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Derek Broes of Efusjon Terminated?

Search engine blog traffic is always interesting.  Sometimes we get wind of a story early on and sometimes it is simply rumor and speculation, but we had some search traffic find the MLM Blog as a result of the following today:

"Derek Broes Terminated"

Derek is (was?) the Vice President of Sales for Efusjon.  Efusjon has run into some bad press as a result of the lies and hype spread all over the web.

If you have any information about Derek Broes and Efusjon, please post it below.

Meanwhile if you are looking for our exclusive interview with Derek Broes:

Ty Tribble Interviews Derek Broes

Here is an interview with Efusjon President:

Efusjon President Sets The Record Straight

Update: This looks like a rumor. Derek Broes Twitter suggests that he is on Vacation.

Update II: I'm no longer convinced that this is just a rumor.  Getting a lot of traffic for "Derek Broes Leaves Efusjon" and "Derek Broes Terminated".  We'll see what happnens. Also interesting is that Broes had not posted anything on his Facebook since July 19th.  

Update III:  Derek has been fishing in British Columbia, not terminated from Efusjon.  I'm not saying he is happy with what has transpired and I suspect that he will be making some statements in the near future.

iJango Shutdown and iJango Lawsuit?

I am seeing some search activity in the MLM Blog stats that suggest people are search for:

"iJango Shutdown" and iJango Lawsuit"

I haven't seen any news about this. 

Feel free to chime in if you know anything.

Mary Kay Goes Green

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Here's an article about a Direct Sales company helping the environment.
Nice one Mary Kay!

From Dallas News:

As part of a major recycling program, Mary Kay beauty consultants are collecting thousands of old plastic makeup compacts from customers.

But the compacts can't be recycled until the glass mirrors are removed. That's where the Citizens Development Center steps in.

The center's disabled employees have been hired to break apart the compacts in a large warehouse off Stemmons Freeway.

On Monday, dozens of workers in safety glasses and blue plastic gloves got to work as soon as the pink compacts arrived.

And the 35,000 Mary Kay sales force members attending the cosmetic company's annual seminar at the Dallas Convention Center kept them coming.

As part of the "Pink Doing Green" program, Mary Kay has gathered 300,000 compacts since January 2008.

Read the whole story...

What Does It All Mean?

Direct Sales featured in Washington Post

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Here's an excerpt from an article in The Washington Post:

Many recent entrants into the field have turned to direct selling because of a lack of traditional employment opportunities, according to David Koehler, a professor of marketing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

"People are using this as a revenue stream that normally wouldn't consider this an option," Koehler said. "Because of the recession and lack of traditional opportunities for jobs, you're seeing direct-selling businesses taking off."

Starting a direct-selling business doesn't cost much, and representatives can work part-time, making it attractive to people who otherwise might have looked to now-scarce retail jobs to supplement their income. And the companies don't have to pay for office space, pensions or health benefits for these employees, meaning they're relatively cheap hires.

"The cost to add these additional sales reps is relatively low for both sides," said George Van Horn, a senior analyst at Los Angeles-based research firm IBISWorld.

However, additional sales representatives have not translated into increased revenue for the companies. The Direct Selling Association, a D.C.-based trade group, reported that industry sales were 5.8 percent lower in 2008 than in 2007. Avon said its revenue in North America fell in fiscal 2008, and Tupperware saw sales decline in the second half of last year.

Read the whole story...

Happy Birthday Mr. Tupperware!

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Here's an excerpt from an article in Wired:

1907: Earl S. Tupper, inventor of the famous Tupperware “burping” plastic kitchenware, is born. Baby Tupper may well have burped for the first time on this day.

The New Hampshire native grew up on farms in Massachusetts. Tupper developed a business selling his parents’ produce door-to-door, but scraped through high school, barely graduating.

On the other hand, he took some correspondence courses and was convinced the secret to success was in advertising and marketing. He likened himself to Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and dreamed up hundreds of inventions.

Tupper jotted his ideas down on notepads he always kept in his pockets. The ideas included a better garter for stockings, a clip-on comb to hang from your belt, permanent-press trousers, a boat powered by fish, a convertible top for an automobile rumble seat, a new method to perform emergency appendectomies, and lifestyle brands for cigarettes: “Sporty” and “The Collegiate.”

Despite Tupper’s dreams to become a famous millionaire, he received nothing but rejection letters from the manufacturers he approached with his ideas. He started a tree-trimming business to support himself, but it went bankrupt in the throes of the Great Depression.

Read the whole story...

Direct Sales a Hit at Job Fairs

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

From Reporter Herald:

After retiring from her job in social services, Loveland’s Sharon Salerno was looking for a way to stay involved and social with people.

So she opened her own business.

Now, 15 years later, the 71-year-old is going strong as a consultant with Creative Memories, a scrapbooking line.

Through direct sales, Salerno sells products to customers — often in her or their home.

Through direct sales, Salerno sells products to customers — often in her or their home.

“It’s a great change of pace,” she said. “There’s a lot of freedom, and I meet a lot of wonderful people.

“And there’s no age barrier.”

Direct sales is a business style that allows people to sell products directly to consumers, away from any fixed retail location. The products often come from a parent company, such as Mary Kay or Tupperware.

Read the whole story at Reporter Herald.

YTB lawsuit is "Ungainly Monster"

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Here's the latest YTB News.

According to Travel Weekly, "a federal judge tossed out a complaint filed last week by former YTB affiliates against YTB, calling the 39-page document "an ungainly monster" that was unresponsive to the court's previous ruling in the case."

It was almost a year ago that a group of disgruntled RTAs sued YTB with accusations that YTB was operating a pyramid scam.

But as Travel Weekly reports, "in early June, Judge G. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that non-residents of Illinois could not pursue the matter under Illinois law."

Source: Travel Weekly

Tupperware - The Musical!

By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Tupperware - The Musical is being performed by the New Colony troupe at La Costa Theatre on Chicago's Northwest Side until August 9.

Chicago Public Radio reports: A new musical created here in Chicago tackles some big issues through a surprising medium. The New Colony theater examines the role of women in the age of McCarthyism and the Korean War. It tells the story of a woman whose life is changed by a famous piece of plastic.

Tupperware: An American Musical Fable
"...clever, touching and laugh-out-loud funny...The New Colony has delivered a winning new musical that I hope has a life beyond this production."

Highly Recommended!

Tupperware ePlaybill

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