In case you missed it, you can now watch the full PDMI webinar from May 2 featuring Momentum Factor's own Travis Wilson. During this in-depth webinar, Wilson along with other experts in ecommerce, legal and compliance discuss the impact of proposed changes to the FTC's Negative Option Rule.

The FTC has sent new penalty offense notices to 670 companies regarding product claims substantiation as of April 13. These notices warned companies, including some direct sellers, that a failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties in excess of $50,000. Check out this article from Kelley Drye to learn more.

Momentum Factor will be sponsoring the inaugural Gratitude Invitational Golf Tournament on Thursday, May 11, at the Thanksgiving Point Golf Club in Lehi, Utah! We hope to see you there.

The very first Momentum Factor Social Selling Update Quarterly Newsletter for 2023 is now available! Don't miss out on all of the professional news and insights for the direct selling executive.

Momentum Factor is excited to be sponsoring and attending DSU 2023 from April 18-20 at the Omni Hotel in Frisco, Texas. We hope to see you there!

The 2023 DSLC Summit at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center (February 22-24) has come to a close. This important industry event featured 42 speakers presenting on 13 critical topics to provide key insights for every direct selling CEO, executive, compliance professional and legal representative in attendance.

Two notable news stories came out of the FTC this week. The first was the resignation of FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson, and the second was the commission's filing of its first-ever charges against a company for review hijacking. Read these two articles to learn more about these developments.

In case you missed it with the start of the new year, the FTC has published inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for violations in 2023. As a result, many companies can now expect to pay up to $50,120 per violation.

As we are within days of the start of the 2023 DSLC Summit at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center (February 22-24), we only have one question for you ... are you ready? If not, there are still a few remaining tickets and hotel rooms available for the premier direct selling conference of the year, but you better hurry and make your arrangements today!

The FTC has announced that it will hold a public forum on Thursday, February 16 to examine the commission's proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses. For full details, continue reading the full announcement here.