Multi-level marketing (English Wikipedia)

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Hu Yongqi (July 29, 2010). "Going against the slippery slope of a pyramid scheme". China Daily. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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Herb, Greenberg (January 17, 2013). "From High Energy Clubs to Dashed Dreams: Herbalife Tales". CNBC. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
"Selling the American Dream". CNBC. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
Greenberg, Herb (January 9, 2013). "Multi-Level Marketing Critic: Beware 'Main Street Bubble'". CNBC. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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McGrath, Orla. "Expert explains why Mormon women embrace multi-level marketing". Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine, University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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"Lewis: Herbalife selling 'dreams' and 'stories'". The Denver Post. January 8, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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Vander Nat, Peter J.; Keep, William W. (2002). "Marketing Fraud: An Approach for Differentiating Multilevel Marketing from Pyramid Schemes". Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 21 (1): 139–151. doi:10.1509/jppm.21.1.139.17603. S2CID 154490614.
Carl, Walter J. (2004). "The Interactional Business of Doing Business: Managing Legitimacy and Co-constructing Entrepreneurial Identities in E-Commerce Multilevel Marketing Discourse". Western Journal of Communication. 68 (1): 92–119. doi:10.1080/10570310409374790. S2CID 151564237.
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"Vemma Agrees to Ban on Pyramid Scheme Practices to Settle FTC Charges". Federal Trade Commission. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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"Multi-Level Marketing". FTC, Bureau of Consumer Protection. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

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Monzon, Alden M. (October 24, 2022). "2 MLMs get DTI seal; several more under review". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

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Lindsey, Daryl (September 8, 2016). "Follow the Profit: How Mormon Culture Made Utah a Hotbed for Multi-Level Marketers". KUTV. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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Xu, Lehman Lee. "Chinese Law | China: Direct Sale". www.lehmanlaw.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Mencimer, Stephanie. "Get-Rich-Quick Profiteers Love Mitt Romney, and He Loves Them Back". Mother Jones. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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Chung, Frank (March 1, 2017). "WorldVentures multi-level marketing business claims to have 10,000 Australian members". News.com.au. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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Dokoupil, Tony (August 2, 2008). "A Drink's Purple Reign". Newsweek. 152 (6): 45. PMID 18831083.

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ফখরুল ইসলাম (Fakhrul Islam) (April 11, 2015). "সব এমএলএম অবৈধ (All MLMs are illegal.)". Prothom Alo. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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"Hong Kong multi-level marketing plan needs closer look (editorial)". South China Morning Post. October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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Vander Nat, Peter J.; Keep, William W. (2002). "Marketing Fraud: An Approach for Differentiating Multilevel Marketing from Pyramid Schemes". Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 21 (1): 139–151. doi:10.1509/jppm.21.1.139.17603. S2CID 154490614.
Carl, Walter J. (2004). "The Interactional Business of Doing Business: Managing Legitimacy and Co-constructing Entrepreneurial Identities in E-Commerce Multilevel Marketing Discourse". Western Journal of Communication. 68 (1): 92–119. doi:10.1080/10570310409374790. S2CID 151564237.

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Sheffield, Michael L. (February–March 1999). "Comp Plan Conversion:Direct Sales to MLM Compensation Plans". Direct Sales Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2018. (citing Neil Offen, president of the Direct Selling Association)

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Carroll, Robert Todd (2003). The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 235–236. ISBN 0-471-27242-6.

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Dunning, Brian (October 20, 2009). "Skeptoid #176: Network Marketing". Skeptoid. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

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Banta, Megan. "Multilevel marketing in Utah and how it links to the LDS Church". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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Hassan, Dr Steven (May 26, 2022). "Talking MLMs with Douglas Brooks". Dr. Steven Hassan. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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Camilo, Olaya; Cruz, Joan Paola (2008). "A System Dynamics Model for Studying the Structure of Network Marketing Organizations" (PDF). Conference Proceedings – The 2008 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society.

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Brown, David (November 27, 2007). "Marketing group merely 'selling a dream'". The Times. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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"The Perils Of Multi-Level Marketing Programs". Texas Public Radio. October 4, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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Peterecca, Laura (September 14, 2009). "What kind of business do you want to start?". USA Today. pp. 4B. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
O'Donnell, Jayne (October 15, 2010). "Fortune Hi-Tech: American dream or pyramid scheme?". USA Today. pp. 6B. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
O'Donnell, Jayne (February 10, 2011). "Multilevel marketing or 'pyramid?' Sales people find it hard to earn much". USA Today. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
"Multilevel marketing or 'pyramid?' Sales people find it hard to earn much". USA Today. February 10, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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"What's Wrong With Multi-Level Marketing?". Vandruff.com. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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Del Valle, Gaby (October 15, 2018). "Multilevel marketing companies say they can make you rich. Here's how much 7 sellers actually earned". Vox. Retrieved October 15, 2018.

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Singletary, Michelle. "Why multilevel marketing won't make you rich". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

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Karp, Gregory (August 24, 2021) [February 10, 2013]. "The fine line between legitimate businesses and pyramid schemes". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024.
"Multi-Level Marketing". FTC, Bureau of Consumer Protection. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
"The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans and Pyramid Schemes" (PDF). FTC. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018. Not all multilevel marketing plans are legitimate. Some are pyramid schemes.
直销企业信息披露网站. zxjg.saic.gov.cn. State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
Kohm, James A. (January 14, 2004). "RE: Staff Advisory Opinion – Pyramid Scheme Analysis" (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Archived from the original (reprint) on July 3, 2017.
Eisenberg, Richard (June 1, 1987). "The Mess Called Multi-Level Marketing With celebrities etting the bait, hundreds of pyramid-style sales companies are raking in millions, often taking in the gullible". CNN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
Taylor, Jon M. (2002). "Comparing Recruiting MLMs with No-product Pyramid Schemes, and with Gambling". Consumers Awareness Institute. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.

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"FTC Consumer Alert; Lotions and Potions: The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans" (PDF). FTC. January 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2004. Retrieved September 19, 2018.

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