Archive for March 2nd, 2009

  • Mary Kay Seizing Opportunity

    MSNBC:
    As the recession breeds layoffs, pay cuts and job uncertainty, the direct-selling industry appears to be reaping the benefits as workers seek supplemental income.
    Dan Howard, professor of marketing with Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, said that in a recession, many workers are lured to direct selling. And local direct-sales companies, including Dallas-based Mary [...]

  • Entrepreneur Creates Votre Vu Cosmetics To Customers Through Direct Sales

    The Beacon News:
    Go ahead and tell Harold Zimmerman that he can’t succeed in the cosmetics industry.
    He dares you.
    The entrepreneur from Naperville knows that the notion of success isn’t sold easily — sometimes it has to be proven. So he is feeling pretty good about raking in more than $1 million in sales since launching his [...]

  • Tiny Bottles Fuel Watkin’s Growth

    StarTribune.com:
    Winona’s 140-year-old Watkins Inc. is stirring up a healthy batch of growth with a newfangled mix of natural and organic products and expanding distribution at Target and other major retailers.
    The natural and organic push harkens back to the home-remedy days of founder J.R. Watkins, who launched the company in 1868 by mixing evergreen and red [...]