ACN, Inc., the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and other essential services for home and business, and the 26th largest direct selling company overall, continues to make history with the launch of its 25th country, Japan.
Headquartered in North America, ACN has primarily been a services-based company, with individuals creating home-based businesses offering services such as phone, wireless, internet and gas and electricity.
However, ACN introduced an innovative strategy that combines the services industry with the health and wellness industries in many of its international markets.
ACN Japan will initially focus on offering its BenevitaTM product line – a premium lifestyle brand that provides wellness, nutrition and weight management products. Additionally, the company seeks to offer a variety of services to customers in the future, including wireless, energy and internet.
ACN opened its Japan
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Nerium Opens Japan Brand Center
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On July 12, 2016, Nerium opened the International Brand Center in Tokyo, Japan with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
It was very exciting to gather with Eric Haynes, General Counsel; Peter Dale, General Manager of Japan; Mark Smith, Chief Field Officer; and BJ Choi, General Manager of Korea.
“Asia-Pacific is one of the most important regions for relationship marketing. We have a large Japanese base of Brand Partners in the U.S., and we are thrilled to bring our winning combination of opportunity and unique, proprietary products into a country that we feel is a leader in the skincare industry,”
said Founder and CEO of Nerium International, Jeff Olson.
The state of the art Brand Center is designed to help consumers learn more about Nerium’s products. It’s also a place for our Brand Partners to use as
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Mannatech Expands Skin Care Line In Japan
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Mannatech, Incorporated, the founder of the M5M (Mission 5 Million [?] ) Foundation, the pioneer of nutritional glycobiology and the global innovator of naturally sourced supplements based on Real Food Technology solutions, announced the launch of its new skincare product, Mannatech Gel Mask, that can help skin have a more youthful appearance. This new technology innovation from Mannatech is available exclusively in Japan.
Designed to collaborate with Mannatech’s Uth Rejuvenation Crème, the Mannatech Gel Mask uses highly-concentrated CO2 gas to adapt to the skin and help diminish the signs of aging. The Mannatech Gel Mask can be applied to the face, neck and décolleté to support skin cell revitalization, diminish dullness and to keep the skin healthy while supporting circulation and skin hydration.
“Mannatech is excited to expand its skincare technology to now include
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Q Sciences Experiences Exponential Growth In Japan
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Q Sciences, an Utah – USA based health and wellness company, has reported double-digit, month over month growth in Japan. Still in it’s first year of operation in Japan, Q Sciences is proud with this early success and anticipates even greater momentum in year number two.
“The Japanese market has been extremely receptive to our products, which are backed by real, unbiased science and research and our compensation plan, which is both powerful and fair,” said Kevin Hale, Director of Japanese Operations for Q Sciences. “I believe we are just scratching the surface of what will become a special story in Japan as all signs point to a very strong, stable, and rewarding future in this market.”
With a continuous goal of expanding globally, Q Sciences began business operations in Japan in February of
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Japan’s Pola To Acquire Foreign Brand
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Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. wants to acquire a foreign cosmetics brand that doesn’t overlap with its existing products in terms of price and concept, President Satoshi Suzuki said in a recent interview.
That would leave the Japanese cosmetics maker purchasing a brand with product lineups in the middle price range.
Pola Orbis plans to boost its business in Asia with the aim of doubling overseas sales to ¥50 billion in fiscal 2020 from some ¥23.3 billion in fiscal 2013.
Currently, Pola Orbis has nine cosmetics brands, each with different price ranges and sales channels. Their mainstay products are daily use skin care products.
Suzuki said the company will consider buying a foreign brand in this category and a different price range.
The company “wants to obtain a brand which has sales channels in growing member countries of
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Zija To Hold OTG Grand Opening Event In Japan
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Japan has quickly become one of Zija International’s strongest global markets, expanding at a rapid rate each year. Zija Japan is now being launched On the Ground (OTG) after having previously been a Not for Resale (NFR) market.
This is a beneficial opportunity for the company and Distributors within Japan, making it even easier enjoy Zija Core Nutritionals, Améo Essential Oils, and Ripstix Fitness Supplements products. It will also help more individuals embrace Zija’s unique business opportunity and ‘Life Unlimited’ message.
To celebrate Zija OTG in Japan, the company will hold a Grand Opening Event later this month in Tokyo:
DATE: March 25, 2015
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Japan Time)
LOCATION: Maihama Amphitheater at Tokyo Disney Resort (Adjacent to Disney Ambassador Hotel, a 10-minute walk from JR Maihama Station – JR Keiyo Line)
SPEAKERS: Ken
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mynt Opens Japan In April
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Isa Takahashi and Darren Olayan have partnered with Purple Diamond Executive Rob Sperry to launch mynt Japan.
The buzz is alive, and mynt is quickly building momentum in Japan. The onslaught of leaders coming to mynt is proof positive that the message of a different kind of company is resonating everywhere.
Rob Sperry has been a key founding leader and partner of the mynt initiative since its inception. He is a seasoned, successful leader in the industry and has teamed with Isa Takahashi and Darren Olayan, both former master distributors, to help lead the charge in Japan.
Darren has tremendous experience launching winning teams in multiple international markets that have reached 20,000 plus distributors in less than a year. These three exceptional industry experts, working closely with other important global mynt leaders, have been at
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MonaVie and mynt Leader Scott Olsen Leads mynt Pre-launch Tour In Japan
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Imperial Black Diamond Executive Scott Olsen, one of MonaVie’s international founding distributors, is blazing the trail again. This time he is traveling to hold a series of mynt pre-launch meetings in Japan over the coming days.
MonaVie anticipates fully launching mynt in Japan by the second quarter of 2015.
Since mynt officially launched in North America at the beginning of January, other international markets have been clamoring to learn more about mynt. Shortly after the mynt launch in North America, MonaVie leaders headed to Europe to share the buzz behind the mynt concept, vision, and strategy.
Scott’s teams have also been traveling from North America to Brazil and Europe over the last year pre-launching the mynt concept and empowering people worldwide about this new brand and direction. Now, it’s Japan’s turn to hear it all!
“I am very excited to travel throughout Japan and educate everyone on the new movement generated by mynt,” Scott said.
Joined by local MonaVie distributor leaders in Japan—from Blue Diamonds to Black Diamonds and above—Scott is kicking off the Japan mynt pre-launch tour in Tokyo on February 7. He will then travel to Nagoya (February 8), Fukuoka (February 9), Osaka (February 10–11), and then back to Tokyo for the final meeting
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FGXpress Accelerates Business In Japan
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ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation, a leading direct marketing company and provider of health-centered products, announced Ron Williams, CEO and founder of ForeverGreen, as well as several other senior executives traveled to Japan to meet with top leaders and prepare for the expansion of business in the region.
PowerStrips, an FGXpress product listed with the FDA as a Class 1 Medical Device for the temporary relief of minor pain, has greatly increased in popularity in Japan, prompting the company to accelerate business in the county. Using all natural ingredients, PowerStrips can be mailed anywhere in the world and are marketed in 174 countries by a growing network of ForeverGreen members, making the product attractive to business owners, entrepreneurs and consumers across Japan.
Japan captures approximately one ninth of worldwide direct selling sales. ForeverGreen expects Japan to be a top producing country in 2015. “Japan is considered one of the big three markets in our industry,” Mr. Williams said. “It takes more time and resources, but the upside potential is worth the investment.”
Mr. Williams as well as Jeff Graham, President of North America, and other management met with top leaders to discuss how to improve logistics and advance ForeverGreen’s presence in Japan. According to Tomoko
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Morinda’s Business Summit In Tokyo Draws 3,500 Attendees
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Morinda recently held its annual National Business Summit in Tokyo, Japan-exciting the business building efforts of thousands of people from around the country.
This year’s summit was the biggest region-specific business summit the company has ever held, drawing 3,500 people to the two-day event-a forty percent increase over the previous Japan Business Summit.
The event is one of many Morinda has held around the world recently, with others occurring in the United States, Taiwan, Singapore and Ireland. This particular conference featured Morinda executives sharing corporate strategy, introducing expansion plans and providing recognition to Japanese distributors for their years of success and dedication.
Additionally, several highly-anticipated announcements were delivered at the event. These announcements included the launch of the TruAge Community-an online community where individuals can gather to share health information, participate in networking and social activities, as well as access the latest products and programs in the TruAge lifestyle.
Morinda executives also laid out the details of the company’s innovative Area Developer program-an expansion and compensation strategy designed to reward those individuals who augment their business activity according to geographic location. The area developer program has skyrocketed activity levels across Morinda markets so far and with Japan serving as Morinda’s largest market, it’s certain