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The Go-Giver - Bob Burg and John David Mann

Author Todd Falcone | 17.01.2008 | Category Breaking MLM News

If you want to increase the size of your bonus check in 2008, you will want to check out “The Go-Giver”.

“Not since Who Moved My Cheese? have I enjoyed a parable as much as this. You owe it to yourself to read The Go-Giver and share its message with those who matter most to you. It is a beautiful book that will touch your soul and inspire your heart.”

— David Bach, New York Times bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire

Pick up your copy at: www.thegogiver.com/amazon

Quixtar Rolls Out Name Change Back To Amway Timeline

Author Todd Falcone | 16.01.2008 | Category Breaking MLM News

Quixtar has announced a timeline for the company to change it’s name back to Amway, or Amway Global to be precise. Here is a rundown of the logo changes and dates for the roll out:

Phase : March 2008

Phase 2: September 2008

Phase 3: May 2009

More Heart Than Talent Event In Dallas

Author Todd Falcone | 08.01.2008 | Category Breaking MLM News

The More Heart Than Talent event in Dallas, Texas last weekend absolutely rocked. If you missed it, you missed incredible sessions with Jim Rohn, Mark Victor Hansen, Jerry Clark, Pat Mesiti and dozens of leaders from companies around the world.

The networking alone was incredible.

Wouldn’t it make sense for you to know what a million dollar Network Marketer thinks like? Maybe buy them a cup of coffee (or a martini) and pick their brain?

These events offer you the chance to get to know the big boys. I’ll bet that if you get to enough of the big boys (and girls) you will become one of them.

Don’t you dare miss the next one.

I will share more about who I met up with and what I learned soon. (Yes, I am going to rub salt in the wound that exists because you missed this event.) Trust me, you will not miss another one.

The Death of Network Marketing and MLM

Author Todd Falcone | 16.12.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

Alright…so, I guess I better go out and get a job at Jack-in-the-Box again and start my entire working career all over.

Sorry folks. I will be closing my training company this week and getting a job. NOT!

This one has got me a little miffed. There’s a new e-book coming out featuring Mike Filsaime and Ellie Drake, titled something like “The Death of Network Marketing.”

I haven’t seen it or read it yet, but the title makes me want to puke.

I know Ellie personally and she is a very good trainer. In fact, I have spoken with her on stage a number of times. I’m not sure what SHE is going to do with her speaking business, since network marketing is dead. I DON’T personally know Mike Filsaime, and don’t think he has had any network marketing success. Although, I do know he has a fair amount of success doing online marketing with his Butterfly Marketing System.

So…here’s my beef, and I would love to hear from you on this one.

There’s a bunch of terminology being thrown out there about things like Web 2.0…and now Network Marketing 2.0, 3.0, etc.
Web 2.0, is a phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004, which refers to a perceived second-generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and other things that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.

I absolutely agree that technology changes things all the time. I DO NOT however, believe that network marketing is dead, or even close to it. I think that a subject line that reads: NETWORK MARKETING IS DEAD will certainly capture the attention of lots of people and inevitably sell a lot of whatever it is they may be selling using that quite powerful headline.

Technology has always changed the way we do things. Let’s look at a little history in network marketing.

1950’s-1970’s: Most network marketing business were built through one-on-one presentations, hotel meetings, and in-home presentations.

1980’s: During the 80’s lots of companies were built using the same methodologies of the past, with a few changes. VHS provided the opportunity for someone to watch a video tape about a business. Cassette tapes also became commonplace as a means of disseminating information.

1990’s: A ton of change happened in the 1990’s, and I was there to experience all of it. Still, many companies built through warm market (and they continue to do so today), hotel meetings, in-home presentations, and coffee shop one-on-one’s. Conference calling, recorded presentation lines and Fax-on-Demand became widespread throughout the entire industry. Still, tools continued to progress, with flashier brochures and hot audio tapes like “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” putting New Vision on the map to over 500 million in sales  and “The Ray Cassano Tape”, which essentially MADE Cell-Tech.   Along comes the Internet. First…no one really knew what it was. AOL comes along and people began chatting their rear ends off. If you asked a friend in 1991 or 1992 if they had an email address, the answer was “no” a majority of the time. In the mid-90’s, lead generation companies began to spring up all over the place. In fact, I invested 11 years of my life with one of the top lead generation companies of it’s time. The World Wide Web exploded during the mid-90’s as well, and along came things like auto-responders which allowed marketers to load up leads and email their brains out. During the latter part of the 90’s, things began to change. The massive proliferation of spammers caused “filtering” to exist. ISP’s and individuals could filter out mail that they didn’t want to receive. The pure number of emails people received caused them to NOT pay as much attention as they did in the mid 1990’s. Capture pages (squeeze pages) allowed people to begin to market themselves online and “capture” information about their prospects. At first, it was free. Now…while generating traffic to a site can be free, PPC (Pay-per-Click) advertising has become the norm for a lot of marketers. The good marketers are still able to generate traffic because of their skills and knowledge related to creating sites that are solid in content and contain relevant information for the web surfer.

The early 2000’s: While some of what I just mentioned, PPC advertising and Squeeze pages began to formulate in the 90’s, it really matured in the year 2000 and beyond. Still today, even with the advent of very cool technologies, network marketing really has not changed. What HAS changed is the way we attract people (if we choose to utilize some of those methods) and how we PRESENT information to people. In today’s day and age, everyone has a website, a squeeze page, an online system, an audio CD, a DVD, online movies, etc. But STILL, even today as I write this message, people are using and successfully building their businesses the way they always have.

Again…what HAS changed are the tools and the technologies available to us. Network Marketing is STILL a people business and always will be. Until we move into the age of I-Robot starring Will Smith, where we have robots building our businesses for us, WE still need to do the work, generate the trust, and assist people in building a distribution network that generates volume through sales, so that YOU get paid.

I LOVE technology. I LOVE new tools and ideas.

In just the last couple of years, Social Networking has exploded. What IS Social Networking? It is simply a new phenomenon of linking people together in some way, shape or form. Sites like YouTube, MySpace, Friendster and MagneticSponsoring allow people to connect, share and network with one another, which certainly does change the landscape a bit in terms of our choices.

Change is inevitable. In fact, the only constant in life IS change. I believe it is critically important to EMBRACE it, rather than fight it. I’ve got a blog, a YouTube site, a MySpace page, a profile at MagneticSponsoring.com, and continue to utilize ALL of these new ideas to grow my company.

What pisses me off is to say that Network Marketing is dead. It simply is not true. Our profession as a whole continues to grow both domestically and globally.

Just to set the record straight, I will be posting an audio interview on my website later this week. I am going to interview a handful of people who have build GIGANTIC businesses in just the past few years using the same methods that have worked for decades.

Again..I’m NOT saying that you ignore technology at all. Use it. Learn it. Embrace it. But, to make such a statement and say that the “old way” is totally dead is simply NOT true.

Wait for my interview. You will find it at http://www.MLMPowerHour.com

Tea Leoni to Star in ‘Passion Party’ Movie

Author Todd Falcone | 16.10.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

X-Files Star David Duchovney is working to put together a project about a Network Marketer who sold Passion Party toys in the Bible Belt of America. Duchovny’s wife Tea Leoni is slated to star in the film. Should be interesting.

NYDailyNews.com:

Meanwhile, the actor is trying to pull together a project about a real-life saleswoman named Linda Brewer, who made ends meet by throwing “passion parties” and selling sex toys in the Bible Belt. It is to star Duchovny’s wife, actress Téa Leoni, with whom he has two children. Originally the project was going to be a feature film, but now he’s not so sure. It might go to cable.

Quixtar Sues Bloggers and YouTube Posters

Author Ty Tribble | 16.10.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

Quixtar is going after a handful of anonymous bloggers and YouTube posters they believe are connected to a group that is under court order not to disparage the company.

Don’t worry, unless you are connected to Orrin Woodward’s TEAM in some way, you are safe to blog your opinions about Quixtar.

Mlive:

Direct-marketing firm Quixtar Inc., a sister company of Amway Corp., has sued 30 people who anonymously posted what it considers disparaging remarks about Quixtar in blogs and online forums and in YouTube.com videos.

In the lawsuit filed this past week in Ottawa County Circuit Court, Quixtar seeks an injunction and damages of more than $25,000 against the posters, identified only as John Does.

Quixtar believes the videos and other postings are part of an organized effort by former distributors who unsuccessfully sued Alticor and are under court order not to disparage the company or disclose proprietary information, according to the lawsuit.

Tomboy Tools: Network Marketing Party Plan

Author Ty Tribble | 02.10.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

Here is an interesting twist on the home party plan, tools designed for women…

Roanoke.com:

All kinds of direct sales businesses abound. From Pampered Chef kitchen gadgets to Longaberger baskets, it seems that there is a company for every item you’d ever want to buy.

Add tools for women to the list. Tomboy Tools is a company that trains sales consultants to market tools designed for woman.

At a typical tool party, women might learn how to repair drywall, install crown molding or use electric tools.

Brenda Ragland is a Roanoke area consultant for Tomboy Tools. Ragland, who is single, likes to tackle home projects herself. She built a pond in her backyard fives years ago. She’s also not afraid to try various repairs at her Vinton home, whether it is installing laminated floors or doorknobs.

“I try to jump in and do it, so I can say I’ve got that under my belt,” Ragland said.

Pre-paid Legel Featured on Court TV

Author Ty Tribble | 26.09.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

BlackNews.com:

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. is currently in production with an educational series scheduled to air on September 29th. It promises to be one of the most informative programs about the legal system you’ll ever see. Justice For All, Accessing The Promise: An Educational Series will air on Court TV, Saturday, September 29, 2007, 11AM Eastern, 10AM Central, 9AM Mountain, and 11AM Pacific. Call your Independent Associate for more information.

Creater of Red Bull To Launch Network Marketing Company

Author Ty Tribble | 13.09.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

Bangkok Post: (Original article no longer on the site)

The Yoovidhaya family, which created the legendary energy-drink Red Bull, is diversifying into direct sales of food supplements and household products with an ambitious goal to become a global brand within three to five years.

An executive of Nature Max Co, 100% owned by Sakchai Yoovidhaya, the son of Krating Daeng energy drink founder Chaleo, said the company started to distribute food supplements under the Nature Max brand through multi-level direct sales channels in Thailand two weeks ago.

The company is working with a German pharmaceutical manufacturer, R.P. Sherer, a major global player. R.P. Sherer will support production technology for Nature Max’s circure herbal products, which were initiated by Mr Chaleo. The company has already filed a patent for the formula of the food supplement in Germany.

Mr Sakchai is the president of the company, which is scheduled to officially open by the end of this month.

Thailand’s direct-sales market is worth 40 billion to 50 billion baht with Amway (Thailand) as the market leader.

Nature Max will start distributing its food supplements first, followed by skin-care, beauty and household goods just like Amway.

Amway - Quixtar Launches Lower Priced Product Line

Author Ty Tribble | 04.09.2007 | Category Breaking MLM News

Quixtar (soon to be called Amway once again) has launched a new (somewhat) lower priced line of nutritional products called Simply Nutrilite. You can actually get a free sample of one of their food bars at the site.

According to Beth Dornan of the Inside Quixtar blog, the new line is designed for busy moms.

Quixtar will also be launching a lower priced version of it’s Artistry Cosmetics line called Artistry Essentials, reportedly this fall.