Recent Entries

• MonaVie on Inc Magazine Top 500 List

  by System August 15, 2009
  SALT LAKE CITYInc. magazine (www.inc.com) today announced its 28th annual Inc. 500/5000 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. With over 27 million businesses registered in the United States, the Inc. 500 list represents the top-tier businesses in America today. MonaV...

• Herbalife Purchasing Lab

  by System August 15, 2009
  Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Micelle Laboratories contract manufacturing operation in Lake Forest, Calif., to expand Herbalife?s global manufacturing capabilities. Since 1985, Micelle has served as a contract manufacturing partner for Herbalife; Micelle as...

• Scentsy Wins National Direct Sales Awards

  by System August 15, 2009
  Three Idaho companies were among the five to receive awards this summer from the Direct Selling Association, a national trade group for firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers.Scentsy, Inc., a five-year-old wickless candle maker based in Meridian, received...

• Longaberger Hosting Tailgate Party

  by System August 15, 2009
  Ohio-based basket making company Longaberger will host a tailgate party from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Tundra Lodge Resort & Waterpark, 865 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay. The event is free and open to the public and will feature the company's team spirit baskets in green and gold for Green Bay Packer...

• Tastefully Simple Helps Fight Childhood Hunger

  by System August 15, 2009
  Tastefully Simple consultants from across the country will come together on August 12 to help fight childhood hunger in Minnesota.More than 100 consultants will donate more than 450 hours of time to the cause, and Share Our Strength will present $7,500 to several Minneapolis-based hunger-fighting no...

• Xocai in the Bugle Observer

  by System August 15, 2009
  There's a new trend in health foods and if you haven't head about it yet, the chances are you soon will.In an enterprising move, a 'sinful' snack food ? chocolate candy ? that is typically loaded with empty calories and fillers has been transformed into a tasty product packed with antioxidants and o...

• Zer01 in PC World

  by System August 15, 2009
  Zer01 Mobile, the company that says it can deliver a true unlimited mobile-phone service, announced on Thursday that it has ended its relationship with network marketing company Global Verge. It's unclear now who will sell the service, which was supposed to launch on July 1, but as of yet has not. Z...

• Zrii Appoints New Vice President

  by System August 14, 2009
  Zrii, LLC (www.zrii.com) announced this week the appointment of Marvin Higbee to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, reporting to CEO and Founder William Farley. Higbee will oversee Zrii's sales and marketing functions, with other duties as directed by Mr. Farley. "I am delighted Ma...

• Scentsy New Distribution Center to Create 100 Jobs

  by System August 11, 2009
  Scentsy Inc., an Idaho-based party plan company, has announced plans to open a new distribution center in Lexington that will create 70 to 100 new jobs by the end of 2009. Scentsy specializes in scented, wickless candles that are heated in decorative ceramic warmers. The company has more than 35,000...

• Market America Expanding into Philippines

  by System August 11, 2009
  Already in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Market America is expanding further into Asia with plans to start operations in the Philippines by spring 2010.The Greensboro-based company, which markets and sells everything from cosmetics to furniture from its Web site and network of independent distributors, hope...

• Scentsy Mentioned in Idaho Statesman

  by System August 11, 2009
  It's an interesting concept: wickless scented candles that don't use flame, but rather melt from the heat of a 25-watt bulb in a decorative candle warmer. Even without a salesperson's insistence that "scents bring people together," you might be inclined to make a purchase, just to see what all the f...

• Silpada Designs on ABC7

  by System August 11, 2009
  Between the economy and unemployment, more people are taking the direct approach. Direct sales translate into selling products to customers without having a retail store and the large inventory that goes with it. And while the potential for big profits are there, so are some pitfalls if you don't do...

• Silpada Designs on NBC40

  by System August 10, 2009
  Silpada Designs received mention on NBC40 in an article about direct sales:...EGG HARBOR CITY-- A business that began with two women setting aside $25 dollars of their grocery money to invest in sterling silver jewelry 12 years ago has transformed into a multi million-dollar direct sales business. J...

• LifeVantage Trims Operating Costs

  by System August 10, 2009
  San Diego-based supplements and beauty products company LifeVantage Corp. (OTCBB:LFVN) has implemented cost reduction initiatives designed to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency and productivity throughout the company. In February of this year, LifeVantage announced that a 52-person ...

• Zer01 Service Still Vapor

  by System August 10, 2009
  PCWorld reports that Buzzirk / Global Verge's Zer01 service is still vapor, and distributors are empty handed a month after the official launch.Further delays and leadership changes have pushed out the launch of Zer01's "unlimited everything" mobile phone service, casting further doubt about whether...

• Pre-Paid Legal Celebrates 10 Years in Canada

  by System June 14, 2009
  On Saturday, June 20, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the company's launch in the Canadian market in Ontario and the subsequent growth and expansion into three additional Provinces of British Columbia (1999), Alberta and Manitoba (2001).CEO, Founder &...

• Votre Vu on NBC Dallas

  by System June 12, 2009
  Harold Zimmerman, the CEO of Votre Vu was recently interviewed by 1st Look New York. The segment was featured on NBC Dallas Fort Worth.Mr. Zimmerman explained that Votre Vu is a family owned natural cosmetics company with an 80 year history of using quality, natural ingredients and boasts the same a...

• MonaVie Sponsors Dale Coyne Racing

  by System May 24, 2009
  MonaVie has partnered with Dale Coyne racing and driver Tony Scheckter to highlight their newest energy drink by sponsoring the No. 19 car at this years Indianapolis 500.MonaVie hopes to capitalize on the branding opportunity and the worldwide exposure. "Regardless of how he does, it brands MonaVie...

• Brandon Day Rejoins Zrii Management

  by System May 14, 2009
  Draper, UT (PRWEB) May 14, 2009 -- Zrii, LLC (www.zrii.com) announced today the return of Brandon Day to the Zrii Corporate Family. Brandon previously worked for Zrii in the US Sales department, and most recently with LifeVantage Corporation. Brandon will resume his duties reporting to Vice Presiden...

• MonaVie Mentioned in Acai Berry Article

  by System May 14, 2009
  Rising U.S. sales of acai, a purple Amazon berry promoted as a "superfood" on Oprah Winfrey's Web site, are depriving Brazilian jungle dwellers of a protein-rich nutrient they've relied on for generations. U.S. consumers are turning a "a typical poor people's food into something like a delicacy," sa...