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My Strange 2-Week Stint with Herbalife

I was part of Amway for 3 years, from age 18 to 21. I then joined Herbalife for about 2 weeks. I joined because it seemed like they had a decent marketing plan for reaching beyond friends and family. Turns out they didn’t. 12+ years ago, their “marketing plan” was to put up signs at […]

Why Your Online Reputation Is More Important Than Ever

In December, there was one story I followed that completely fascinated me. It all started with a November 26 New York Times article my dad forwarded. The article was “A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web.” The article detailed the business practices of Vitaly Borker, a man who essentially misrepresented his products and then […]

Ken McCarthy More Dangerous Than Salty Droid?

The Salty Droid dropped a bombshell this week by publishing select portions of a private phone call between Andy Jenkins and Jeff Walker in which they say some things that are not especially flattering for their public image. I guess it could be argued that “all PR is good PR,” but in this case I […]

Internet Marketing on Life Support

Are Internet marketing “gurus” just a den of thieves? And is Internet marketing itself now on life support as a result of their unethical business practices? The reason I ask these questions is because recent events have forced me to ask them. Internet marketing “gurus” are being called out left and right, new advertising rules […]