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Oriflame Restructures To Multi Channel Strategy

 
Swedish direct selling company Oriflame is forming a new organisation to capture efficiencies and drive sales in an omni-channel offering. The following changes are being implemented:

A global Commercial Division is formed, uniting central functions within sales, marketing and supply chain. Jesper Martinsson is appointed to lead the newly created division in a capacity of Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Division and Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
A decentralised Regional Organisation is established, enabling a focused strategy execution, coordinated by the Company’s four Global Business Areas – Latin America; Europe & Africa; CIS and Asia & Turkey. This new split will enable more focus on strategic markets, such as China and India. As from the first quarter 2016, the new split will be reflected in the Group’s financial reporting.
Global Manufacturing is separated from

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Thirty-One Gifts Plans Mega Product Premiere

 
Tens of thousands of guests are expected to flock to theaters across the U.S. and Canada December 5 for a product premiere presentation by Thirty-One Gifts. Guests will discover new prints and products Thirty-One will introduce in the coming spring/summer season, being unveiled publicly January 2.
The premiere will occur in 275 auditoriums and will provide sales training for Thirty-One Gifts’ independent sales consultant field of more than 85,000 people and their guests. The mass product premiere event is unique in the direct sales industry.
Thirty-One specializes in stylish and functional purses and totes, home organization solutions, travel bags, a line of artisan jewelry and much more, most of which can be personalized. They are the 28th-largest direct-selling company in the world, and 14th-largest in the U.S.
Thirty-One Gifts’ products are sold by more than

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Xango Wants To Attract Young Reps

 
XANGO, a global wellness and direct sales leader, today announced a new program focused on helping entrepreneurially minded millennials develop an independent business focused on healthy living and social responsibility. The initiative, called MBX, provides innovative products, tools, and training to help young entrepreneurs build a thriving direct sales organization at their own pace and without needing access to capital. The acronym stands for “millennial builders of XANGO,” but the program is broader than just that.
At a time when the traditional job market often fails to meet demand, MBX provides a path for millennials to advance their future while benefiting from a global network of experienced direct sellers looking to mentor and develop the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders.

“MBX is designed for the confident, socially conscious millennial who aspires to enjoy a

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Talk Fusion Releases Enhanced Version Of Live Meetings To Exclusive Test Group

 
Closing out a banner year filled with innovations to their industry-exclusive video communication products, global leader Talk Fusion is moving forward with some major new enhancements to their video conferencing platform Live Meetings. These additions and improvements will make it even easier for both small and large businesses to increase productivity and to connect face to face through dynamic video meetings with customers, vendors, salesmen, family and friends.
Talk Fusion Associates and Customers alike eagerly volunteered to join the Exclusive Live Meetings Test Group to get a world-first look at the new intuitive features and interface. The initial test group quickly filled beyond capacity and the company expanded their testing parameters to accommodate the overflowing anticipation and excitement.
“Our Associates and Customers take pride in our dedication to innovation and excellence,” said Founder &

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Social Selling Disrupts Fashion

 
Business of Fashion published an article on how social selling with a direct sales model has taken off  in beauty, jewellery and fashion, supercharged by the rise of social media, new devices and new software.
Red wine was flowing as a group of 25 women gathered at a home in Goring, Oxfordshire on a Friday night. But they weren’t having a dinner party. Instead, they were slipping into blouses, dresses and shapewear. “Some women will want to try pieces on in the privacy of a bedroom. Others will happily strip down to their underwear and put things on immediately. There’s lots of laughter, lots of fun,” says Nayna McIntosh, founder and chief executive officer of Hope, a direct-sales fashion brand that operates via door-to-door sales, the business model made famous by Avon and

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Lori Bush: Changing Direct Selling At Rodan + Fields

 
It was a number of years ago when Lori Bush was approached with some sage advice about what she should do with her career.
“A colleague of mine said, ‘At some point in your career, you should start a company or be involved in the startup of a company. It’s the experience of a lifetime. You won’t regret it if you do it, whether it’s successful or not,’” Bush says. “I had it in me and I think anybody who has it in them should go for it. It’s a remarkable experience.”
Bush is president and CEO at Rodan + Fields, which launched in 2002 selling high-end clinical skin care products in department stores.
She met the company’s founders, Drs. Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields in the mid-1990s when they had an idea for a

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Dawn And Bill Ball Join Javita’s Million Dollar Club

 
Javita is proud to welcome Dawn and Bill Ball to Javita’s Million Dollar Club. Having already attained Blue Diamond rank, the couple continues to grow their business and has now earned over a million dollars in lifetime earnings with Javita.
“Being a part of the Million Dollar Earner’s Club is surreal. It’s hard to believe how quickly you can change your financial destiny by simply helping others duplicate what you’ve already learned how to do. Anyone can do it,” Dawn said.
Before Javita, Bill and Dawn owned a very successful construction company and thought they had it all — family, money and toys, but the couple soon discovered one thing was missing…their life!
“I was a stay-at-home mom and Bill worked over 100 hours a week. There was no time for us as a family and

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Nerium To Be Featured On Cover Of January 2016 Success From Home Magazine

 
Nerium International, a leading relationship marketing company specializing in scientifically backed, age-defying products, is featured as the cover story and throughout Success from Home magazine’s January 2016 issue, which highlights the exponential success and unrivaled opportunities that Nerium provides.
Success from Home magazine routinely features successful relationship marketing companies and the unique opportunities the industry presents. This marks the fourth issue of Success from Home magazine to feature Nerium since the company’s launch in 2011.
Success from Home features Nerium in an extremely powerful way. The magazine is replete with articles about Nerium International, including products, Brand Partner profiles and Nerium’s industry-leading executive team. Additional topics include a closer look at Brand Partner rewards, opportunities for young entrepreneurs, innovative digital tools for Brand Partners, the company’s continuous, fast-paced international expansion and its dedication

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Zija Founder Ken Brailsford Executive Producer Of Upcoming Holiday Movie

 
Zija’s Founder, Ken Brailsford, is the Executive Producer of an exciting upcoming movie called Christmas Eve, starring Patrick Stewart, Jon Heder, James Roday, Cheryl Hines, Max Casella, Julianna Guill, Shawn King and Gary Cole! Zija products and gear even make an appearance in the movie, which hits theatres on December 4th. Read a short synopsis of the movie below:
“When a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve, they find that laughter, romance, and a little holiday magic will get them through – and change their lives in unexpected ways. A heartless real estate tycoon (Patrick Stewart) clings to life in a precarious construction elevator hundreds of feet off the ground. Unexpected relationships bloom for a musician (Cheryl Hines) stuck with her dysfunctional orchestra mates, as well

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Amway Adds Three Members To Nutrilite Scientific Advisory Board

 
Amway has added three new members to its Nutrilite Scientific Advisory Board, the brain trust behind Amway’s top-selling Nutrilite brand. The latest additions to the board bring expertise in the areas of healthy aging, weight management and traditional Indian medicine.
In the field of healthy aging, Amway has tapped Bradley J. Willcox M.D., M.Sc., Professor and Director of Research at the Department of Geriatric Medicine in the Johns A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii.
Willcox is widely published on the genetic, environmental and clinical aspects of healthy aging. He also authored The Okinawa Program, a New York Times best-selling book based on Willcox’s investigations in the Kuakini Hawaii lifespan and healthspan studies and the Okinawa Centenarian Study.
Also joining the board is Eric Ravussin, Ph.D., Director of the Nutrition Obesity

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