Health Meeting Of Interest To Network Marketers

"A pair of experts in the field of chronic pain therapy will make presentations on the topic at an upcoming meeting in Whistler.
Dr. Peter Bennett, an internationally recognized naturopathic physician in Langley and the author of the 7-Day Detox Miracle, and Barbara Souther, a biologist and representative for USANA Health Services, will provide information about nutrition for inflammation and chronic pain therapy at the event, planned on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Millar Room of Myrtle Philip Community School."

Report On US Direct Sales Industry

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"Direct sales increased nearly 80 percent over the past 10 years, from $16.6 billion in 1994 to $29.7 billion in 2004, according to a social and economic impact study released yesterday by the Direct Selling Association.

The direct sales industry added $72 billion to the U.S. economy in 2004. This includes the direct, indirect and induced effects from the $27.8 billion in wages, commissions and bonuses earned by employees in the direct selling industry as well as the effect of sales to customers, production activities, capital investments and tax revenue.

The largest categories of product sales are personal care products, $9.1 billion; home/family care, $9.1 billion; and wellness products, $4.8 billion. The industry includes global companies like Avon, Tupperware and Herbalife."

Update On Direct Selling Industry In India

Return of FMCG fails to stir up weary direct sellers- The Economic Times:

"On the other hand, the Rs 2,700-crore direct selling industry has closed ’05 with a flat growth rate. The total turnover of the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) member companies, including Amway, ModiCare, Oriflame, Avon and Tupperware, among others, stood at Rs 1,663.9 crore in ’04-05 (April-March), up from the last year’s total turnover of Rs 1,332 crore. The size of the non-IDSA companies is estimated at over Rs 1,047 crore.
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Herbalife Rebounds From Founder's Death | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Herbalife Rebounds From Founder's Death | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:

"Herbalife International thrived under founder Mark Hughes. Handsome, young and buoyed by his rags-to-riches story, Hughes built a billion-dollar business over two decades by inspiring legions of people around the world to buy and sell his nutritional supplements and other health products. But his death in 2000 from a drug and alcohol overdose sent the company reeling.

Sales lagged in the U.S., Herbalife's biggest market, as the company tried to manage without Hughes through a shuffle of top management that ultimately opted to sell the company.

Five years later, Herbalife is in the throes of a dramatic turnaround that has seen it post record sales, double its stock price and gear up to conquer what could be its largest market yet _ China."

Herbalife Appoints Ricardo Hollander as Country Director of Venezuela and Colombia

Herbalife Appoints Ricardo Hollander as Country Director of Venezuela and Colombia

Management appointment at MLM company Herbalife.

MLM Company USANA - Earnings Snapshot

"USANA Health Sciences, a multilevel marketer of dietary supplements and personal-care products, failed to open any new international markets in 2005. Even so, the Salt Lake City company achieved record sales and profits during the year, and Wall Street rewarded that success rate Wednesday with a 9.7 percent jump in USANA's stock. "

Editor's Note: Article also talks about MLM company NuSkin.

MLM Training News - Michael Oliver Voted #1 MLM Trainer For Second Year In A Row

MLM Training News - Michael Oliver Voted #1 MLM Trainer For Second Year In A Row:

"Michael Oliver, the founder and principal of Natural Selling Sales Training (www.NaturalSelling.com), has been voted the 'Best Trainer' in MLM and Network Marketing in a recent poll.

The result was announced recently by 'MLM Insider' magazine (www.mlminsider.com) when they released the details of the 2005 poll covering the MLM and Network Marketing industry.

This is the second year in a row that Michael Oliver has claimed top spot in the poll and been voted the '#1 MLM Trainer'. Oliver is the author of the best selling MLM and Network Marketing training book 'How To Sell Network Marketing Without Fear, Anxiety or Losing Your Friends!'"

Herbalife Promotes Paul Noack to New Post of Executive Vice President & Chief Strategic Officer :: Natural and Nutritional Products Industry Center ::

Herbalife Promotes Paul Noack to New Post of Executive Vice President & Chief Strategic Officer :: Natural and Nutritional Products Industry Center :: News