Browse direct sales, network marketing and work-from-home news from January 2009.
Citing a flailing economy and the 24-hour negative news reporting it has generated, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Founder, Chairman & CEO Harland Stonecipher has announced he will begin a 'North America Bailout Tour' beginning in February. His first stop will be in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the DFW Sherat...
Read full storyClear Skin Oriflame launched Aloe Vera Cleansing Pads that has been formulated for cleaning and toning, ensuring a healthy skin after every wipe. Suitable for all skin types, it is priced at Rs109 and available through Oriflame consultants.
Read full storyMore products have been recalled from the Georgia peanut plant at the center of the salmonella probe, where federal investigators reported finding several sanitary problems. A Food and Drug Administration inspection found that roaches, mold and signs of a leaking roof were among 10 separate problem areas at the Pean...
Read full storyTupperware Brands Corp (TUP.N) is unlikely to lay off employees or roll out a major cost-cutting programme in spite of a global recession, Chief Executive Rick Goings said on Thursday. "The last thing to cut is your talent," Goings said in an interview at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swit...
Read full storyNEW LUXURY FRENCH SKIN CARE – VOTRE VU – TO LAUNCH FACE FIRST IN U.S. Company Celebrates Official Premiere with January 29 Media Soiree in Chicago Sugar Grove, IL, January 21, 2009 – You can skip the plane to Paris. The botanical best of the lush French countryside has been bottled up for you … in Votre Vu. Lauded b...
Read full storyThe Doctors, a daytime talk show delivering up-to-the-minute information from a panel of four practicing medical professionals, featured the acai berry and MonaVie in a segment on the top 10 health trends for 2009. The segment, which aired January 7, 2008, touted the benefits of the acai berry, ranking it No. 7 on t...
Read full storyXocai Chocolate maker MXI Corp announced to industry top marketer Brian McCoy that he is officially the top recruiter for the 2008 calendar year. Xocai is known as the first true healthy dark chocolate because of it's patented cold press manufacturing process. Unlike dark chocolate found in stores worldwide, which i...
Read full storyMonaVie (www.monavie.com), maker of the premier blend of the Brazilian acai berry, announces the 2008 publication of studies relating either to its product or the acai berry in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry--the No. 1 ranked journal in total citations in applied chemistry and food science technology...
Read full storyNu Skin Enterprises has received official notification from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce of its approval to commence direct selling activities in four cities in the Guangdong province and Shenzhen City. Nu Skin said that the latest government approval gives the company the opportunity to offer a direct selling o...
Read full storyIn an unusual policy change, CCRA International has opted to pay Joystar agents using the CCRA booking portal directly, rather than pay the commissions back to Joystar. Several agents have petitioned the court to force Joystar into bankruptcy after non-payment of thousands of dollars in travel commissions. AGOURA HI...
Read full story2009 started with a bang! Drew Axelrod, a veteran agent and successful meeting planner, filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against JoyStar/TravelStar, an agency based in Aliso Viejo, CA, in federal bankruptcy court in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Joining 14 other JoyStar-affiliated agents from across the U.S., Axelrod...
Read full storyThe federal lawsuit that alleges former USC football star Rob DeBoer was involved in the pyramid scheme is in the hands of a judge. Testimony recently ended in the case over Burnlounge, a New York online music store operator that attracted many investors from the Columbia area. The Federal Trade Commission sued Burn...
Read full storyBHIP announced today that Linda Lucas Padilla has joined the Company as Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this newly created role, Ms. Padilla will be the Company's principal marketing executive responsible for strategic global marketing support, company branding, product marketing and development, recognition,...
Read full storyNorwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) and Carnival Cruise Lines have stopped doing business with TravelStar/JoyStar, the controversial host agency. The moves follow the December 31, 2008 filing of an Involuntary Bankruptcy proceeding against JoyStar in Federal Bankruptcy court. Related Links In a statement, NCL said: 'Effec...
Read full storyTravel agents concerned with the future of YTB Inc. and its impact on the travel industry will have to wait until September when, reportedly, the lawsuit by California's state Attorney General against YTB will be heard in a Los Angeles court. The State's attorney general filed the suit against YTB in August 2008, al...
Read full storyMary Kay In India has launched the most in-depth and sophisticated makeover tool currently available - the Mary Kay® Virtual Makeover. This unique tool allows users to upload their photo for a state-of-the-art, personalized makeover. This FREE, fun tool lets them play with color and create custom looks to suit their...
Read full storyKickBrix™ (http://www.KickBrix.com), a new leader in Personal Energy Product category has officially launched worldwide and is a faster, more cost-effective way for an individual to boost her or his energy-level than high-calorie, sugary energy drinks or shots. An individual can pop a convenient, quick KickBrix chew...
Read full storyMonaVie (www.monavie.com), maker of the premier blend of the Brazilian acai berry, announces that MonaVie Founder and President Dallin Larsen addressed 120 faculty, students, and family members at Johns Hopkins University's Mount Washington Conference Center in Baltimore, MD on Friday, November 14, 2008. Larsen was ...
Read full storyTupperware Brands Corporation has been recognized as one of the leading national organizations for the sixth time on the Forbes.com "Platinum 400 America's Best Big Companies" list. The prominent recognition was given to the company for its exceptional performance in the "Household and Personal Products" category. E...
Read full storyMore Joystar agents joined the action filed in US Federal Bankruptcy Court against Joystar for more than $75,000 in defaulted past due commissions. Drew Axelrod is the lead agent in the December 2008 filing of a Chapter 7, Involuntary Bankruptcy petition against Joystar/Travelstar. Axelrod said the recent filing mak...
Read full storyJus International, a Boise-based nutrition company, is showing its support for a fit community by sponsoring the Gold's Gym Body Success Challenge at Treasure Valley Gold's Gyms – a popular program that has helped many people achieve their New Year's fitness resolutions. The challenge officially started Dec. 17 and ...
Read full storyPre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) Chairman & CEO Harland Stonecipher announced earlier today that Phillip Ernest, an independent sales associate from Ft. Worth, Tex., has become the 100th member to join the company's "Millionaire Club." The "Millionaire Club" recognizes those sales associate who have eclipse...
Read full storyTastefully Simple Founder and CEO Jill Blashack Strahan was also honored as a finalist for Best Entrepreneur at the awards ceremony held in New York on November 14. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners...
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