Category: Direct Selling

Every time a direct seller has an issue with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), critics of the industry are quick to jump on it, hailing it as a step in the right direction towards shutting down multi-level marketing completely. They’ll say that it is finally being outed as an unsustainable business practice — that they’re all just pyramid schemes in disguise.

In the wake of recent FTC actions, a new pattern of consumer protection action has emerged: companies who go too far in their marketing or give the appearance of an anti-consumer bias may be putting their companies at great risk.

Judge John J. Tuchi yesterday amended his temporary restraining order in the Vemma case – and it has HUGE ramifications for direct sellers. Join us on Tuesday, September 22 at 1 pm Central for a critical update webcast to discuss these important industry developments.

Mark your calendar and plan on joining Momentum Factor at this fall's Direct Selling Symposium, the premier educational experience for starting and growing a direct selling company. As part of the event, Momentum Factor CEO & Founder Jonathan Gilliam will be presenting on topics of social media and digital marketing for early-stage companies.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Herbalife Ltd. and its chief executive officer of misrepresenting the weight-loss and nutritional products maker's sales practices as legitimate when the company was "at its core" a pyramid scheme.

Great article from the Harvard Business Review on how risk should be integrated in a company's day-to-day operation rather than as a side function.

We are proud to announce that the Momentum Factor team and CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be in attendance at this year's DSA Canada Annual Meeting from June 24-25 in Niagra Falls, Ontario. Gilliam will deliver the latest cutting-edge content to the world's greatest direct selling executives at this year's "We Have the Power!" annual meeting as he will be speaking during an 11:00 am Tuesday morning session.

Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be presenting at the 2015 DSA Annual Meeting. As usual, Gilliam will deliver the latest cutting-edge content to the world's greatest direct sellers at this year's DSA event, which is set for June 1-2, 2015.

The FDA says it wants input on whether it needs to do more to ensure that remedies are safe and effective. This article from The Washington Post examines the desire of the FDA to revisit its oversight on homeopathic products.

If you haven’t taken part in the "gig economy", you will soon. Powered by the ubiquity of mobile and GPS, new apps are taking over the distribution of tasks and services we use every day. From ridesharing programs like Uber and Lyft, to errand matchmakers like Instacart and TaskRabbit, these innovative services are being massively adopted not only by consumers but also people seeking to supplement their income. As a result, markets for taxis, handyman services and many others are being upended.