Archive for March 1st, 2006

Canada.com:

Avon Products Inc., the world’s largest door-to-door cosmetics distributor, was awarded China’s first licence for direct selling after the government lifted a seven-year ban on the practice.
The New York-based company’s permit was issued on Feb. 22 and seven of Avon’s employees were granted licenses to train sales people in direct selling, the Ministry [...]

Morris Daily Herald:
Heather Shouse, of Pampered Chef, was one of the presenters at the health fair. Her event was so popular she said she heard some women had to be placed in other classes.
She and Diane Wagoner prepared a veggie tray for women to sample and cooked a chicken and wild rice soup with beer [...]

Whenever I see one of these Quixtar IBOAI endorsement press releases, I have to laugh. This is the equivalent of the Avon lady endorsing Avon products. Wouldn’t you think a billion dollar company could do better?
WebWire:
Colombo DiSalvatore of the Independent Business Owners Association International (IBOAI, www.iboai.com) announced the Trade Association’s endorsement of Quixtar’s new Green [...]

tcmcnet:
This direct selling company that posted almost $2B in sales at the wholesale level in 2004, recently came out with its own whitening line available only through Mary Kay sales associates.
Dubbed PureWhite System, the line targets skin discoloration while lightening existing spots. At the press launch last week, company officials said that based on their [...]

Canada.com:

The urge to be cunning creates duplicity among the adroit and the stupid alike. How many of us have the wit to be sure we are cunning? The people who organized Paul Martin’s calamitous takeover of the Liberal Party all considered themselves cunning. La Rochefoucauld wrote in 17th-century France that the best [...]