As you know, we recently released the results of our first half of 2025 Year-over-Year Quick Poll. I personally reached out to 100 companies with a minimum of $50 million Annual Revenue Run Rate (ARR) in North America and asked them how they are doing, inviting them to share an anonymous snapshot of their revenue compared year-over-year.

Direct Selling News recently conducted a quick poll to measure year-over-year (YoY) revenue performance across the direct selling channel during the first half of 2025. The results reflect a mixed but informative snapshot of the industry's current momentum.

Following a heated election, many of the loudest voices have pressured brands to make their stances about hot button issues clear. But the results of a new Gallup Poll reveal that majority of Americans don’t want to know the political preferences of the companies they interact with.

Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report revealed that 23% of employees were engaged at work in 2022—the highest level since 2009. The flip side is that more than half (59%) of employees are quiet quitting, meaning they put in the minimum effort required and feel disconnected from their work.