Category: Industries

The Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit (DSLC) is BACK and this year we'll be hosting this extraordinary conference in Salt Lake City! Save the date - January 19-21, 2020.

The bottom line for direct sellers is that if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) loses its 13(b) authority, it loses its punch. Legitimate direct selling companies do not fear squaring off against the FTC so long as they are not blind-sided.

Momentum Factor is pleased to announce new recruiting and talent acquisition services specializing in legal and compliance in addition to IT, software, data, operations and logistics.

For the first time in direct sales history, a truly independent self-regulatory body has been created to enforce social media and marketing rules among all direct selling companies, and their independent sales force. Join Momentum Factor's CEO Jonathan Gilliam and DSSRC Executive Director Peter Marinello for a lively webcast conversation on April 4th about how your company can stay out of hot water with this powerful new enforcement entity.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam recently interviewed Peter Marinello, Executive Director of the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) to learn how the program will impact the compliance function of direct sellers.

Fake reviews on Amazon and other online marketplaces are a major problem for consumers and businesses alike. For companies, these false reviews can not only hurt their online reputation but can cost them their sales channel entirely.

Esquire delves into moves made against retailers that sell CBD-infused products in New York City, Ohio, and Maine.

Last August, Social Selling News reported on the U.S. Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) announcement of the formation of a new self-regulatory body that would monitor and act upon all companies identified as direct sellers and multi-level marketers, whether or not they are members of the industry association. The entity is now live and has a name: the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC).

Amway Co-Founder Richard DeVos passed away on Thursday, Sept. 6. His death, at age 92, was announced by his grandson Rick. He died at his home in Ada, Michigan, near Amway's headquarters.

Momentum Factor, the leading global provider of compliance monitoring and reputation management services to the direct selling industry, has announced an ambitious new program designed to further protect members of its industry from regulatory and brand risks. The new program, FWCore, is an enhancement to its flagship offering FieldWatch™.