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Amway
American company
Also known as: American Way
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history of marketing
- In marketing: Direct selling
…used by companies such as Amway and Shaklee, distributors are rewarded not only for their direct sales but also for the sales of those they have recruited to become distributors. In 2007 Amway’s parent company tested an Internet recruitment model by launching Fanista, a Web site that sells entertainment media…
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Mutual Broadcasting System
- In Mutual Broadcasting System: Decline
In 1977 then-owner Amway bought Mutual’s very first outlet owned and operated by the company, WCFL in Chicago, followed in 1980 by the purchase of WHN in New York. Mutual also signed a contract with Western Union to use its satellite facilities, thus becoming the first radio network…
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