Two of the world’s largest and most well-respected Direct Sales beauty product companies are investing in expansion in India.

Pseudo-journalism perpetuates direct selling misperceptions through mass media.

Michael R. Ellison, CEO and Founder of TriVita Inc. announced today that final documents were executed to officially merge Amazon Herb Company (AHC) with TriVita, a 13-year-old international wellness company based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Direct Selling industry is growing in Poland. Recent reports showed an increase of 1.3 percent year over year in 2011 to €585.4m.

In this month’s Executive Connection, Direct Selling News Publisher and Editor in Chief John Fleming speaks with Lia Keeping, Vice President of Sales for North America at Jockey Person to Person, about leadership, growing a business and adding that personal touch with employees and the field.

The services side of the direct selling industry has plenty to smile about. Providing services from energy to travel and everything in between, these distinctive direct selling businesses are booming.

Asma Ishaq describes her job as “helping wonderful people to see the wonder in themselves.”

The gift of a candle over 100 years ago ignited a culture of charity that still permeates the PartyLite philosophy today.

Start small, work smart and embrace opportunities. That seemed to be Debra S. Waller’s philosophy when she founded Jockey Person to Person® in 2004. Today the mighty engine of direct selling has made the latest Jockey division the fastest-growing part of the company.

Historically, direct selling companies haven’t ventured far from the core business upon which they’re built. New products are usually natural extensions of a core product line or are very compatible with the core product.

It has been an interesting summer. There were record-breaking second quarter results by major publicly held companies, record-breaking attendance at many conventions, and a few new challenges, as always.

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