Neways Restructures Debt Without Bankruptcy (Yesterday)
Neways kept itself out of bankruptcy, but at what expense? This will be an interesting one to watch. You can be sure that these private equity firms will be looking to get their money back and sometimes that can happen at the expense of the distributors associated with the company. Let's hope this is a [...]
Robert Dean Jr. Joins Momentis? 6th Company In 3 Years. (2 days ago)
Several sources are telling me that Robert Dean Jr. has joined Momentis, an MLM energy company. Momentis is likely Dean's 6th MLM company in under 3 years as he jumps from company to company, working deals to pay off his massive settlement with Tahitian Noni. A quick update: In yesterday's mini-expose' on Robert Dean Jr.' deals [...]
Robert Dean Terminated From Limu Company? (2 days ago)
Two sources are telling me that Robert Dean has been terminated from the Limu company. This follows on the heals of his public split with Visalus and before that EvolvHealth and before that Monavie and before that Tahitian Noni. Update 1/25/2012: Troy Dooley reports that as of right now, Robert Dean Jr. has not been [...]
Evolv Health Gobbles Up Another MLM: cPRIME (3 days ago)
Trey White's Evolv Health has snatched up another Network Marketing company as cPRIME joins the EvolvHealth Corporation. Previously Evolv merged with Xowii. Evolv has also been in the news recently as several top leaders from Max International have left Max to join Evolv. This growth strategy is interesting and could prove effective. I always wondered [...]
Isagenix Lawsuit: Did The Company Steal Weight Loss Plan? (1/19/2012)
LOS ANGELES, Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A lawsuit alleging Isagenix International, a multi-level marketing company based in Chandler, Arizona, intentionally interfered in and destroyed a competing diet supplement business, has been set for trial on March 26, 2012 by the Ventura County Superior Court. The claims against Isagenix were filed by two affiliated [...]
MonaVie 2.0: Will The Changes Bring Growth Back To U.S.? (1/19/2012)
Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) January 18, 2012 Health and wellness industry leader MonaVie is making history again as it launches the “next generation” of the company called MonaVie 2.0. The latest phase of the company’s long-term strategy was announced at a meeting for more than 3,000 MonaVie distributors in Dallas, Texas on January 13-14. [...]
Is Trump Network Going Out Of Business? (1/12/2012)
The MLM Rumor Mill I am kicking off today with the rumor mill. First I heard that there was some type of merger talks between Trump Network and Tom Mower's (formerly of Neways) Sisel. But now it appears to be an exodus of field leaders from Trump Network to Sisel, sources tell me. Either way, [...]
Public MLM Companies: How Did They Finish The Year? (1/10/2012)
MLM - Network Marketing Industry News and Links Direct Selling News has a rundown of public MLM companies including Blyth Inc. (Visalus), Lifevantage, Forever Green and Primerica. In the "slightly dated, yet good to know file", Direct Selling 411 talks about the Direct Selling Association on the Today Show and the $16.5 donation of products [...]
The Original MLM Blog Founded in 2003 (1/9/2012)
Over the years, the MLM Blog has gone through several design changes as well as branding changes. We started out as my "Thoughts and Opinions about Network Marketing" then later morphed into "MLM Blog News and Reviews". Running a blog for several years seems a lot like running a radio station. The worst thing you [...]
Arbonne Positioning To Be Sold in Target Stores? (1/6/2012)
We already know that Arbonne products are all over eBay, but is it possible that we will see Arbonne products on Target store shelves soon? I wouldn't put this in the done deal file or even the rumor file at this point, but there is some interesting information available online that has our readers talking. [...]