As Trévo President and CEO, Mark Stevens, traveled to Nigeria last month he did much more than present the first ever “Create Your Explosive Team” training. Trévo donated one million Nigerian Naira, about $6,200 USD, to the SOS Children in Nigeria charity. SOS Children is a global charity that has been supporting children, families and their communities to flourish for over 60 years.
Despite Nigeria being oil-rich, hundreds of thousands live in crippling poverty. Crime and HIV/AIDS are on the increase. SOS Children in Nigeria helps vulnerable children stay with their families and where necessary, give them a loving home in one of their SOS Children’s Villages.
Around 15 million children are engaged in child labor, many in very dangerous conditions in Nigeria. Some children work in hazardous industries where they are potentially exposed to toxic fumes and dangerous machinery. About 360,000 children live with HIV/AIDS and this disease is a major cause of the increasing poverty in the country. The child mortality rate stands at 138 per 1,000 live births and around 30 percent of children under the age of five are underweight.
SOS Children is in 133 countries where they have provided long-term care for almost 62,000 children in 547 SOS
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Up And Coming Home Party Companies To Keep An Eye On
by Tina Williams • • 0 Comments
Home party companies continue to dominate the direct-selling industry and recently a few newer, rather unheard of companies, have truly been dominating the home party market. Although, Avon, Pampered Chef, Origami Owl, Mary Kay, and Thirty-One remain in the top five over-all, there are a few companies you may want to keep an eye on. According to homepartyrankings.com their 6 month trend has been on a steady upward climb and account for a large chunk of the business.
1. Lulu Avenue, a jewelry company, has had over 105% growth in the last 6 months and has had growth in the last 9 out of 12 months.
2. Jamberry Nails, a one-of-a-kind nail applique company, has had continued growth for quite some time. Growing rapidly and steadily but has remained under the radar. They’re in #2 over the last 6 months with 74% growth.
3. Younique, a cosmetic company that’s leading with the fiber last product, has had tremendous growth, not only in home parties – but in income earners and team growth. Their 6 month history puts them in at third with 68%
4. Jewelry in Candles, a candle company that hides pieces of costume jewelry in their candles, has had a 30% growth
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Avon CFO Resigns
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The Wall Street Journal reported early yesterday morning that Avon CFO, Kimberly Ross, has resigned.
Avon Products Inc. announced Monday that Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Ross is resigning from the embattled beauty-products company, effective early next month, to become CFO at oil-field services company Baker Hughes Inc.
Martin Craighead, Baker Hughes chairman and chief executive, stated that Ms. Ross’s “extensive record of accomplishments spans several industries and is a testament to her effective partnering with operational leaders in various geographies and business environments.”
She begins her new role at Baker Hughes effective Oct. 22.
Avon appointed Avon’s corporate controller, Robert Loughran, to serve as acting CFO as the door-to-door seller of makeup and consumer products searches for a permanent successor. Mr. Loughran is a 10-year Avon veteran and was appointed vice president and controller in 2012.
Avon Chief Executive Sheri McCoy said Ms. Ross “has been a strong leader for Avon over the past three years. I appreciate her partnership as we’ve worked together on Avon’s turnaround journey. We wish her all the best in her new role.”
Ms. Ross stated that she is proud of the work accomplished by the Avon team. She also stated that she thinks Avon “is laying the right foundation for the future, and I look
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ViSalus Will Launch New Products At USA Convention
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Thousands of Vi Promoters and Customers from all over the world will come together at Vitality 2014 on September 12-13 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas for an unforgettable celebration of Life, Health and Prosperity.
During this annual event, ViSalus will officially launch four new wholesome and nutritious Vi product options that will provide consumers with a fast and convenient way to recharge their bodies while pursuing their weight-loss and fitness goals.
Additionally, the ViSalus Founders, who recently reinforced their commitment to the company by going “all-in” through a management buyout, will share their excitement and vision for the future of ViSalus.
One of the biggest launches at the event will be the unveiling of four original items in a new product category for the company.
ViSalus Co-Founder and CMO Blake Mallen will explain the marketing, tools and social campaign supporting the new items, which are designed to completely change how people eat and make goal-setting tastier and more convenient.
“These products will help individuals on The Challenge ‘lose it’ or ‘build it’ with options that make healthy eating part of their everyday lifestyle, rather than a diet,” said Mallen.
Pre-launch excitement has already been gaining momentum via clues provided as
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John And Laura Millen Are LegalShield’s Newest Millionaire Club Members
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Jeff Bell, CEO of LegalShield, has announced two new Millionaire Club Members: John and Laura Millen.
John and Laura are Directors and have achieved as high as a Platinum Executive Director. They are recipients of the $100K LegalShield Ring, the Platinum Jacket and are also consistent Performance Club and Power 20 qualifier. The Millen’s are also recipients of the 6,000 Membership Level of the Production Achievement Award.
Michael and Amy Dorsey are John and Laura’s upline Platinum Executive Directors.
LegalShield is an American corporation that sells legal service products through network marketing in the United States and Canada. The company was originally founded August 8, 1972 as the Sportsman’s Motor Club.
In 1976 it was incorporated as Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., and made its initial public offering in 1984. Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. was acquired by MidOcean Partners in 2011 and changed its name to LegalShield.
LegalShield develops and markets pre-paid legal service plans through a network of more than 50 independent provider law firms across the U.S. and Canada. The Company also markets an identity theft monitoring and restoration services through its partnership with Kroll Inc.
The company’s service plans are sold through network marketing. Products are also sold as an employee benefit through payroll deduction. The company has legal service plans
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4Life Korea Opens A New Business Center
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4Life Korea recently announced the opening of a new business center located in Changwon City, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. The ribbon-cutting event was attended by over 700 people. The new center has a large hall and three rooms for business training, seminars, and other 4Life meetings that can accommodate several hundred people.
The event opened with a congratulatory address from several Gold International Diamonds and included a brief training and lecture on 4Life products and the Life Rewards Plan™ from General Manager of Korea Tony Lee.
Top distributor leaders in attendance included Gold International Diamonds Dr. Jase Khyeam, Son Jae Min, Grace Chun and Lee Sun Woo, Kang Ok Nye, Choi Ki A, and Park Mi Ae.
“We are excited to open our new business center,” said Lee. “This will be a great opportunity to build a more successful business environment for many distributors in the area. We are pleased to support them as they continue moving forward to achieve their dreams.”
With year-over-year growth of more than 150%, Korea stands among 4Life’s fastest growing international markets.
4Life has offices on five continents to serve a global network of independent distributors through science, success, and service.
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Younique Names Brian Gill EVP Of Marketing
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Younique, a cosmetics direct sales company dedicated to motivating and empowering women, announced today the addition of Brian Gill as the company’s new Executive Vice President of Marketing.
Gill leads the marketing team responsible for brand positioning, corporate and marketing communications, public relations and digital marketing. Younique Cofounder Melanie Huscroft previously functioned in this role, as well as product development and sales. The addition of Gill enables Huscroft to focus her passion and expertise on these other key roles. As a result, Huscroft is now Chief Product Officer and Chief Sales Officer, in addition to her role as Cofounder.
“I’ve known Brian personally and professionally for a number of years now,” said Huscroft. “His industry knowledge and marketing experience more than qualifies him to lead our marketing efforts. I can speak to his character and creativity, and have full confidence in his abilities.”
Gill joins the Younique family with more than 14 years’ direct selling and marketing experience. Having previously worked as a distributor for two direct selling companies and then on the corporate marketing side for five direct selling companies, Gill understands the business and is keenly interested in providing the content, tools and resources that contribute to a Customer’s and Presenter’s success.
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Reuters Reports On Herbalife, Says Ackman’s Attacks Fails To Resonate In Nutrition Clubs
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The following article reported by Reuters recently shares the Ackman vs Herbalife fiasco in a rather objective manner. Ultimately, his claims aren’t resonating with Herbalife members or nutritional club owners.
New York hedge fund manager William Ackman says Herbalife is a pyramid scheme that exploits the poor. He has taken a $1 billion bet against the company’s stock and spent millions on research to attack the nutritional supplements seller, including making a video showing former distributors who claim they were deceived and lost money trying to sell its products.
Yet a visit to some of the clubs that have been set up to dispense the company’s shakes, teas and other items, largely to the Hispanic community in the U.S., shows that it has fans. These are consumers who stress their health has improved and distributors who are thankful to have the opportunity to run their own businesses.
In conversations at 10 such clubs that Reuters reporters visited in recent weeks in the Los Angeles area, New York and Newark, New Jersey, more than 20 people said they had lost a substantial amount of weight while consuming Herbalife products. These claims could not be verified by Reuters but if true the comments cast a favorable light on
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Second Person In Vemma History Has Just Advanced To The Pinnacle Level
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Brian now joins Vemma No. 1 Income Earners and Star Pinnacles, Tom and Bethany Alkazin, as the only other person in Vemma history to have hit this prestigious rank.
Ambassadors David and Debbie Reeder of Florida say the achievement comes as no surprise. “First of all, Brian is an incredible enroller and upline support. The way that he works with his organization and supports in so many ways, it’s just amazing how he helps other people achieve their success. Brian told me one time because he’s been fortunate, he feels he has a responsibility to give back to others. He’s driven by that desire to help others and is non-stop all the time,” shares Ambassador David Reeder. “He goes the extra mile for everyone on his team. He’s a very unique, talented, committed and focused network marketing professional. We’ve been in the industry for 28 years and never worked with anyone like him. To be on his team is amazing.”
Debbie adds, “He’s a model of persistence, not giving up and pushing ahead. He encourages others and it’s not all about him, but the team. We’ve been able to rise up because of him. I don’t know who was happier
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Preiscoin – Swiss Digital Currency Goes MLM
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Preiscoin Group AG is based out of Switzerland that offers the Preiscoin (PRS), an alternative digital currency based on the Bitcoin protocol.
Preiscoin uses a Forced Matrix compensation structure for affiliates to build up their customer base.
The Forced Matrix Plan is a compensation structure with a set width and depth on which distributors are compensated.
Preiscoin offers 4% residual commissions on every sale down to 7 levels in the 3×7 forced matrix.
A customer or affiliate who purchases a mining subscription will grant you the “base” – that is a fixed sum of Preiscoins every month staring at CHF 25 or $ 27.
After 3 people register and purchase a mining subcription, besides Preiscoins, you will receive a prepaid card where the referral commisisons are paid out.
Preiscoin offers monthly bonuses, as well, to help earn larger commissions quickly. For every 10 paid customers that an affiliate brings into Preiscoin within a calendar month, that affiliate will receive an additional bonus of 100 CHF / $106. If that affiliate brings in 20 paid customers in a month and receive 200 CHF / $ 213, bring in 30 and you receive $319, etc.
Preiscoin offers a special Bonus Pool that will be shared among top 10 affliates of the month on a rotating basis. 10% PRS net revenue will be paid out