• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The World of Direct Selling

  • Home
  • Free Newsletter
  • Advertise with Us
  • Newsletter Archive
  • About
  • Contact

Main Content

Featured Article

Increase Sales by Improving Your Company’s Google Results

Written by Don Sorensen. Don is an online reputation management authority whose expertise has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, CNN Money, Forbes and other publications. Don has helped numerous direct selling companies improve their online branding efforts. He is an associate … [Read More...] about Increase Sales by Improving Your Company’s Google Results

JOIN US

Subscribe to Newsletter

Industry News

LifeVantage Hosts “Activate 2022” With Over 6,000 In-Person and Remote Participants

Natura &Co Reorganizes Group Functions, Appoints New CEO

Melaleuca

Melaleuca Promotes Frank VanderSloot to Exec. Chairman and Jerry Felton to CEO

U.S. Direct Selling Association’s Survey Reports $42.7 Billion Sales in 2021

Paul Jarvis

Tocara Appoints Paul Jarvis as Global President and Chief Operating Officer

Direct sales in Thailand

Previous Articles on The World of Direct Selling

8th European Direct Selling Conference – Observations and Takeaways

Written by Jerome Freytag, Founder and CEO of the consultancy firm Vente Directe Développement (VDD), based in France. Jerome has 22 years of direct delling under his belt, with a successful track … [Read More...] about 8th European Direct Selling Conference – Observations and Takeaways

Direct Selling Reinvented: The Rise of Social Commerce

Written by Daryl Wurzbacher, CEO of ByDesign Technologies. Daryl began his career in the direct selling industry in 1999 as the Director of Information Technology for a direct sales start-up. That … [Read More...] about Direct Selling Reinvented: The Rise of Social Commerce

Claim Compliance in the Age of Social Media: Avoid the Sting of FTC Fines

Sponsored Content. Twenty years ago, compliance in the direct sales space was enforced by corporate employees who listened to distributor presentations from the back of the room and immediately … [Read More...] about Claim Compliance in the Age of Social Media: Avoid the Sting of FTC Fines

Turning Customer Acquisition Into Customer Repetition

Written by Brett Duncan. Brett is a “transitionist” who specializes in helping direct selling companies as they transition into the new era of direct selling. He is co-founder and managing partner … [Read More...] about Turning Customer Acquisition Into Customer Repetition

Direct Selling in Q1 – A Slow Start

Industries have not made a great start to the new year. This can easily be seen in companies’ quarterly earnings reports and also in stock prices on the stock exchanges. When we put aside a few … [Read More...] about Direct Selling in Q1 – A Slow Start

Concierge Commerce – The In-Store Experience Online

Sponsored Content. Ecommerce has undoubtedly been one of the greatest developments for consumers and at no time was that more apparent than during the pandemic. However, despite its convenience, … [Read More...] about Concierge Commerce – The In-Store Experience Online

Power Skills for Powerful Onboarding

Written by Lauren Mason Carris. Lauren is the VP Learning Design, Penny AI. She is a learning design leader with over 20 years of experience across learning industries. Lauren has led organizations … [Read More...] about Power Skills for Powerful Onboarding

Don’t Treat the Gig Economy Lightly

Sponsored Content. Direct selling finds itself in a quandary when it comes to the gig economy. On the one hand, gig work keeps growing as a share of the economy, with major platforms like Lyft, … [Read More...] about Don’t Treat the Gig Economy Lightly

How To Start Thinking Differently About Compensation Plans in 2022

Written by Brett Duncan. Brett is a “transitionist” who specializes in helping direct selling companies as they transition into the new era of direct selling. He is co-founder and managing partner … [Read More...] about How To Start Thinking Differently About Compensation Plans in 2022

Primary Sidebar

This Month in History

On June 9, 2017, The Body Shop’s owner L’Oreal announced it had received an offer from Natura Cosméticos to acquire The Body Shop. The proposed transaction would value The Body Shop at EUR 1.0 billion.

This acquisition was completed in September in the same year and The Body Shop joined the Natura group.

The Body Shop, the iconic brand focusing on innovative, nature-inspired products, was founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick in England. It was acquired by L’Oreal in 2006.

In 2020, The Body Shop increased its revenue by 32% within the Natura group. Its 2021 revenue increase was 9%.

Upcoming Events

2022 Canada DSA Conference, June 26-29, 2022, Blue Mountain, Canada

2022 Brazil DSA Conference, October 20, 2022,  Brazil

Search Within the Site

Article Archive

Copyright © 2022 · WDS Consultancy