Gold Canyon, a leading candle and home decor direct sales company, today announces the appointment of Thomas F. Kelly as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Kelly brings more than three decades of direct sales organization leadership to this position and has been tapped for his unique ability to drive revenue growth and profitability while sustaining high levels of motivation through dynamic market and organizational shifts.
Prior to Gold Canyon, Mr. Kelly served as Chief Executive Officer of Silpada Designs, where he was responsible for transforming and upgrading the company’s organizational capabilities, as well as being instrumental in successfully transitioning the company back to a privately held, family-run business when Avon Products, Inc. decided to sell it. Mr. Kelly previously built a distinguished 32-year career at Avon Products, Inc. where he rose to Senior Vice President. Throughout his
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New MLM Sekai Ichi International launches In Indonesia
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Indonesian businessman Marthen Malelak who established health supplements company PT Kenko in 2000, has launched a new MLM company Sekai Ichi International. The company was soft launched in Jakarta on May 23.
Sekai Ichi will sell health and wellness related supplements sourced from Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The launch in Jakarta showcased the star power of Indonesian TV Star Ari Wibowo who will be part of Sekai Ichi in Indonesia.
“MLM has a negative image, because people have been advantage of by getting involved in illegal money games. Initially, I was also skeptical about this, because I didn’t understand how MLM business works. Once I understood how it works and how many people have become successful, I found this business incredible,” explained Ari, at the launch event.
Sekai Ichi has also established partnerships with Japanese Entrepreneur
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Sophie Paris Celebrates 20 Years Of MLM Success
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Sophie Paris is without a doubt one of the most successful multi-level-marketing companies to hit Indonesia. The fashion, beauty and healthy-living company, headquartered in Jakarta, now has millions of members in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Morocco, and it plans to expand to other countries. But business was not always so rosy for the retail giant.
“We started from zero,” said French national Bruno Hasson, founder and chief executive of Sophie Paris. Hasson and his wife, Sophie Martin, started the business — now worth millions of dollars — in the garage of their home in Cipete, South Jakarta, in 1995.
“I was selling farming machines in Jakarta at that time,” said Hasson. “But it was not my passion.”
The couple came up with the idea of starting their own business, but were initially at loss of
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Herbalife Retaliates With A Website Attacking Bill Ackman
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Herbalife Ltd. went on the attack against nemesis Bill Ackman on Monday, debuting a website that paints the billionaire hedge fund manager as an irresponsible opportunist.
Therealbillackman.com includes media reports about legal probes into his anti-Herbalife campaign as well as videos detailing Ackman’s investment failures. The counterpunch comes more than two years after Ackman started a site called factsaboutherbalife.com to aid his campaign accusing Herbalife of running an illegal pyramid scheme.
“When Bill Ackman’s wrong, he’s really wrong,” one video caption on Herbalife’s website reads. Another asks, “Really, Bill?”
Herbalife’s new site is its most public response yet after plenty of maneuvering behind the scenes. The company overhauled its lobbying and public-relations staffs and hired outside help to bolster its image amid federal and state probes into its business practices. The company has repeatedly denied Ackman’s allegations.
Ackman didn’t
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DSA Strengthens Regulatory Frameworks
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Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) Board of Directors today approved a series of recommendations from its Ethics & Self-Regulation Committee that improve upon the Association’s more than 40-year commitment to the highest ethical business standards.
The recommendations further strengthen DSA’s Code of Ethics, a self-regulatory instrument enforced by an independent administrator that challenges direct sellers to make consumer protection and a positive purchasing experience their first priority.
“Today, we send a powerful message to the marketplace that our customers will always be the most important aspect of our business,” said Joseph N. Mariano, DSA’s President. “Trust – in our companies and their teams of independent sales consultants – is crucial. We’ll never forget that and continually strive to earn it as a result of our actions throughout the purchasing process.”
The approved recommendations include new requirements for
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Youngevity Expands Distributor & Product Base Through MK Collab
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Youngevity International, Inc. a global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle products has expanded and diversified its distributor and consumer base through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the MK Collaborative (MK Collab) which offers a couture line of women’s apparel and jewelry. MK Collab provides distributors the opportunity to engage and influence their network through their own e-boutique website.
The MK Collab business has also allowed Youngevity to expand into a new product category. Although several long time fashion conscious Youngevity Distributors have grown their marketing presence simply by adding the MK Collab platform, this richly immersive e-commerce selling system is widening the appeal of Youngevity’s business opportunity to new consumers as well. Young Professional women, fashion forward shoppers, and a number of celebrities have found their way to the MK Collab.
“As an actress and businesswoman, I’m
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Spanish Direct Selling Sector Generates 634 Million Euros In 2014
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The turnover of the Direct Selling sector in Spain has grown 7.8% in 2014 despite the economic crisis, says the report presented this month by the Spanish Direct Selling Association (AVD). The organization, which represents 3/4 of the sector, has published a report defining a leap in the Spanish Direct Selling market with new trends and profiles.
In 2014 direct selling companies in Spain generated 634 million euros, compared with 588 million last year, with an increase of 8.7% in the number of purchase orders, reaching 5.1 million orders in 2014. The report also confirms the trend of more young women becoming entrepeneurs in this sector.
It is estimated that each year around 9.3 million people invest in products from the direct selling industry in Spain with the number steadily increasing. However, this number is
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US Direct Selling Grew By 5.5% to $34.47 Billion
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The American Direct Selling Association (DSA) today at its 2015 Annual Meeting released new data indicating that retail sales volume among U.S. direct selling companies grew 5.5% between 2013 and 2014 to $34.47 billion. Individuals involved in direct selling increased 8.3% during the same period, surpassing over 18 million (18.2 million) Americans for the first time.
“Direct selling is alive and well in communities across America and continues to grow at a solid pace, because millions of Americans want employment opportunities that work the way they want to,” saidJoseph N. Mariano, DSA’s President. “That’s why direct selling remains attractive to so many people — young parents, caregivers, military spouses, veterans, students, retirees and others — who appreciate opportunities to build a business on their own terms.”
The new data was released in conjunction with DSA’s
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Reliv Launches New Mobile-Friendly Business Sites
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Reliv International, a maker of nutritional supplements that promote optimal health, announced that the company has introduced new custom websites for independent Reliv distributors. Reliv rolled out the sites to its distributor field this month via a series of instructional videos.
The new websites are mobile-ready, adjusting to fit the smaller screens of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets. This adaptability enables Reliv distributors to use the sites’ other updated features to conduct key business activities anywhere they can access the internet.
he sites are also customizable, allowing their owners to select the pre-produced content they wish to highlight and to upload their own photo and Reliv success story.
“The new personal websites speed up the Reliv business like never before,” said Ryan Montgomery, Reliv president. “Distributors and consumers can more easily
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David B. Holl Appointed Direct Selling Association Chairman
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At its annual business meeting, Direct Selling Association today announced that David B. Holl, president and chief executive officer of Mary Kay Inc., has been named Chairman of the Board for 2015-2016. Holl succeeds M. Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer of Nu Skin Enterprises.
“I’m pleased to accept this leadership role at a dynamic time for the American economy,” said Holl. “We have a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate the value of entrepreneurship and small business that our industry represents as part of a healthy marketplace.”
Holl joined Mary Kay Inc. in 1993 and was named chief executive officer in 2006 after several promotions. Previously, he was a Vice President at Citibank, based in New York.
“David is a force in direct selling, and we are pleased that he has accepted this position,” said Joseph N. Mariano, DSA President. “I