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Is the FTC ramping up regulation of the MLM Industry?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Charity

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez argued on October, 2016 at the DSA Policy Conference that it was time to ratchet up regulation of the direct selling industry, and not a time to “put the brakes” on more regulation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Consulting, Consumer Protection, Direct Selling, For MLM Executives, FTC, Headlines, Legal, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Attorney, MLM in the News, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Personal Use, Pyramid, Raiding, Recruiting | Tagged 70% rule, Amway, Amway safeguard rules, Burnlounge, changes, facts, Federal Trade Commission, ftc, guidance, law, legal, mlm, Multilevel marketing, network marketing, regulation | Comments Off

New Video: Are There MLM Companies That Have Achieved Success on a Low Budget?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Charity

No one starts at the top and it is the rare company that starts with millions of dollars. It is not unusual to see MLM startup companies spend hundreds of thousands, this just may not be possible for many startups … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalization, Conference, Consulting, Direct Selling, For MLM Executives, Home-Based Business, Just for Fun, Legal, Marketing, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Attorney, MLM Companies, MLM History, MLM in the News, MLM Startup, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Recruiting, Startup, Success, Success Stories, Training, Videos | Tagged Amway, basements, company growth, Company Profiles, corporate startup, dedication, direct selling, dream, financing, garages, hard work, kitchen table, longaberger, low budget, mlm, Multilevel marketing, neil diamond, network marketers, silpada, success | Comments Off

New Video – What’s the Difference between MLM, Network Marketing, Party Plan and Direct Sales?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Charity

They all fall under the general umbrella of direct sales. Historically, direct selling only involved direct person-to-person sales, often door-to-door. In the 1950’s, companies such as Amway, Shaklee and Mary Kay introduced to the direct seller the ability to sponsor … Continue reading →

Posted in Consulting, Direct Selling, Distributor Education, For MLM Executives, Headlines, Home-Based Business, Just for Fun, Legal, Marketing, MLM, MLM Attorney, MLM Companies, MLM History, MLM Startup, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Startup, Success, Success Stories, Training, Videos | Tagged Amway, consulting, difference, direct sales, direct selling, history, law, legal, mary kay, mlm, Multilevel marketing, network marketing, new, origin, party plan, sales organization, Shaklee, umbrella, video | Comments Off

The History of Technology and the MLM Industry

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Charity

This blog post is the companion post to the video: Technology’s Impact on the Direct Selling Industry: The History of Technology, in which MLM Attorney, Jeffrey Babener, discusses the impact technology has had on the direct selling industry. The MLM … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference, Consulting, Direct Selling, Direct Selling Association, For MLM Executives, Home-Based Business, Industry Sales and Growth, Just for Fun, MLM, MLM Articles, MLM Companies, MLM History, Network Marketing, Party Plan, Software/Technology, Success, Success Stories, Videos | Tagged Amway, communication, direct selling, history, internet, mlm, mlm articles, Modern technology, Multilevel marketing, network marketing, recruiting, Shaklee, shipping, Statistics, Technology, technology revolution, Third world countries, transporation, video | Comments Off

A View of the MLM Industry: Past, Present and Future – Interview with Jeff Babener

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Charity

This blog post is the companion post to the video: A View of the Direct Selling Industry: Past, Present and Future, in which MLM Attorney, Jeffrey Babener, discusses the past, present and future of the direct selling industry. Interviewer: Jeff, … Continue reading →

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Relationship between MLM and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Charity

A vital question that is often asked of us relates to the relationship between the direct selling, network marketing and MLM industry and the FTC. It has been a bumpy road. I can say that today it is a cooperative … Continue reading →