Category: Compliance

Herbalife shares jump after company hires former FTC commissioner who promises increased policing and enforcement according to this article from The Los Angeles Times.

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 following is an excerpt regarding bonus programs at direct selling companies from Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam's new book for direct selling executives, Blastoff! Creating Growth in the Modern Direct Selling Company.

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?

Momentum Factor is excited to announce its new online compliance service, FieldWatch. Combining state-of-the-art information technology tools with the focused application of expert skills, FieldWatch finds information posted online in many different social channels as well as through basic search.

Any direct selling executive knows that one of the greatest ongoing threats to their company is an action by a governmental regulator based on overblown income or product claims made by distributors.

Well, I'll spare you the entertaining, quippy post (that will come later, of course) and just say thank you to those of you who have supported me this year and especially as I launched Momentum Factor.