PM International AG kicked off the beginning of its 20th anniversary year 2013 by celebrating its recent World Management Congress.

Social selling company Stella & Dot and its Founder and CEO, Jessica Herrin, are featured in October’s issue of MORE magazine.

Ambit Energy, a national retail energy provider, and Primerica Inc., an independent financial services marketing company, have been recognized on the 2012 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology.

According to the Bangkok Post, sales of Nu Skin Enterprises (Thailand) Co Ltd, the direct sales skincare company, grew by 27 percent year-on-year in the first eight months to 2 billion baht. The growth rate, almost four times the industry's, was driven by the new AgeLoc anti-aging product line.

With household brands like Coca-Cola, Apple, IBM, Google and more, it’s always nice to see the direct selling industry represented on such a prestigious list. Avon—a company honored as No. 1 on the DSN Global 100 for the last couple of years—was recognized as No. 71 on Interbrand’s Top 100 list of Best Global Brands 2012.

Social is a new descriptor for the direct selling way of selling and servicing customers and a few direct selling companies are appearing to be on the cutting edge.

One of the most exciting and rewarding things about being part of the direct selling industry is the collaborative efforts of companies as well as independent representatives to come together for the greater good.

According to the Internet Retailer magazine Top 500 Report, Amway (No. 30) and Avon Products (No. 37) are among the most patronized product websites in the U.S.

Hispanic Heritage Month runs each year from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. This year, in celebration of the observance, Amway has partnered with broadcast networks Discovery en Espanol and Discovery Familia to create a campaign—“Momentos de Calidad" ("Quality Moments")—to encourage Hispanics to share those special moments of growing up in Latin America.

In celebration of their efforts, along with the celebration of all women in the corporate home offices, Direct Selling News recognizes 20 of the most influential executive women in direct selling.

Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay Foundation offer children of domestic violence victims a unique opportunity to rise above their circumstances and find healing.

As you can tell by the cover of this issue, we are embarking upon another Direct Selling News first. Never before has the face of any direct selling industry leader graced the cover of our magazine.