The Direct Selling Association (DSA) will launch its DSA ENGAGE 2020 @Home Experience tomorrow, June 4, with live sessions continuing through June 8. Registration remains open through tomorrow. DSA is providing the event as an open opportunity to the entire DSA membership, so DSA members can register entire teams of employees that have never before […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted U.S. Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Ben McAdams (D-UT) for a virtual town hall with Utah direct sellers. Held on May 1, the event was moderated by DSA President Joseph N. Mariano. Opening remarks were offered by Ryan Napierski, DSA chairman of the Board and president of Nu Skin […]

Salesforce members from AdvoCare, Kynect and Thirty-One Gifts participated in a virtual Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable with United States Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03) and the Direct Selling Association (DSA) on Wednesday, April 29. The roundtable discussion focused on the current state of small business during the pandemic, getting women involved in entrepreneurship, and the importance of […]

The U.S. labor market is rapidly evolving. Despite 50-year lows in unemployment, wages have remained stagnant when adjusted for inflation over the past 50 years, and household debt (including student loan, medical, and credit card debt) has reached record levels ($13.5 trillion). Within this context, DSA commissioned a study by Ipsos, a global leader in […]

The U.S. labor market is rapidly evolving. Despite 50-year lows in unemployment, wages have remained stagnant when adjusted for inflation over the past 50 years, and household debt (including student loan, medical, and credit card debt) has reached record levels ($13.5 trillion). Within this context, DSA commissioned a study by Ipsos, a global leader in […]

The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College launched the first executive education course focused on direct selling this week in Winter Park, Fla. This inaugural program, in collaboration with the Direct Selling Association (DSA), facilitates the successful integration of new and existing business executives within direct selling companies and delivers a thorough onboarding […]

The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College launched the first executive education course focused on direct selling this week in Winter Park, Fla. This inaugural program, in collaboration with the Direct Selling Association (DSA), facilitates the successful integration of new and existing business executives within direct selling companies and delivers a thorough onboarding […]

Salesforce members from dōTERRA, Isagenix International, Thirty-One Gifts and Trades of Hope participated in a Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable with United States Congresswoman, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and the Direct Selling Association (DSA) on Friday, December 13, in Spokane, WA, at Greater Spokane, Inc. The roundtable discussion focused on getting women involved in entrepreneurship, and the importance of family, freedom and flexibility to operate independent businesses.   DSA President Joseph N. […]

Tips for improving the front-end user experience—and other best practices from our gig economy competitors. At the 2019 Direct Selling Association (DSA) Annual Meeting during the Growth & Outlook Breakout Workshop, a DSA Research committee member said, “A startling statistic for our industry is that it takes a customer an average of 13 clicks to […]

Today we find ourselves facing an inflection point—one driven by online retailers and a new set of opportunities for the American workforce. We know we need to pivot, but moving away from that which is familiar does not mean that we do so alone. The DSA’s power of Association ensures us all that, as we […]

The Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) Legal & Government Relations Team yesterday issued a memorandum related to last Friday’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action against member company Neora. The memorandum, sent to the DSA Board and executive committees, notes three areas in which FTC criteria or guidance used in the complaint have not been used in previous cases. […]

As President of DSA, it is my job to evaluate and report on cases like the recent Federal Trade Commission announcement regarding AdvoCare dispassionately and to analyze the impact on the direct selling channel and assist our members in charting a course forward. Nonetheless, it is difficult for me to believe the investigators got all […]