Browse direct sales, network marketing and work-from-home news from January 2010.
LifeVantage Corporation, the manufacturer of science-based solutions to oxidative stress, announced today that its board of directors will be joined by C. Mike Lu, an independent investor, Kay Stout Manovich, founder of Kay Strategic Branding, and Douglas C. Robinson, CEO of WorkWell Systems. The new additions broad...
Read full storyNuskin Enterprises Inc is scheduled to announce its results for the December quarter on February 4, 2010. The multi national manufacturer of anti-aging products is forecasted to post a marginal decline in earnings down to $0.40 per share. The company had projected its earnings for the earlier quarter on the consensu...
Read full storyConsider case studies of three Americans who successfully followed through on their financial resolutions and ultimately realized both professional and personal rewards by building an independent Nu Skin business. Nu Skin is a $1.3 billion publicly-traded direct selling company focused on the explosive anti-aging ma...
Read full storyIN the 1880s, David McConnell, a door-to-door book salesman in upstate New York, thought that he might have better luck if he presented potential customers with a gift of perfume. By 1886, McConnell had formed the California Perfume Company, and within 20 years, 10,000 representatives were selling 117 products in 60...
Read full storyThe health products direct-sales company Nu Skin Enterprise (Thailand) is aiming for 20% sales growth to 1.8 billion baht this year, spurred by heavier promotion of its top-selling LifePak dietary supplement line. General manager Pakapun Leevutinun said health consciousness was growing rapidly in Thailand and LifePa...
Read full storyFor women hoping to lose a few dress sizes, Ardyss International had a truly hands-on, or body-on product for women, offering body shaping products to slip on underneath their clothing. "Everyone's got issues with their tissues," Diamond McSwain, with Body Magic/Ardyss, said. Diamond and Cathy Washington put smiles ...
Read full storyXELR8 has closed, notifying Distributors of their termination via email. To: XELR8 Independent Distributors Re: XELR8 Multilevel Marketing Program After careful consideration, the Board of Directors of XELR8 has determined to pursue an alternative business model resulting in the discontinuation of our XELR8 Multilev...
Read full storyAmway aims to donate $100,000 in addition to the matched contributions of its employees to disaster relief for Haiti through its Web site amway.com. The Michigan-based company says that its $100,000 donation will be divided between the American Red Cross and SOS Children's Village. "We are fully committed to offerin...
Read full storyReliv International Inc. opened up 24 feeding centers in northern Haiti to help combat the devastation left by Tuesday's severe earthquake. The Missouri-based company has utilized its nonprofit foundation to distribute its health supplements to over 8,000 Haitians throughout its centers, two of which offer classroom...
Read full storyProduct patents validated in Mannatech vs. Techmedica and Ionx. A final judgement and permanent injunction has been obtained according to an announcement from Mannatech Inc in a case against Techmedica and Ionx. The judgement prohibits Techmedica and Ionx from the production, use, or sale of products that infringe o...
Read full storyMelaleuca has dumped approximately 15 tons of vitimins into a Bonneville County landfill to make room for new and more effective supplements. Filling almost twelve dump trucks, the 10.4 million dollars worth of inventory was disposed of after Melaleuca clamined to have come up with a better way to allow vitamins to ...
Read full storyUSANA Health Sciences Becomes Official Supplement Provider of AFC Bournemouth SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with AFC Bournemouth as the team's official nutritional supplement provider. 'USANA is excited to add AFC Bournemouth to our gr...
Read full storyZurvita, Inc. Retains Hampton Growth Resources, LLC to Provide Investor Relations Services (Marketwire - January 14, 2010) - Zurvita, Inc. (OTCBB: ZRVT), a dynamic direct-to-consumer network marketing company offering turn-key solutions for high-quality consumer and business products and services, today announced th...
Read full storyA Utah-based company was issued a restraining order last week, temporarily restricting the recruitment of any past or present marketing affiliates of Melaleuca, a health and home products corporation. Max International was issued a restraining order by U.S. District Judge William Downes, as the result of having alle...
Read full storyIn honor of Healthy Weight Week, which begins on January 17th, Reliv International wants to remind people that a healthy weight is less about how they look and more about how they feel. "A healthy weight does not involve a particular waist size," said Dr. Carl Hastings, chief scientific officer of Reliv Internationa...
Read full storyZrii LLC (www.zrii.com) is changing lives and waistlines around the world with the company's NutriiVeda™ New Year 'Thicker Wallet, Thinner Waist, 90 days' promotion focused on helping people reach their weightloss resolutions for 2010. Zrii continues to benefit from the momentum created by the launch NutriiVeda and ...
Read full storyNu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS), a premier anti-aging company, announced Stuart Kim, Ph.D., professor at Stanford University in the departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics, as a new member of the Nu Skin Anti-Aging Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Kim will provide insights on the molecular analysis of ...
Read full storyMonaVie (M)mūn (pronounced 'em-mune') is a beneficial blend of 19 fruits and the proprietary, patent-protected ingredient Wellmune®, and is scientifically formulated to optimize the body's natural defenses and support the immune system on a daily basis. 'MonaVie brings innovation in the healthy lifestyle produc...
Read full storyViSalus Chief Sales Officer Nick Sarnicola Leaves Corporate Role to Become a ViSalus Distributor Sarnicola brings with him former ViSalus Vice President of Sales Mike Craig to break records in the Network Marketing Industry. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2010 -- ViSalus Sciences Co-Founder Nick Sarnicola has a...
Read full storyDraper, UT (PRWEB) January 10, 2010 -- Zrii, LLC (www.zrii.com) formally announced that Jayson Arfmann has joined Zrii as Vice President of Sales. Jayson has over 10 years of experience in network marketing, both at the distributor and corporate executive levels. 'I am thrilled to have Jayson join Zrii and become su...
Read full storyPre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) reported new memberships produced and new sales associates enrolled for the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2009. During the 4th quarter of 2009, new sales associates enrolled increased 89.4% to 61,623 from the 32,533 enrolled in the 4th quarter of 2008 an...
Read full storyUSANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA) is proud to announce its partnership with fitness expert and celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler. 'Kathy will be a great asset to our world-class product offerings, and I think USANA customers and Associates will find great value in her expert health and fitness tips.' 'I am del...
Read full storyJeff Wasden, the former vice president of marketing for Melaleuca Inc. has been ordered by a state judge to pay reparations amounting to over $240,000 for breaking a former agreement not to criticize Frank VanderSloot, the company president. The ruling was made by a state judge after Mr. Wasden was found in violatio...
Read full storyA nutritional supplements maker known as Mannatech Inc. reported satisfactory results after a randomized, placebo-controlled study designed to test the biological effects of Ambrotose complex, one of Mannatech's chief products. Healthy middle-aged adults were each given a teaspoon of Ambrotose complex twice a day du...
Read full story$18K Wheaton Scholarship Donated by CarbonCopyPRO Associates within 24 Hours of a Mother's Plea for Help Jay Kubassek, founder of CarbonCopyPRO has focused on building an organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of others, both those associated with CarbonCopyPRO and those beyond the organization. On...
Read full storyThe Longaberger basket company is cutting 125 manufacturing jobs and turning control of a shipping center over to another company. On Monday Ohio-basedLongaberger announced that 100 people who work at the Frazeysburg order fulfillment center in eastern Ohio will need to reapply for their jobs under the facility's ne...
Read full storyZrii Unveils New Compensation Plan, Enhancements to IE and Media Sites Corporate management features best plan and tools in the industry Draper, UT (Advertiser Talk) 05-Jan-2010 — Zrii, LLC (www.zrii.com) announced significant financial enhancements to the company's compensation plan at their annual convention last ...
Read full storyMediaNet Group Technologies Opens Worldwide Headquarters in South Florida Company Operations and Training Center for Business Associates January 05, 2010: 08:00 AM ET MediaNet Group Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MEDG) today announced that they will open their Worldwide Headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida on February 1,...
Read full storyA year end filing by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vs YTB International alleges that YTB has 'perpetrated an illegal pyramid scheme that represents one of largest fraud(s) in the history of the State of Illinois and the history of this nation.' The suit seeks $ 100 million in actual and p...
Read full storyCHANDLER, Ariz., Jan 07, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ---- A leader in scented candles, body and home products, Gold Canyon is inviting North America to Strike it Gold in 2010 by hiding coins worth up to $5,000 inside ten 26 oz. Heritage collection candles. In addition, 26 oz. Heritage candles shipped between Januar...
Read full storyCosmetics firm seeks marketing recruits Plans have been announced by Oriflame Cosmetics to strengthen its team of 29,000 sales consultants with the addition of 70,000 new recruits in East Africa this year. An estimated Sh500 million in dividends were distributed during its first year of enterprise, in addition to co...
Read full storyMexican government approves Protandim Having cleared customs and achieving the approval of the Mexican government, a new drug called Protandim has been shipped to distributors in Mexico and is ready to be introduced to the public. Engineered by LifeVantage Corporation, a network marketing company founded in 2003 tha...
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