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Google Alert in my mailbox linked to several interesting posts including the two entries noted below: an article about public multi-level marketing companies and a rhyming poem about Herbalife.
Photo: Herbalife opens on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 2004Public M.L.M. Companies: HerbaLife (HLF) and Mannatech (MTEX)by Jonathan D. Poland
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It's official, MLM companies have gone public.
From Amway to Pre-Paid Legal (PPD), network marketing businesses are multi-billion dollar global empires in today's age of information.
Two in the "Health/Drug related products" business strike me with more enthusiasm. Being healthy is not something new, but it has become something necessary. With kids today obscenely out of shape and more and more drugs on the market for weight control, diabetes, and other problematic health related illness, it has become vital that America gets its butt back in shape. In fact, two companies are at the forefront of nutritional products for wellness:
HerbaLife (HLF) and Mannatech (MTEX)
Each company has a global reach and attractive stock valuation, but which one is more undervalued? ...
Will these products help America get its shapely figure back or will we become allergic to even more foods? I hope so! And, whether the next big MLM idea will turn into a Mannatech or HerbaLife has yet to be determined, but these two businesses will be around for a while.
October-14-2007
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http://ir.herbalife.comEver See an Artsy Love Poem?
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/16/love-poem-generator/Herbalife Poemby John Johnson
Read a simple poem on a blog written by a 58 year UK male.I used to be slow and inactive,
I soon became over weight,
But I met a man from Herbalife,
It was not a moment too late,
He helped me with a diet,
Advised me on what to do,
I soon began to lose some weight,
I'm so much fitter too,
I swim just once a week,
The walking I enjoy,
And sticking to my diet is what I have to employ,
I soon lost the weight I wanted,
Can walk run and swim,
I feel so much better than before,
I relaxed some of my diet,
Just enough not to put on the weight,
But enjoy my life so much better,
Join Herbalife now. Why hesitate?
http://jjthepoet.blogspot.com/2007/10/herbalife.html This "love" duplicated many times by Herbalife product users means big business! This business (that sold US$3 million worth of products in 2006) is able to sponsor superstars such as David Beckham.
David Beckham Sponspored by HerbalifeJuly 12, 2007
DAVID Beckham looks a kit of all right — in his new Los Angeles Galaxy strip. (Source: http://www.bloghlf.com/archives/280)
The England star, 32, strikes a pose in the all-white Adidas strip — complete with club logo and Herbalife sponsors name.
Becks will be unveiled as a Galaxy player tomorrow morning and is set to keep his famous Real Madrid squad number of 23. But judging by his trim physique his number definitely isn’t up.
A Letter to the Sri Lanka Sunday TimesStop tarring all MLM companies with the same Brush!Published September 30, 2007
There has been a lot of debate in the media recently about Multi Level Marketing (MLM) companies, and the authorities here have gone to the extent of advertising heavily on the purported evils of this practice – just because one errant company managed to dupe a lot of Sri Lankans into its scheme.
Since I have been heavily involved in that industry while living in Australia, I felt that it would be timely to give my thoughts on this debate. I will restrict myself only to the company I represented – Herbalife, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, USA. I must stress that this article is merely to present facts on one particular company in the public domain and has no other ulterior motive.
The entry of Herbalife into Sri Lanka (if and when the Government and the company decide it is time) will not only provide additional part-time and full-time self-employment opportunities, but will also uplift the general well-being of the population. Herbalife is a premier nutrition and weight management company, offering life-changing products and an unparalleled business opportunity. Founded 27 years ago by a young visionary called Mark Hughes, it is now present in 64 countries with in excess of 1.5 million Independent Herbalife Distributors (IHD’s), who are extensively trained in what the products do and operate from home around their family and regular work commitments.
In 2004, Herbalife had its Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:HLF). The company’s turnover in 2006 was in excess of US$ 3 billion!! From 2007 onwards, in addition to sponsoring many other sports events like beach volleyball, triathlons, marathons etc, Herbalife has taken on a multi-million dollar sponsorship of the Los Angeles Galaxy football team, whose star player is David Beckham.
The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), first set up in 1994 by the visionary Herbalife Founder Mark Hughes, with the express intention of assisting the worlds’ needy children, now extends to virtually every country in which Herbalife operates in. The Casa (House) Herbalife concept of orphanages continues to spread around the globe. HFF contributes regularly to the Save The Children, SOS Childrens’ Villages and American Red Cross. More than US$6.5 million has been contributed over the years – monies collected from Independent Herbalife Distributors and the corporate headquarters.
The Executive Team is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Johnson, who is an ex-President of Walt Disney International in a career spanning 17 years with that company. He is ably assisted by five senior executives, many of them ex-employees of the Walt Disney Corporation.
So what makes Herbalife unique? Its products of course! They are developed based on extensive research conducted in Herbalife’s labs and are produced under the most stringent quality controls - and they are all herbal-based! Most of Herbalife’s products are PREVENTIVE ones – ie you won’t have to go to a doctor for medication because you are PREVENTING your body getting diseased. The base premise is that our bodies get diseased as a result of “free radicals” damaging our cells. So, if we protect our bodies against these elements, which are present in our diets, lifestyles, environment etc, we have a better chance of avoiding infection.
The range includes weight control products, metabolism boosters, appetite suppressants, nutritional snack options, energy and fitness enhancers, targeted nutrition products like heart health, women’s and men’s solutions, childrens’ health, healthy ageing, digestive health, immune solutions and stress management.
On the business opportunity side, I personally know people in the organisation who are earning in excess of US $ 20,000 per month (in fact I know one or two who earn far in excess of those amounts!). This does not come easily. One has to create both a retail business and a phalanx of distributors who are building organisations under themselves. This is done by careful nurturing and coaching – skills which are imparted at regular training sessions conducted by people who are successful in the organisation.
So, my question to the authorities is that if sixty-four countries (including India, China and Malaysia – which would have been a nightmare to enter) have granted Herbalife permission to do business in their territories, why is Sri Lanka hiding behind one obvious scam organisation’s record here to sully every other bona fide company with the same tarred brush?
We are not only talking a healthy nation, but an increasingly wealthy one achieved with little cost or effort. Over to you Honourable Ministers of Finance and Health!
- Suresh Murugaser
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070930/FinancialTimes/ft320.htmlHerbalife on Russell 1000 IndexLOS ANGELES, Jun 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) today announced that on Friday, June 22, 2007 it was added to the Russell 1000 Index which tracks the performance of 1000 U.S. companies with the largest market capitalization. The list, which is part of the larger Russell 3000, is used widely by the investment community as a barometer for the large-cap segment of U.S. equities.
The Russell 1000 accounts for approximately 92 percent of total equities traded on U.S. exchanges. The list is reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
