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PM-International opened its sixth brick-and-mortar store in Italy, bringing a new format that allows customers to physically experience and purchase the company’s products. These new concept stores are multi-functional, providing coworking spaces where customers and distributors can meet, learn about the products and collaborate—all with an integrated warehouse that prevents shipping costs and delays. “Our […]
At a landmark celebration in Germany attended by more than 15,000 people and viewed online by more than 250,000, PM-International Chief Executive Officer Rolf Sorg announced that PM-International has reached the revenue milestone of $3 billion. With this new revenue benchmark, the company now has three decades of consecutive growth.
Revenue growth is the mark of a company that is doing something right. When a company can continue a pattern of revenue growth for two or three consecutive years, it signals healthy momentum and creates a new level of credibility among peers and customers. But four years? Four years of consecutive revenue growth tangibly illustrates that a growth mindset and resiliency is cemented into a company’s DNA.
PM-International, through its charity foundation PM We Care, made a $3.4 million donation to World Vision. This gift is almost double the donation given last year by the company.
In Mexico alone, the direct selling market is projected to surge to $19.48 billion by 2028. That staggering number doesn’t include the more than 60 million Latinos living and working within the US, or the fact that direct selling is already a staple for the Latin American population, where a quarter of beauty and personal care sales take place through a direct selling relationship (compared to eight percent globally).
The event included a celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary and a presentation by CEO Rolf Sorg, who addressed the sold-out stadium audience by sharing the company’s three decades of history and, along with his executive team, cast vision for the hybrid future of PM-International.
THIS YEAR’S BRAVO LEADERSHIP AWARD was given to Rolf Sorg, Founder and CEO of PM-International in honor of the visionary leadership and strategic direction he has always displayed throughout the 30-year history of the company.
Hundreds of people representing 53 companies from around the world attended in person. And thousands more watched the event via free livestream. Awards and honors were revealed in several categories, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bravo Awards and the DSN Global 100 List.
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