Category: Social Selling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued letters today (January 19, 2022) warning more than 20 companies - including some direct sellers - to immediately stop making baseless claims regarding their products treating or preventing COVID-19.

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In case you missed it - the full recording of the Social Selling News (SSN) Webinar: "The FTC Warning Letter: What Direct Sellers Should Know," which featured Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam, is now available for you to watch.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be featured along with John Villafranco of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on an upcoming Social Selling News (SSN) Webinar: "The FTC Warning Letter: What Direct Sellers Should Know." This important industry discussion will take place on Thursday, November 18 at 1 pm Central and will be hosted by SSN Publisher David Bland.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put more than 1,100 businesses, including many direct sales companies, on notice that if they deceive or mislead consumers about potential earnings, the agency may use its authority to target them with large civil penalties.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam thoroughly discusses the importance of automated digital compliance for direct selling companies in this original white paper.

If you missed the Future of Compliance in Direct Selling webinar on Sept. 8 between DirectScale CEO Rodger Smith and Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam, don't worry - a recording of this important conversation is now available.

As social media has become more and more a part of our daily lives, direct sellers have applied their relationship-building skills to these channels in order to expand their customer connections and pivot towards a new e-commerce strategy: social selling.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be joining DirectScale CEO Rodger Smith on a webinar to discuss the future of compliance in direct selling and compliance automation on Wednesday, September 8 at 2 pm Central.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) together with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners announced Operation Income Illusion, a nationwide crackdown on illegal income claims.