consistently.
“We do have big plans for India, but like many other companies we are waiting and watching how the implementation of the guidelines unfolds on the
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Amway 500,000 Distributors In India
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According to an interview Amway President Dog deVos had with Economic Times, a magazine in India, Amway has half a million distributors in that country.
Amway, the world’s biggest direct seller, has bet big on India, having invested heavily in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and physical infrastructure. The Indian arm of the USbased company, Amway India, offers more than 130 products via the direct selling channel.
The company relies on a network of approximately 500,000 direct sellers to sell nutrition, beauty, personal care and home care products to consumers.
Products are manufactured in the company’s manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India.
Doug DeVos, President, Amway, is optimistic about the company’s future in the country and believes that aligning their goals with the Central government’s initiatives will help it create more — and better —
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The Direct Selling Industry Can Make Steady Progress To Unemployment In India
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The roar made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the country’s poor employment conditions created a ripple across the nation.
Keeping in mind the current scenario of Indian economy and the state of employment across the country, “Skill India” campaign of Prime Minister has hit the right strings.
The Industries too have realised the importance of having skilled workforce and hence there have been conscious efforts on their part to value add to the skills of their resources.
“Make in India” is another initiative which has given impetus to all Indian origin manufacturers to invest more across various domains and has generated many employment opportunities for the people.
“Unemployment still remains one of the biggest concerns for the Government, which under the leadership of PM Modi is striving hard to generate more employment.
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Network Marketing In India
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India and network marketing, a sleeping Giant is awakening.
Although India is the home of 1.3 billion people with over 50% youth population and the 3rd largest economy (PPP) in the world, Multi-Level Marketing is only one billion dollar in annual sales in India and growth is stagnant.
Lack of clarity in law and countless Money Chain/Ponzy schemes are responsible for the same. But Legalization process of Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) in India is getting completed now. MLM started in India by European major Oriflame in 1995.
Although Direct Selling was legal as per the Indian law, Multi-Level Marketing often confused with Money Chain, which is banned by Prize Chit & Money Circulation Schemes (banning) Act, 1978. Many Fly by Night operators mushroomed in India in the name of MLM in the last decade.
Situation became critical