List of multi-level marketing companies
This is a list of companies which use multi-level marketing (also known as network marketing,[1][2][3][4][5] direct selling,[3][6] referral marketing,[7] and pyramid selling[8][9][10][11][12]) for most of their sales.
List
- 5LINX
- ACN Inc.
- AdvoCare
- Agel Enterprises
- Ambit Energy
- Amsoil
- Amway[13]
- Amway Global, previously known as Quixtar
- Avon Products
- Beachbody[14]
- BioPerformance
- Discovery Toys[13]
- doTerra[15]
- Forever Living Products
- FreeLife
- Fuel Freedom International
- FundAmerica
- Herbalife
- Isagenix International
- Juice Plus
- Kleeneze
- LegalShield, previously known as Pre-Paid Legal Services
- LifeVantage
- The Longaberger Company[13]
- Mannatech
- Market America
- Mary Kay[13]
- Medifast
- Melaleuca[16]
- Morinda Bioactives[17]
- National Safety Associates
- Nature's Sunshine Products
- Neways
- Nu Skin Enterprises[13][18]
- Omnilife
- Oriflame
- The Pampered Chef[13]
- Primerica[13]
- Qnet, previously known as QuestNet, GoldQuest, and QI Limited
- Reliv
- Scentsy
- Shaklee[13]
- Stream Energy
- Success University
- Sunrider[13]
- Telecom Plus
- Unicity International
- USANA Health Sciences
- Vector Marketing
- Vemma[19]
- ViSalus
- Watkins Incorporated[13]
- World Financial Group
- XanGo[18]
- Young Living
- YTB International
Defunct
- BurnLounge (shut down as pyramid scheme by FTC in 2012)
- Equinox International (dissolved in 2001)
- European Grouping of Marketing Professionals/CEDIPAC SA (dissolved 1995)
- European Home Retail (dissolved 2007)
- Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (dissolved 2013)
- Holiday Magic (dissolved in 1974)
- Metabolife (dissolved in 2005)
- MonaVie (went into foreclosure 2015)
- Nouveau Riche (real estate investment college) (dissolved 2010)
- Solavei (dissolved 2015)[20]
- Royal Tongan Limu (dissolved in 2003)
- Sunshine Empire (dissolved 2009)
- Telexfree (bankrupt 2014)
- United Sciences of America (dissolved in 1987)
- WakeUpNow (dissolved 2015)
- World Leadership Group (dissolved in 2008)
References
- ↑ Pratt, Michael G.; Rosa, José Antonio (2003). "Transforming work-family conflict into commitment in network marketing organizations". The Academy of Management Journal 46 (4): 395–418. doi:10.2307/30040635.
- ↑ Vander Nat, Peter J.; Keep, William W. (2002). "Marketing Fraud: An Approach for Differentiating Multilevel Marketing from Pyramid Schemes". Journal of Public Policy & Marketing 21 (1): 139–15. doi:10.1509/jppm.21.1.139.17603.
- 1 2 Merrilees, Bill; Miller, Dale (1999). "Direct Selling in the West and East: The Relative Roles of Product and Relationship (Guanxi) Drivers". Journal of Business Research 45 (3): 267–273.
- ↑ Cahn, Peter S. (2006). "Building down and Dreaming up: Finding Faith in a Mexican Multilevel Marketer". American Ethnologist 33 (1): 126–142. doi:10.1525/ae.2006.33.1.126.
- ↑ Marcason, Wendy (2006). "What Are the Facts and Myths about Mangosteen?". Journal of the American Dietetic Association 106 (6): 986. doi:10.1016/j.jada.2006.04.008.
- ↑ Valentine, Debra A. (May 13, 1998). "Pyramid Schemes". FTC. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ "multi-level marketing (a.k.a. network marketing & referral marketing) – The Skeptic's Dictionary". Skepdic.com. 1991-12-09. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ Edwards, Paul (1997). Franchising & licensing: two powerful ways to grow your business in any economy. Tarcher. p. 356. ISBN 0-87477-898-0.
- ↑ Clegg, Brian (2000). The invisible customer: strategies for successive customer service down the wire. Kogan Page. p. 112. ISBN 0-7494-3144-X.
- ↑ Higgs, Philip; Smith, Jane (2007). Rethinking Our World. Juta Academic. p. 30. ISBN 0-7021-7255-3.
- ↑ Kitching, Trevor (2001). Purchasing scams and how to avoid them. Gower Publishing Company. p. 4. ISBN 0-566-08281-0.
- ↑ Mendelsohn, Martin (2004). The guide to franchising. Cengage Learning Business Press. p. 36. ISBN 1-84480-162-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roha, Ronaleen R. (November 1991). The Ups and Downs of "Downlines". Kiplinger's Personal Finance. p. 66.
- ↑ Rovell, Darren. "Beach Body Grows Exponentially Thanks to Network Marketing". CNBC. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ Harvey, Tom (October 23, 2014). "Judge dismisses much of lawsuit between rival Utah 'oils' companies". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Berman, Phyllis (October 11, 2004). "If You Believe". Forbes.
- ↑ "DSN Global 100: The Top Direct Selling Companies in the World". Direct Selling News. June 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- 1 2 Ressner, Jeffrey (2006-10-01). "Industries: State of Reliefs". Time.
- ↑ Celarier, Michelle (29 September 2013). "Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force". New York Post. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ Soper, Taylor. "Multi-level marketing mobile service provider Solavei shuts down due to ‘competitive landscape’". GeekWire. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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