Browse direct sales, network marketing and work-from-home news from May 2007.
Police officers and firefighters have long fought the battle of the bulge from many hours of inactivity coupled with poor on-the-run meal choices. Christopher Westfall is a member of a sheriff's office in central Florida. A year ago, finding himself nearly 60 pounds overweight and struggling to find a solution with ...
Read full storyXanGo, LLC, recognized creator and market leader of the mangosteen supplement category, today named John Digles its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Digles previously served the company as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. As CMO, Digles will direct XanGo's global marketing components, including sales, adv...
Read full storyReliv International Inc. was the only St. Louis-based firm to earn a spot on BusinessWeek's Hot Growth list of 100 small companies to watch. This is the firm's fourth consecutive year on the list. This year Reliv ranked No. 47, up a spot from the 2006 list. Only companies with annual revenue of $50 million to $1.5 b...
Read full storyGold Canyon today announced that Karen Waisath, Gold Canyon Co-Founder; and Curt Waisath, Gold Canyon CEO, President and Co-Founder, are finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2007 Orange County Award program. According to Ernst & Young, the awards program was designed to recognize outstanding e...
Read full storyReliv International Inc.'s board authorized $15 million to be used to repurchase the company's stock, according to a release Tuesday. Relìv has been buying back company stock under a previous $15 million repurchasing plan that was authorized in March 2005, at which time it said it planned to buy that amount of stock...
Read full storyCOPPELL, Texas, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mannatech, Incorporated, has been recognized by BusinessWeek as the 12th-best "Hot Growth" small company in America and as the 4th best in average return on capital over three years. In its 2007 annual wrap-up of America's Top 100 Hot Growth small companies, the natio...
Read full story(PRLEAP.COM) XanGo now proudly presents: Xalo. A new lifestyle drink composed of Mangosteen pulp, Papaya, Green Tea, Aloe Vera and 2 enzymes. The Mangosteen (lat.: Garcinia Mangostana) is popular for the xanthones it contains. From 250 known xanthones, there are more than 40, especially in the rind. XanGo ususally t...
Read full storyPlastic household goods manufacturer Tupperware (Orlando, Florida / USA; www.tupperware.com) has reported first quarter 2007 operating profit of USD 37.8m, up 17% on the same period last year. Sales increased by 8% year-on-year to USD 457m. Particularly strong growth in Japan, Malaysia, the US, China, India and Indo...
Read full storyPre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD), today announced that Duke R. Ligon was elected to our Board of Directors at today's annual shareholders' meeting. Mr. Ligon was also appointed by the Board to the Nominating and Compensation Committees. Shareholders also re-elected Messrs. Grunebaum and Aldridge to the Boar...
Read full storySurprises are part of the game when it comes to picking stocks. Sometimes this can mean bad news -- say, one of your top stocks revealing that its management has been backdating options. Other times, though, the market gets caught off-guard by positive surprises from stocks that most investors thought were down for ...
Read full storyUSANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) announced today that it has expanded its long-standing support to a leading international charity, Children's Hunger Fund (CHF), with a $110,000 donation for the purchase and maintenance of a new semi truck for distribution of food, clothing and other critical relief aid. As a resu...
Read full storyQuixtar is pleased to announce that NUTRILITE® Concentrated Fruits & Vegetables supplements are now Kosher and Halal certified. Muslim and Jewish Independent Business Owners (IBOs) and customers can benefit from the value of NUTRILITE Concentrated Fruits & Vegetables without straying from their religious beliefs. AD...
Read full storyXanGo is just a bottle of juice. But for its fans, it's not 'just' a juice. They call it a 'miracle' or 'God's juice.' A number of people in North Alabama have turned away from mainstream medicine and have instead turned to this bottled supplement. Many of them religiously take the natural remedy for various ailment...
Read full storyWhile the health trend continues to influence the makeup of many new drink launches, taste is still a decisive factor for consumers. Two new products recorded by Productscan exemplify this, one developed to flavor filtered water, and another to add sweetness to medicines; two different products designed to make liqu...
Read full storyLehi, UT (PRWEB) May 24, 2007 -- XanGo, LLC, recognized creator and market leader of the mangosteen supplement category, announced today that founding partner Gordon Morton has been named President of Sales and Marketing. Morton previously served as Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing the company's sales management,...
Read full storyPassion Parties CEO Pat Davis is interviewed in this transcript from Marketplace.publicradio.org. At a home in Ventura, California, about a dozen women are having a Passion Party. It's kind of like a Tupperware party. They play games and sample products while a representative talks them through a whole line of intim...
Read full storyButler joined the company in 1999 as president, PartyLite Europe and assumed increased responsibility during her tenure. She became president, Europe and New Markets in 2000, and was subsequently named president, PartyLite International, in 2003. Prior to joining PartyLite, Butler worked for leading direct selling c...
Read full storyLisa Sharples, a Seattle-based online marketer and entrepreneur, has been named President of Allrecipes.com, the leading American online community for home cooks. The appointment, effective June 4, was announced today by Suzanne M. Grimes, President, Food & Entertaining, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., parent...
Read full storyIn addition, the company announced management changes in mainland China and Taiwan. Frankie Kiow has chosen to resign as president of Nu Skin China, allowing more time for him to focus on government service opportunities. John Chou, who has successfully served as the president of Taiwan for the past 15 years, has be...
Read full storyEnterprises, Inc. today announced the appointment of Andrew Fan as the new president of the Greater China region and Melisa Tantoco Quijano as president of the company's Southeast Asia region. In addition, the company announced management changes in mainland China and Taiwan. Fan joined Nu Skin Enterprises in 1991 a...
Read full storyMendizabal brings a stellar consumer marketing background to Herbalife based upon best practices developed throughout her career. She joins the company from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Mexico, where she served as general manager of the company's consumer division. Under her leadership, the company achieved share gain...
Read full storyNEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS.N: Quote, Profile , Research), a direct seller of skin-care products, on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as sales rose in Japan, China, South Korea and Europe. Net income was $10.5 million, or 16 cents a share, in line with Wal...
Read full storywfhTravel launched their Beta Affiliate Travel program on May 1st. wfhTravel associates get free access to hundreds of travel deals and specials and cash back rewards when they book online through top name brand travel sites like Expedia, Orbitz, Enterprise and more. wfhTravel is an affiliate based program, and memb...
Read full storyITV Ventures™ is a fast growing network marketing organization created in 2006 by the television infomercial company ITV. New Brunswick, NJ (PRWeb) February 21, 2007 -- The television infomercial company ITV Direct® has created a marketing company called ITV Ventures™ which is being called a unique combination of th...
Read full storyQuixtar IBOs Tap into Powerful Market of Pet Owners GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2007 – Retail sales of pet supplies in the U.S. will exceed $11 billion by 2009 according to a report by market research publisher, Packaged Facts. 'Thousands of our members, Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOS), are building th...
Read full storySeaAloe, Inc. Finally Unveils its Private Label Nutritional Formula Carlsbad, CA May 1, 2007 -- SeaAloe, Inc. a new company launched January 1, 2007 has finally begun fresh manufacturing of its own private labeled SeaAloe liquid nutritional (process and ingredients identical to the former Seasilver product). All new...
Read full storyBurnLounge to Present at MUSEXPO 2007 Panel Presence to Coincide With BurnLounge's Announcement of the Immediate Availability of Its Free Digital Download Stores and Social Networking Service WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at MUSEXPO 2007, Stephen Murray, co-founder, president of entertainment and ch...
Read full storyIsagenix Opportunity - Isagenix Announces First Expansion Outside of North America After experiencing great success in North America, Isagenix officially begins business operations in Hong Kong. Isagenix Opportunity - Isagenix Announces First Expansion Outside of North America After experiencing great success in N...
Read full storyMary Kay Cosmetics gets mention in this article from teh Bowling Green News: Enterprising student finds success with selling make-up University senior Melina Papantoniou goes to classes, works on campus and, oh yeah, has her own business. Two years ago, Papantoniou became an independent beauty consultant for Mary Ka...
Read full storyNew Rules In China Have Direct Sellers Eyeing Big Returns ...To get into China, big U.S. outfits like Nu Skin Enterprises, (NUS) Herba- life (HLF) and Avon Products (AVP) also made cultural shifts. To get direct-selling licenses they first had to set up conventional retail stores, hire staff and manufacture in China...
Read full storyTupperware net profit beats view, shares up LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Tupperware Brands Corp. (TUP.N: Quote, Profile, Research posted higher quarterly net profit on Wednesday that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by strong sales in Japan, the United States and in emerging markets. The company also raised i...
Read full storyUSANA Health Sciences Wins Two Utah Best of State Awards SALT LAKE CITY, Apr 30, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) will be recognized on May 19, 2007 with two Utah Best of State Awards. USANA will receive an award for the best dietary supplements in the state of Utah along with an award for ...
Read full storyAvon's plans to reorganize received mention in the Zanesville Times Recorder: Avon putting on a fresh face Slumping beauty products queen in midst of 3-year reorganization The Avon lady may not be knocking on your door, but she hasn't gone away. The 120-year-old company that started out with a Mrs. Albee toting her ...
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