Mar 4, 2020 | Economics / Financial, Individual / Social Impact, MLM, News, PSA in the Media
Yahoo Finance’s remarkable 3-episode podcast on multi-level marketing, Illegal Tender, Season 4, should be recognized as a milestone in business media coverage of MLM. For the first time – without equivocation and without entertaining even a hint of...Jan 28, 2020 | News, PSA in the Media
Is “multi-level marketing just a new form of “direct selling” or is it something entirely different, only disguised as “direct selling”? Was MLM rooted in business and opportunity or in deception and delusion — right from the start?...
Apr 13, 2019 | Economics / Financial, False Profits, Individual / Social Impact, PSA in the Media
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....Sep 22, 2017 | News, PSA in the Media
A new “Update” newsletter has been published by Pyramid Scheme Alert, entitled, “The History and Future of Multi-Level Marketing.” The newsletter is prompted by the 20th anniversary of the book, False Profits, authored by PSA president, Robert...Dec 15, 2016 | News, PSA in the Media
Pyramid Scheme Alert’s Year-end Update report has been published. It is entitled, “Donald Trump, MLM and Pyramid Scheme Politics,” covering how the presidential and congressional election may affect law enforcement and consumer protection regarding...Jun 9, 2016 | News, PSA in the Media
Pyramid Scheme Alert has sent a formal letter to the FTC chairperson and the head of the Consumer Protection Bureau asking the FTC to ban Herbalife from “effectively requiring purchases” by its recruits that are tied to its promised “unlimited...