QNET’s European business, known as QN Europe, is now an official member of the Asociación de Empresas de Venta Direct (AVD), the Spanish Direct Selling Association.

Primerica, Inc. announced that its anticipated acquisition of senior health insurance distributor e-Telequote is official. Primerica has now acquired 80% of Etelequote Limited’s (collectively, e-TeleQuote) operating subsidiaries.

The advertising watchdog group TruthInAdvertising.org (TINA) sent a letter yesterday to the Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting that the FTC “implement a penalty offense program targeting the direct selling industry and its market-wide practice of utilizing deceptive earnings representations and false health claims.” The letter […]

NewAge, Inc. received honors for the direct-to-consumer marketing and corporate image categories at the Hermes Creative Awards Competition.

Medical Marijuana, the parent company for HempMeds, announced it has welcomed five-time Brazilian national wrestling champion and professional UFC fighter Raoni Barcelos as a company spokesperson.

The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) announced the results of the year ending December 31, 2020. Total global direct sales reached $179.3 billion and grew 5.8 percent year-over-year (with the exception of China, which increased 2.3 percent).

The resilience that direct selling affords individuals—as consumers or distributors—has been our foundation for more than a century, and so it will remain. The pandemic has provided clear evidence that the name “direct selling” still reflects a positive force for consumers, sellers, individual sellers, and the country.

USANA’s 2020 Americas & Europe Virtual Convention (AEVC) received a Gold award for excellence in the Live Events-Convention category at the American Business Stevie Awards (ABAs). Specifically recognized was the company’s creative and communication excellence as well as overall corporate performance.

L’Occitane International, a group that offers beauty products through its six brands, is pointing to social selling as the key to its successful pivot to online sales.

USANA’s operations within the Philippines have been recognized by Euromonitor International, an independent market research provider that analyzes consumer trends, and the Regional Asia Pacific Excellence Awards (APEA), a regional award recognition program that highlights outstanding performance among leaders and enterprises across Asia, for corporate excellence.  “Vitamins and dietary supplements are one of the largest […]

Mannatech announced the initial results for its cash tender offer to purchase up to 211,538 shares of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a per share price of $26. A preliminary count reveals that a total of 169,622 shares of common stock were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn, excluding 4,627 […]

The BBB National Programs was honored by the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS), winning the ICAS Global Award for Best Sectoral Initiative for the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSRRC).