MLM Industry News: ACN, Vemma, drinkACT, Nutrazon, Oriflame, Revolucion, Pre-Paid Legal, AVON/Silpada

ACN - announces MVNO at international convention. This means that they will be able to have branded phones and control billing just like Lightyear Wireless first did with Verizon and Sprint. They are also reentering the energy market - lets hope this time around it goes well.

Vemma - Opens in Canada, possibility of rolling New Vision (BK's original company) into Vemma.

drinkACT - Revenue up 25%

Nutrazon - Sources report company may be closing doors due to financial constraints

Oriflame - Oriflame under attack in Iran. source: Rod Cook's MLM Watchdog

Revolucion - Derek Broes (Formally of eFusjon) resigns from company he helped to co-found. Possible merger with another company.

Pre-Paid Legal changes compensation plan once again, adds bonuses and makes it harder to hit Executive Director (in order to reward leaders and create more breakage).

Avon aquires Silpada - Source: Direct Selling News

AMWAY sues bHIP Global

http://www.mlmwatchdog.com/mlm_nhtc_bhip_lexxus.html

 VS

AMWAY said if the court does not issue the temporary restraining orders, Amway, the Plantiff will suffer irreparable injury and be harmed because their Independent Business Owners leaving for Bhip have “trade Secrets” that will harm Amway.  BHIP, the defendants, knowingly continue to wrongfully interfere with platiffs contractural rights with Amway IBO’s (distributors)...

Anthony Anderson wins verdict against AmeriPlan (MLM For discount medical plans)

http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/othercities/houston/stories/2010/09/06/story3.html?b=1283745600^3890211&i=insurance&s=industry

A Dallas County jury has awarded a $5.5 million verdict in a contract dispute to a Houston man who was a former independent sales agent for AmeriPlan USA.

The plaintiff’s Houston attorney, meanwhile, is pursuing two similar cases and says AmeriPlan’s promotional materials pose a challenge for the Plano-based company.

Anthony Anderson worked nine years as a sales contractor for AmeriPlan in the Humble area until the company terminated his contract Nov. 1, 2005. It ceased paying him sales commissions at the end of that month, according to court records.

Anderson argued in court that his contract as a regional sales director entitled him to a vested, lifetime contract for his work signing up health care providers and other sales representatives.

“That was their candy stick, and their drawing card that set AmeriPlan apart from any other network marketing company I’ve ever seen,” Anderson says...

Read more: Anthony Anderson wins verdict against AmeriPlan - San Francisco Business Times 

RIP Darrel Utterbach - Royal Black Diamond - Monavie

Darrell Utterbach's Facebook

A damn shame...Another great network marketer lost...

God Bless

BREAKING NEWS: EFUSJON DEAD

http://app.bm23.com/public/?q=preview_message&fn=Link&id=fs07nfx7oposfw7&t=6

Dear eFusjon Distributors:

It is with great sadness that we announce today that we must cease the direct sales multi-level marketing business of eFusjon, Inc. as of September 1, 2010. 

The independent contractor distributor agreements will terminate as of this date.  See Distributor Agreement, Section 7 (“The Agreement shall continue in effect between the parties hereto until either party terminates the Agreement…”).  Qualified distributors will receive their last compensation check for the month of August, less offsets against any amounts that are owed to the Company, on September 10th.  Any commissions due will be available in your “Hyperwallet” account until October 31, 2010, after which date you will need to contact the corporate office (to access your “Hyperwallet” account please go to www.efusjonpay.com, or contact customer service for assistance).  The Company will send refunds of the $30 membership fee to those distributors who became members in August 2010....

Donna Valdes resigns as (Frontline) Distributor of LiveSmart360

Donna Valdes resigns as (Frontline) Distributor of LiveSmart360

It was a somber tone, today at 7:00 came onto the conference call and gave the announcement. As of today on August 30th, 2010 Donna Valdes resigns. After a strong launch on May 15 this was a big surprise to everyone. Me and Donna talked about this a day before the conference call and I completely understood why she did it (I'll let you speculate on comments what it was, but i'm sure a LiveSmart360 Rep will chime in). I personally have been a BIG fan of Donna Valdes ever since I first met her while she was in Waiora. Donna has always treated her distributors as a family and whatever decision she makes on where to go will not only be in her own best interest, but the best interest of her organization as well. Have faith and know that Donna is truly a class act and the type of leader that you'd want to follow. 

-Nate Calima

Quirky MLM Finds (August 2002): Pilipino Abu Sayaaf terrorists & Avon Reps

"Now my hair is silky smooth thanks to Avon, and now my shotgun shells smell like cookies"

The Telegraph

By Alex Spillius, South East Asia Correspondent
Published: 12:01AM BST 22 Aug 2002

Three weeks after an American military mission claimed to have disabled the notorious Abu Sayyaf guerrilla group in the southern Philippines, the rebels kidnapped eight Avon cosmetics sales staff, it was reported yesterday.

A single gunman abducted the five women and three men in a rural area of the island of Jolo on Tuesday afternoon, according to their driver.

Police found boxes of Avon cosmetics in their vehicle. The American beauty products firm has thousands of salespeople in the Philippines, where skin-whitening lotions are particularly popular. The sales team were working their way through jungle villages of shabby concrete and bamboo houses.

The army responded by shelling Abu Sayyaf positions and launching patrols looking for the gang.

The kidnappings were the first since America sent 1,200 military personnel to support a Philippine army campaign to wipe out the al Qa'eda-linked Muslim militants seven months ago.

It was the first expansion of the US war on terrorism outside Afghanistan
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Nate Calima: And you thought cold calling was scary.