Archives for September 2014
Avon has announced the resignation of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kimberly Ross. Ross will join Baker Hughes, a Fortune 500 oilfield services company based in Houston.
Many up-and-coming companies are successfully blurring the line between direct selling and e-commerce, and a number of those businesses call the San Francisco Bay Area home.
PartyLite will be joining some of the biggest names in show business as they “Stand Up To Cancer” (SU2C) Friday evening during one of the entertainment industry’s largest fundraising events.
The Dallas Business Journal has honored Stream Energy Chief Financial Officer Renée Hornbaker as one of its 2014 Women in Business.
The co-founders of ViSalus will lead a management buyout of the weight-loss and fitness brand, according to a disclosed agreement with parent company Blyth Inc. Following Tuesday evening’s announcement, shares in Blyth jumped during pre-open trade and rose 36 percent on Wednesday to close at $9.07 per share.
The board of directors at Medifast Inc. (MED—NYSE) has put in place a one-year stockholder rights plan or “poison pill” intended to discourage a hostile takeover from outside the company.
One in five—that’s how many women are victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault while in college.
Amway watchers have many things to admire: an impressive 55 years in business, sales growth of almost $1 billion in 2012 and 2013 combined, and brands that are among the leaders in their category.
Direct sales has proven to be a channel that is equally receptive to service companies as it is to those that sell physical products, especially with the growth of the energy and essential services sector—so why not insurance?
Can you imagine a world without disease? Dr. Myron Wentz can. And, in fact, he’s made it his life’s mission to contribute to creating a world free from disease and focused on wellness and health products that have impacted people in countries all over the world.
At Rodan + Fields, when we made the decision to pivot from our department store marketing channel to direct sales, a great deal of consideration was given to protecting the brand equity that derived from our founders’ legacy in the skincare segment of the beauty industry.
Expanding into international markets can be a double-edged sword for many direct selling organizations. While new revenue sources are a cause for celebration, overcoming the many challenges associated with cross-border compensation plans isn’t always easy.