Category: Momentum Factor

Many companies today struggle with their products being sold without permission on websites such eBay and Amazon. Direct selling companies are particularly vulnerable from former distributors who post their products for sale, or larger aggregators who deliberately buy up product and offer them at a discount to prices the selling field can offer.

The Momentum Factor team, including Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam, is excited to be back at this year's Direct Selling Association (DSA) Sales & Marketing Conference: Focus on the Field in Las Vegas from Dec. 9-11!

Momentum Factor's FieldWatch™ platform was recently featured in yet another Forrester Report: TechRadar™: Risk Management, 2015.

Our firm recently created an easy-to-use online tool to calculate the costs of negative search results.

Recently, Facebook announced it would be adding new “reaction buttons” to its commenting features. Though some jumped to the conclusion that this would be equivalent to a ‘dislike’ button, there was room left for interpretation about what exactly the buttons would do.

Every time a direct seller has an issue with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), critics of the industry are quick to jump on it, hailing it as a step in the right direction towards shutting down multi-level marketing completely. They’ll say that it is finally being outed as an unsustainable business practice — that they’re all just pyramid schemes in disguise.

Kate Donovan has joined Momentum Factor, the leading digital firm for Direct Selling Companies, as its Director of Business Development.

Judge John J. Tuchi yesterday amended his temporary restraining order in the Vemma case – and it has HUGE ramifications for direct sellers. Join us on Tuesday, September 22 at 1 pm Central for a critical update webcast to discuss these important industry developments.

Mark Zuckerberg just announced in a public Q&A that Facebook is working on adding a new button to its commenting features. Though some have jumped to the conclusion that this will be equivalent to a “dislike” button, Zuckerberg left room for interpretation about what exactly the buttons will do.

The Reputation Institute recently published a report identifying the key trends driving reputation management for the next few years. While primarily focused on organizations whose brands are household names, the report does provide useful insight for direct sellers concerned about reputation (which they all should be).