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New DSA Statistics Offer Some Surprising Results

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Charity

In a June 2013 press release, the U.S. Direct Selling Association (DSA) released the results of its Annual Growth & Outlook Survey. Some of the statistics you will find to be quite surprising. The Survey found the following updated direct … Continue reading →

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Direct Selling Data from the U.S. and Around the World – 8 Surprising Statistics

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Charity

 Direct Selling News – Global and National Data on the Direct Selling Industry The March 2013 issue of Direct Selling News reported early globally figures leading up to the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations’ (WFDSA) General Annual Statistical Survey … Continue reading →

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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 →

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MLM: Legitimacy through Statistics, Global Business Position, and Pyramid Schemes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Charity

This blog post is the companion post to the video Not all Direct Selling Companies are Pyramid Schemes. There is clearly a middle ground between myth number one, which claims that there are no legitimate MLM companies, and myth number … Continue reading →

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Why do people join direct selling and network marketing companies?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Charity

You might be surprised. There have been some great studies by the Direct Selling Association and other survey organizations. You might think that the main reason distributors join is for the money… of course it is very important. But believe … Continue reading →

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MLM/Direct Selling/Network Marketing: A Validated Channel of Distribution

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Charity

Every once in a while, those looking at our company have questions about the legitimacy of this industry. What would be your advice on what we should say to them? MLM/Direct Selling/Network Marketing: Millions of Participants Make for a Veritable … Continue reading →

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Two out of the Top 100 Direct Selling Companies offer Financial Services

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Charity

Out of Direct Selling News‘ (DSN) list of the Top 100 Direct Selling Companies in the World, surprisingly, only two in the list offer financial services. Mainly, the list of the direct selling global leaders is comprised of companies that … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Direct Selling Companies in the World

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Charity

Direct Selling News (DSN) just released its report of the top 100 global direct selling companies. Here at MLMLegal.com and MLMAttorney.com we will break this list down of 100 companies into more manageable bites of interesting and fun information. Here … Continue reading →

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RESULTS: DSA’s Annual Growth & Outlook Survey

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Charity

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) recently released the results of its Annual Growth & Outlook Survey, showing that U.S. direct sales increased from $28.56 billion in 2010 to $29.87 billion in 2011, a 4.6 percent increase. The report showed that … Continue reading →

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Percentage of Direct Sellers by Time Worked (Part Time vs. Full Time)

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Charity

Recently, the Direct Selling Association released its U.S. Direct Selling in 2011 Fact Sheet [PDF] which provided statistics for the percentage of direct sellers by time worked. In 2008, 91.1 percent of direct sellers were part time. That figure rose … Continue reading →

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