Archives for May 2013
New Longaberger Company owner CVSL recently revealed that it is in discussions to partner with additional direct selling companies.
As India moves toward regulatory reform in its direct selling industry, Sweden-based Oriflame is preparing for future growth in the country.
Washington, D.C., residents have a new choice in electricity. Stream Energy announced that it is adding the District of Columbia to the six states where it currently provides energy services.
Smartphones, tablets and similar devices are redefining the term direct selling. Many direct sellers have already adopted mobile technologies that enhance distributor support and customer acquisition and retention.
On Tuesday, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released an updated version of its International Code of Direct Selling.
In this month’s Executive Connection, Direct Selling News Publisher and Editor in Chief John Fleming speaks with Gary Raser, Founder, President and CEO of The LIMU Company, about leadership, believing in yourself and doing the right thing.
There’s a magic window in direct selling—a tricky space between distributor signup and the first glimmers of success.
Gary Raser has his eye on “the 96 percent,” the huge majority of people who have never been in the direct selling industry. And he’s reaching them.
When Youngevity Essential Life Sciences and Javalution Coffee Co. merged to form AL International in 2011, the executives assumed they were in for some surprises. But the biggest surprise of all was how smoothly everything dovetailed together.
The direct selling industry is home to some of the most generous people on the planet. From distributors all the way up to the founders of the industry’s largest companies, direct selling attracts people who define their success by what they can do for others.
On April 3-4, more than 500 direct selling executives from around the world gathered at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, for what has become one of the industry’s most unique events.
The DSN ranking of companies for 2012 is now complete and posted on our website. On April 3 of this past month we had the honor of once again hosting over 300 guests at the 2012 DSN Global 100 Banquet.