From May 19 to June 15, Washington Improv Theater (WIT) will present Not a Pyramid Scheme, an improvised show that satirizes the world of multi-level marketing (think essential oils and overpriced makeup) and get-rich-quick schemes. The original show pokes fun at capitalist…[Continue Reading...]
On Reddit, a woman who works as a Scentsy consultant is being slammed after she attempted to leverage her multi-level marketing (a.k.a. MLM) candle business into a competition with another vendor who sells handmade wax melts, all in an effort…[Continue Reading...]
If you aren't familiar with multi-level marketing companies, (aka, MLMs) they're companies that emphasize both direct sales and recruiting other people to join the company and work under you so you can also receive a percentage of profit from the…[Continue Reading...]
You guys probably already know I am not a fan of MLMs: five years ago I did a video all about them, but just to recap, MLM stands for “multi-level marketing,” and it’s sometimes known as network marketing. MLMs are…[Continue Reading...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Drug pushers are using a new tactic to expand their client base by offering "incentives" to addicts who can bring in more customers. Describing it as akin to a multi-level marketing (MLM) strategy, National Anti-Drugs Agency (Nada) director-general…[Continue Reading...]
Hailing itself as “The front page of the internet,” Reddit is among the most popular sites in the world. Over 50 million people use the site daily. Anybody can sign up for an account and post information, images and videos.…[Continue Reading...]
Takeaway: In Van v. LLR, Inc., 61 F.4th 1053 (9th Cir. 2023), the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s grant of class certification and remanded for re-assessment of whether the plaintiff had satisfied the predominance requirement. Although the court rejected…[Continue Reading...]
“Hey girly! You seem like you’d be interested in running your own business. Let me tell you about a way you can earn $5k per month by working alongside fellow girl bosses!” It’s well known at this point that MLMs…[Continue Reading...]
A young friend took his life last week. He had got into some kind of online gambling/Multi-Level Marketing scheme through a chat platform of (allegedly) Russian origin. He kept winning initially but soon found himself in deep debt. A sudden…[Continue Reading...]
When Emily Lynn Paulson received a Kate Spade purse from her boss — a bonus gift for hitting her sales figures — she posted a photo of the $350 handbag on Facebook.[Continue Reading...]
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