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List of multi-level marketing companies

List of companies which use multi-level marketing

List of companies which use multi-level marketing

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This is a list of companies which use multi-level marketing (also known as network marketing, direct selling, referral marketing, and pyramid selling) for most of their sales.

Active

  • 5Linx
  • ACN Inc.
  • AdvoCare
  • Ambit Energy
  • American Income Life Insurance Company
  • Amsoil
  • Amway
  • Amway Global, previously known as Quixtar
  • Ann Summers
  • Arbonne International
  • Avon Products
  • Barefoot Books
  • Beachbody
  • BioPerformance
  • The Body Shop
  • Cutco
  • Discovery Toys
  • doTerra
  • Educo Seminar
  • Forever Living Products
  • FreeLife
  • Fuel Freedom International
  • Herbalife
  • Isagenix International
  • Juice Plus
  • LegalShield, previously known as Pre-Paid Legal Services
  • LifeVantage (Protandim)
  • LimeLife
  • Longrich
  • LuLaRoe
  • Lyoness
  • Mannatech
  • Market America
  • Mary Kay
  • Medifast
  • Melaleuca
  • Monat
  • Morinda, Inc.
  • National Safety Associates
  • Nature's Sunshine Products
  • Neal's Yard Remedies Organic
  • Nu Skin Enterprises
  • Omnilife
  • Oriflame
  • Pampered Chef
  • PM-International
  • Primerica
  • Pure Romance
  • Qnet, previously known as QuestNet, GoldQuest, and QI Limited
  • Rodan + Fields
  • Scentsy
  • Seacret
  • SeneGence
  • Shaklee
  • Southwestern Advantage
  • Stream Energy
  • Success University
  • Sunrider
  • Swarovski Touchstone Crystal
  • Tastefully Simple
  • Telecom Plus and its main subsidiary Utility Warehouse
  • Tupperware
  • USANA Health Sciences
  • Usborne Publishing
  • Vector Marketing
  • Vemma
  • ViSalus
  • Wakaya Perfection
  • Watkins Incorporated
  • World Financial Group
  • XanGo
  • Young Living
  • Younique
  • YTB International

Defunct

  • Beautycounter (dissolved in 2024)
  • Betterware (placed into administration in 2018)
  • Black Oxygen Organics (shut down in November 2021)
  • BurnLounge (shut down as pyramid scheme by FTC in 2012)
  • Equinox International (dissolved in 2001)
  • European Grouping of Marketing Professionals/CEDIPAC SA (dissolved in 1995)
  • European Home Retail (dissolved in 2007)
  • Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (dissolved in 2013)
  • FundAmerica (bankrupt in 1990)
  • Holiday Magic (dissolved in 1974)
  • House of Lloyd (a.k.a. "Christmas Around the World") (filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002)
  • Kleeneze (went into administration in 2018)
  • The Longaberger Company (dissolved in 2018)
  • Metabolife (dissolved in 2005)
  • MonaVie (went into foreclosure 2015)
  • Nouveau Riche (real estate investment college) (dissolved in 2010)
  • NXIVM
  • Seasilver (ceased trading in 2006)
  • Solavei (dissolved in 2015)
  • Royal Tongan Limu (dissolved in 2003)
  • Sunshine Empire (dissolved in 2009)
  • Telexfree (bankrupt in 2014)
  • United Sciences of America (dissolved in 1987)
  • WakeUpNow (dissolved in 2015)

References

References

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  2. (2002). "Marketing Fraud: An Approach for Differentiating Multilevel Marketing from Pyramid Schemes". Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.
  3. (1999). "Direct Selling in the West and East: The Relative Roles of Product and Relationship (Guanxi) Drivers". Journal of Business Research.
  4. Cahn, Peter S.. (2006). "Building down and Dreaming up: Finding Faith in a Mexican Multilevel Marketer". American Ethnologist.
  5. Marcason, Wendy. (2006). "What Are the Facts and Myths about Mangosteen?". Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
  6. Valentine, Debra A.. (May 13, 1998). "Pyramid Schemes". FTC.
  7. (1991-12-09). "multi-level marketing (a.k.a. network marketing & referral marketing) – The Skeptic's Dictionary". Skepdic.com.
  8. Edwards, Paul. (1997). "Franchising & licensing: two powerful ways to grow your business in any economy". Tarcher.
  9. Clegg, Brian. (2000). "The invisible customer: strategies for successive customer service down the wire". Kogan Page.
  10. Higgs, Philip. (2007). "Rethinking Our World". Juta Academic.
  11. Kitching, Trevor. (2001). "Purchasing scams and how to avoid them". Gower Publishing Company.
  12. Mendelsohn, Martin. (2004). "The guide to franchising". Cengage Learning Business Press.
  13. Roha, Ronaleen R.. (November 1991). "The Ups and Downs of "Downlines"". Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
  14. (28 November 2019). "Easy money and exploitation: should grocery brands explore multi-level marketing?".
  15. (30 January 2014). "Success Story: 8 Hints From The Publisher Who Said No To Amazon". [[Forbes]].
  16. Rovell, Darren. (31 January 2011). "Beach Body Grows Exponentially Thanks to Network Marketing". CNBC.
  17. (October 23, 2014). "Judge dismisses much of lawsuit between rival Utah 'oils' companies". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  18. Berman, Phyllis. (October 11, 2004). "If You Believe". Forbes.
  19. (June 2010). "DSN Global 100: The Top Direct Selling Companies in the World". Direct Selling News.
  20. Ressner, Jeffrey. (2006-10-01). "Industries: State of Reliefs".
  21. (7 December 2019). "Utility Warehouse: is its 'life-changing' scheme really ab fab?". The Guardian.
  22. Celarier, Michelle. (29 September 2013). "Verve energy drink turning college students into sales force". New York Post.
  23. Dalling, Robert. (2018-04-30). "Spoon rest and egg separator catalogue company Betterware has folded".
  24. "'Magic dirt': How the internet fueled, and defeated, the pandemic's weirdest company".
  25. (18 August 1990). "FundAmerica Files for Bankruptcy, Cites 2 Overseas Creditors". Los Angeles Times.
  26. "The Iconic Longaberger Company Shuts Down: Will Those Collectible Baskets Be Worthless Now?".
  27. (20 October 2017). "Women say they were branded and traumatized by secret group's doctors". CBS.
  28. "Lawyer attacks NXIVM 'scheme'". The Hearst Corporation.
  29. "Multi-level marketing mobile service provider Solavei shuts down due to 'competitive landscape'".
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