Posts Tagged ‘Florida’
U.S. Direct Selling Experiences Slight Decline in Sales, Representatives in 2017
According to the recently released “Growth and Outlook Report: U.S. Direct Selling in 2017” by the Direct Selling Association (DSA), 2017 saw slight decreases in sales and involvement in direct selling in the United States, the largest direct selling market in the world. The DSA, the national trade association for companies that offer entrepreneurial opportunities to…
Read MoreStemtech Emerges with New Investors
Stemtech, a global seller of nutritional products based in Pembroke Pines, Florida, has teamed up with new investment partners who will add significant value to the company in the areas of finance, product development and global strategic planning. Ray Carter, a director of many of the Stemtech sister companies around the world, said he views this as a major positive…
Read MoreThirty-One Gifts Launches Baby Product Line
Thirty-One Gifts, a Columbus, Ohio-based custom handbag and tote company, has launched Baby by Thirty-One, an online-only collection of specially designed diaper bags and thermals with baby-friendly personalization options available. Other items include nursery décor and organization favorites. “Moms have been using our Baby Product Line as baby diapers for years, and we’re thrilled to…
Read MoreTeam National CEO Angela Chrysler to Address USM Students
Angela Loehr Chrysler, CEO of Davie, Florida-based Team National, will be the featured presenter at the Inspired Leaders Series event on April 4 at The College of Business at The University of Southern Mississippi. The Inspired Leaders Series provides industry leaders the opportunity to present their insights in large- and small-group settings with students. The…
Read MoreJeunesse Announces Sponsorship of Turkish Football Club Galatasaray SK
Jeunesse Global, a Lake Mary, Florida-based youth-enhancement company, has announced a multi-year sponsorship with Turkish football club, Galatasaray SK. The announcement was made at the Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. Galatasaray Sports Club Chairman Mustafa Cengiz pointed to the “joining of power” between fast-growing Jeunesse and one of the biggest and most-famed football clubs in…
Read MoreJeunesse Garners 19 Awards in 2018 AVA Digital Awards
For a second consecutive year, Lake Mary, Florida-based Jeunesse garnered numerous awards at the AVA Digital Awards, an international competition recognizing outstanding work in digital communications. The global youth enhancement company garnered 10 Platinum, 5 Gold and 4 Honorable Mention awards for video and other digital media projects. One of the company’s newest video releases,…
Read MoreTupperware Sales Down 2% for Q4 2017
Orlando, Florida-based Tupperware Brands Corp. has reported operating results for the fourth quarter 2017. Net sales were $588.6 million, down 2 percent (4 percent local currency). On a comparable basis, adjusting for the impacts of the 53rd week in 2016 and the closure of BeautiControl, local currency sales were estimated to be up 3 percent. Emerging…
Read MoreBuilding a Better You
The real success stories in direct selling are as much about personal growth and self-improvement as they are about business. Take the story of Mary Kay Ash as a perfect example. Born in 1918 in Hot Wells, Texas, Ash went from housewife to door-to-door saleswoman to cosmetics mogul all in the span of about 25…
Read MoreStemtech Is Not Closing its Business
In a story we posted online Dec. 18, 2017, and in our January issue of Direct Selling News, we incorrectly reported that Stemtech International, a global seller of nutritional products based in Pembroke Pines, Florida, had filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to convert its Chapter 11 bankruptcy status to Chapter 7. It was…
Read MoreTalk Fusion Opens New International Office in India
Brandon, Florida-based video marketing company Talk Fusion is further expanding its global footprint with the opening of a new office in India. Located in New Delhi, Talk Fusion India Pvt. Ltd. will act as a central support system for the company’s growing Indian marketplace. Talk Fusion products are marketed person-to-person by Independent Associates in more…
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