Millions of “Direct Sellers” Disappear!
At least 12 million Americans that had been classified and counted as “direct sellers,” aka MLM, officially disappeared from the rolls. They stopped pursuing or even holding out hope for the legendary “unlimited” income. Legally, they are still contractors under... Is Public Perception of MLM as a Cultic Scam Reaching a Tipping Point?
In my files is an unpublished article written about five years ago. I described the surreal experience of constantly encountering or personally overhearing MLM recruiting soliictions, being personally told tragic and dramatic MLM stories by all sorts of people, and... News Media Keep Taking the Bait of MLM “Products”
It is often said that recognizing “pyramid schemes” is difficult, complex, and confusing. Over the years that I studied “multi-level marketing”, I came to realize that the challenge of recognizing pyramid schemes is not complexity or disguise; it is political... Advocare’s Claim, “FTC-Made-Us-Quit-MLM,” is Suspicious
The big story about the MLM, Advocare, dropping out of MLM and adopting a “single-level” system (actual direct selling) supposedly as a result of “confidential talks” with the FTC is highly suspicious on its face. At its website, Advocare states: On May 17, AdvoCare... “News” Articles on MLM Uphold Myths and Lies, Mislead
News and feature articles on “multi-level marketing” are now a distinct genre in the media. I should know. I am frequently interviewed for them. I and several colleagues play a small (about two sentences usually) but essential part in the MLM-genre....FREE REPORT
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