Solavei Shuts Down Due To “Competitive Landscape”
The Seattle-based startup, which used multi-level marketing tactics to win customers for its mobile phone service, announced that it will shut down the company on Dec. 4. In a webcast that…
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Herbalife And GNC on Watch as FTC Takes Action Against Dietary Supplement Marketer
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a dietary supplement marketer from making misleading claims that its product can help treat and even cure people…
Organic Personal-Care Product Sales to Hit $16 Billion by 2020
The organic personal-care products market, which accounts for 35 percent of all category sales, is expected to reach $16 billion by 2020, according to a new report by market intelligence…
Did The FTC Just Shape The Future Of Multi-Level Marketing?
By: Seeking Alpha On November 12 the FTC approved Vemma’s New Compensation Plan. The plan states participants may not “qualify” with their own purchases therefore removing any motive to inventory…
Herbalife: Has The DSA And Multilevel Marketing Given Up On Retailing?
Herbalife: Has The DSA And Multilevel Marketing Given Up On Retailing? by William Keep,Seeking Alpha Summary DSA 2013 reports the number of “Direct Sales Representatives”; DSA 2014 reports the number…
Criminal Tax Appeal Loss by Member Of Market America Millionaire Club
Florida, multi-level marketing and an appeal of a criminal tax case. Seems like I’m back with Ernie Land and Kent Hovind, but no. I declared a close to L’affaire Kent…
The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness
Dr Vander Nat and Dr Keep set the record straight & discuss how recent DSA report mainly appeals to truthiness, takes novel stand on key diagnostic for a pyramid scheme…
More confusion on direct selling harms consumers
At an event on Capitol Hill celebrating the contributions of direct selling consultants, a single mother of two, who got divorced and went bankrupt eight years ago, tearfully told me…
Judge Rejects Vemma’s Proposed Compensation Plan over Inventory-Loading Concerns
A federal judge has denied Vemma Nutrition Co.’s motion to approve its revised compensation plan, under the terms of a preliminary injunction issued against the Arizona-based company last month. In…
Direct Selling Defense Fund Created
The Direct Selling Defense Fund is trust account by Coppersmith Brockelman and will be used for the legal defense of Vemma vs the FTC. Cost for legal defense is estimated…