Archive for December 5th, 2006

Please don’t think the idea of taking a break is all fluff, lazy or just not possible. If you’re someone who wants MORE for their life, taking time to enjoy yourself, rest and be still, on a consistent basis, is a very smart strategy that will boost your effectiveness in all areas of your life.
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The FTC is proposing new rules that would require the nation’s estimated 1,500 multilevel marketing companies such as Orlando-based Tupperware to tell potential recruits how many sales representatives have failed to earn more than startup costs, as well as how many customers have filed lawsuits for deceptive practices, among other provisions in a 90-page filing.
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Home Business Expert and Coastal Vacations Level 3 Director warns against automated sales systems.
NaPier’s has seen alot in his 12 years in the network marketing and direct sales industry. Over the last few years it has become popular for internet marketers to put together automated systems with call centers in an attempt to sell to [...]

Dawn Morin of Woodstock, a mom and a sales representative for Discovery Toys, sees people spending large amounts of money on very young children, and it just isn’t practical.
“From the perspective of a toy seller, people spoil their kids,” she said. “In our family, we limit the gifts to one large present from Santa Claus [...]

It took only one jewelry party for jewelry designer Cheri Larson to realize she was meant to make jewelry as a business. It took a little later for her to realize she should turn her business model of home shows and jewelry into an opportunity for other jewelry lovers.
Like the famous Tupperware parties, jewelry parties [...]

Marjorie, who designs and sews the most gorgeous clothes, explained to Aaron, “We have a problem because left-over fabric usually comes in small pieces and since you are a big boy there is a problem with the pieces.� Aaron replied, “OK Grandma I have a solution. If you join up all the small pieces and [...]

For Mary Kay Inc., direct selling is no longer a forbidden practice in China.
Mary Kay’s China operations thrived even under the ban against direct sales. The company expects China to become its largest market within a decade.
On Friday, the Chinese government granted a direct-selling license to the Addison-based skin care and cosmetics company.
The license enables [...]

Avon is expanding its skincare range with the launch of a skin-firming product called Clinical Thermafirm as it seeks to update its brand.
The product, which is designed to lift, tighten and tone the skin, will be supported by TV ads created by Brave, which break on 12 August.

Media Perspective: Huge budget helps Sky hit boundaries [...]

Avon is seeking a pan-European ad agency to create a campaign for the launch of its Mark beauty and make-up range for 18- to 24-year-old women.
Promotional activity will start at the end of this year in the UK; the range will roll out across 19 European countries at the start of next year.
The hunt for [...]

“Snacking can be a part of a healthy lifestyle.� – Dean Kosage
Grand Rapids, Mich., December 2, 2006 – According to a recent study for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) every state in the U.S. has a child obesity rate exceeding 15% compared to just 4 states 10 years ago. “Parents are concerned for their [...]