
Find the local direct selling association. “The national DSA will have detailed knowledge of how the market works and can inform companies which legal regulations apply,” says Katarina Molin, executive director at Seldia, the European Direct Selling Association. Hire native speakers. Someone who knows the language from the inside will help you avoid faux […]

Ambit Energy, a Dallas, Texas-based direct seller of energy and a leading international retail energy provider, has announced it has expanded its commercial and industrial electricity services to New Jersey. Enrollment is now available to more than 519,000 eligible businesses in the service areas of four local utilities throughout the state: Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power […]

Ambit Energy was a data processor before being a data processor was cool. In 2006, based on their experience in the telecom industry, founders Jere Thompson and Chris Chambless decided that Ambit had to become a data processing company first, to keep up with the anticipated growth from their direct sales in marketing electricity and […]

Dallas, Texas-based Ambit Energy, the world’s largest direct seller of energy and a leading U.S. retail energy provider, recently announced the company’s second international expansion with the launch of Ambit Energy Canada. Enrollment is now available to more than 1.2 million potential residential and small commercial customers in Alberta throughout the ATCO Electric and ATCO […]

Dallas, Texas-based Ambit Energy, the direct seller of energy and a leading national retail energy provider, recently announced three new service offerings available now for residents in Texas, the company’s largest market. The new plans, Free & Clear Nights, Lone Star Plus 12 and Lone Star Basics 12, are designed to meet a customer’s unique […]

When natural disasters strike, the direct selling community is quick to offer help with relief efforts. Such was the case in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Category 4 storm that caused catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas this past week. When Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, bringing with it record rainfall and causing severe […]

“Life’s a bit like mountaineering,” said Sir Edmund Hillary. “Never look down.”
It’s what direct sellers do, too—never look down.

Hitting $1 billion in revenue is a milestone for any business, and the DSN Global 100 list boasts a number of companies that have broken through this barrier. What is it that makes them so successful?