Category: Compliance Training

Global nutrition company Herbalife Ltd. announced it has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resolving the FTC’s multi-year investigation of the company.

The following is an informative guest post from Attorney Kevin Thompson about the tough balance skin care companies must address in distributor marketing and compliance. 

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.

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.

Join us for a hands-on update on what your company can do to protect itself when it comes to online compliance as Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam presents at the 2014 Direct Selling Association (DSA) Global Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 15-16.

On Monday, the FDA delivered official "warning letters" to senior executives at two major direct selling companies, citing online health claims by distributors of these organizations both based in Utah.

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story about a multivitamin study that torpedoed the efficacy of multivitamins, saying they offer "no benefit in preventing chronic disease" and should be avoided.

As part of the ongoing Herbalife short seller saga, Herbalife recently released its 2012 income disclosure statement. The first paragraph immediately highlights one of the common misconceptions about direct selling.

Social Media Syndication finally gives the corporate office control of social media posts. Are you ready?