Published on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 .
Today the Amway Media Blog merges with the Amway Global Insider blog to become The Amway Insider. So we’re closing the virtual doors on this blog.
Visit us at Insider for the stories and updates you came to expect from the Amway Media Blog, and a whole lot more.
Insider is the first blog to launch on the new Amway corporate blog portal, and will be followed in the coming months by the One by One and Interns Expose Amway blogs. Stay tuned to Insider for more information on these and other new blogs.
So we’re turning out the lights on the Amway Media Blog. Lock up when you leave, and we’ll have the welcome mat out for you over at The Amway Insider.
Published on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 .
Today two of our top execs offered words of wisdom to very different audiences.
Eva Cheng, who heads Amway’s greater China region, offered advice on doing business in China to a Grand Rapids business group. A few of her tips: never take no for an answer, help provide solutions to problems and communicate why your business is good for China.
In an interview with Pink.com, Amway chief marketing officer Candace Matthews counseled women on managing their careers. Candace shared her secrets of success: understand the value of education, find a strong mentor and focus on excellence in all you do.
Wise words from women we have the benefit of learning from every day.
Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 .
Business is booming at Amway India, leading our affiliate to triple production at a Baddi facility to keep up with consumer demand.
We’ve operated in India for 10 years and are now among the biggest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies there.
That makes us a fast mover in a market that’s moving fast.
Published on Monday, April 12, 2010 .
Last week Amway China was the focus of major news coverage that captured its growth and bright future.
A Business Week story described why Amway and China are a “good fit,” suggesting that our ”corporate culture blends with China’s entreprenurial bent.” A Bloomberg story highlighted our double-digit growth in China and purpose, in the words of Amway’s Eva Cheng, of providing an “honest income opportunity for people from all walks of life.”
A good fit? We couldn’t agree more.
Published on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 .
Some have said Amway was one of the original social networks, so it’s no surprise that we’ve got an increasing presence in social media.
We’ve told you about how we blog, Tweet, share status updates with our friends and fans and otherwise use whatever means possible to communicate with our distributors and customers worldwide.
Now we have even more to share. Amway Korea just launched a new blog, Amway Story, to communicate company news and views. And Amway Thailand added the official Nutrilite and Artistry Thailand Facebook pages to share what’s happening with those brands with Thai fans and friends.
There’s more on the online horizon as we strive to connect with distributors and customers wherever they are, online or off. Call it our version of “social studies.”
Published on Thursday, April 1, 2010 .
When Amway President Doug DeVos visited Ukraine earlier this month, Status, a weekly business magazine sat down with him to talk about Amway’s past, present and future.
Titled, “Due to Family Circumstances,” the article covers everything from the combination of intuition and strategy employed by Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel when they founded Amway to the way Amway approaches and encourages creativity today.
In case you’re not fluent in Ukrainian, our favorite quote from Doug is, “You have to do what is right, not just what works.”
That’s a “family circumstance” that has been part of the way we do business for 50 years globally and for the past seven years in Ukraine.
Published on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 .
Every year tens of thousands of Amway distributors earn trips as part of our incentive programs, which combine business and reward for our top sellers.
As a global company operating in more than 80 countries and territories, we’ve hosted incentive trips everywhere from Africa to the Virgin Islands.
This month Amway distributors from Thailand visited Perth, Australia, for an incentive trip. Last fall Australian distributors traveled to Tokyo for an event. And Amway Japan’s distributors visited Bangkok a few years ago.
These trips not only provide an exciting and valuable reward for our distributors, they also boost local economies. The trips, ranging in size from hundreds to thousands of distributors, translate to millions of dollars, yen, and baht in spending in host cities for everything from hotel rooms to transportation.
It’s all part of a world of recognition for Amway distributors.
Published on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 .
Cleaning agents are substances used to remove dirt. Change agents cause or accelerate change.
In Singapore, a couple of Amway products are doing both.
From now through 2012, Amway Singapore will donate a portion of sales for every purchase of L.O.C. Multi-Purpose Cleaner and SA8 Premium Laundry Concentrate to the Singapore Children’s Society. The funds will be used to bring music, drama, math and computer curriculum to disadvantaged children, allowing them to acquire or enhance skills and discover their own interests and talents.
The mission of the Singapore Children’s Society is to bring relief and happiness to children, youth and families in need. The organization is a true change agent for the 46,000 children it serves each year.
