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Here's Eva Cheng, Amway China Chairwoman on doing business in China:

Planning to do business in China? Prepare to dance. Waltz, actually. You know: Step forward, step sideways, step back, repeat with a little spin.

Cheng should know. She helped guide the direct sales giant from 1998's government shutdown of direct selling in the country to bring in $3 billion of Amway's $8.4 billion in 2009 sales.

"In this waltz we took one step backwards," Cheng told hundreds of attending her a speech, "Dancing Between the Dragon and the Eagle," Wednesday for West Michigan's chapters of InForum and the World Affairs Council.

By breaking with tradition and opening retail stores in China to support local salespeople, "we also took two steps forward. We very boldly asked for the right to set up our own Amway shops in all of the provinces and cities where Amway operates."

That step in the dance reopened the door for the company, she said, which continued a rhythmic and, ultimately, profitable relationship full of whisks and turns.

Keeping that in mind, Cheng said Americans need to understand three key factors when looking at doing business in China:

* It's never easy because China is complex, volatile and often difficult to understand.

* Approaching the market only as a way to make money is a recipe for failure.

* Doing business will be far easier with an good understanding of cultural differences.

That's the way to long-term business prosperity, according to Eva Cheng, chairwoman of Amway China.

Source: MLive

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Here's the latest Amway Thailand news:

The new top management of Amway (Thailand) will be officially announced in the near future, whose priority task will be not only to promote the Amway brand's image of quality but to sustain its reputation as the largest direct-selling company in the country.

Over the past two years, candidates for the top job have been processed by both the parent company in the United States and the regional office to ensure that the most qualified person is named.

So far, the heir apparent is Kittawat Ritteerawee, currently general manager. He was promoted as the company's No 2 last year to allow him to learn more management and leadership skills before taking the helm.

Amway (Thailand) is currently headed by managing director Preecha Prakobkit. The parent company extended his term for three years in 2009 and his tenure will end next year.

Preecha said Kittawat's most important priority if he is appointed to the No 1 position would be to sustain business growth. In addition, he had to proceed with building the brand, becoming the new "Mr Amway".

Source: The Nation

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Since 2003, Amway has mobilized its employees and distributors all over the world toward bringing about better lives for children in need.

Now in its seventh year of operation, the Amway One by One Campaign for Children has improved the lives of an estimated 7 million children through locally-developed charitable and service programs that align to make a global impact.

Employees and distributors alike have volunteered more than 1.3 million hours, and the company has contributed more than $112 million in donations to partner organizations aimed at children's issues.

"In every country, and indeed every community where Amway operates, we have people who act to make a difference," says Dana Boals, Amway vice president. "Thousands of employees and Amway distributors have rolled up their sleeves to bring about positive change. That is a purposeful reflection of our citizenship, brought to life."

Source: PR Newswire

Amway Global is proud to announce that ARTISTRY® Skin Care and Cosmetics, beauty power brand of Amway Global, is the Official Skin Care and Cosmetics Provider of the Miss America Pageant. Artistry will hold the title for both the 2010 and 2011 Miss America Pageants. The sponsorship will also give the Miss America Organization the opportunity to work with the entire Amway Global family of brands.

“Partnering with the Miss America Organization is an incredible opportunity for us,” said Jori Hartwig, Vice President of Marketing at Amway Global. “As a leader in prestige beauty, Artistry is dedicated to helping women of all ages feel confident that they’re putting their best face forward every day. We’re excited to introduce this brand to the Miss America contestants and look forward to showing them how it can let their inner beauty shine through on their big night.”

Source: PR Newswire

The Amway corporate jet carried a medical team and supplies to Haiti Monday on a flight of mercy. It returned with 10 Americans who were on a medical mission trip when the earthquake struck.

North Dakota nurse practitioner Sarah Kaspari Baker recalls, "I was holding the baby and grabbed the young mom. And it just rolled under our feet. It felt like being on a ship. The roar was amazing." She was working with a Haitian interpreter at the time, and says, "A young medical student whose university collapsed. And all his friends were killed. And he would have been there if he wouldn't have been on the island helping us."

The team worked on an island ten miles off the Haitian coast called La Gonave. The damage on the island was not as bad as the capitol. They still saw collapsed buildings and felt the fear that comes with a major quake. Team leader Bruce Blumer of Mitchell, South Dakota says, "Just beyond where the clinic was, there was a big open area. And it looked like it had snowed. There were probably 500 people lying on sheets because they were afraid to be in their homes that night." 

Source: WZZM

ADA -- Amway is donating $100,000 to disaster relief efforts in Haiti -- as well as matching contributions its employees and distributors make through its Web site amway.com.

The Ada-based direct seller says its initial $100,000 donation will be split between the American Red Cross and SOS Children's Village.

"We are fully committed to offering assistance quickly and meaningfully," said Jim Hunking, managing director of Amway operations in the Caribbean.

While Amway doesn't have offices in island nation, the company does have few hundred distributors -- also know as Independent Business Owners -- there selling products through its Amway Global division.

Source: MLive.com

As part of its One by One Campaign for Children, Amway Global donated $1.0 million in product to NBC's TODAY Show Toy Drive via a direct selling industry effort to provide holiday gifts for thousands of children nationwide. Amway Global's gift includes cosmetics, skin care, personal care, fragrances and jewelry, items aimed at teen and pre-teen girls - one of the groups often forgotten during holiday giving drives. Amway Global's donation is being shipped to 20 non-profit organizations across the country for delivery to disadvantaged children and families, providing in many cases the only gifts some children and teens may receive this holiday season.

Additionally, above the $1.0 million, Amway Global has promised for every person that visits the Amway Global Facebook page to learn more about how Amway Global shares with local communities and becomes a Fan between December 18 and Christmas Day, they will donate an additional gift, up to $100,000 worth, to the TODAY Show Toy Drive.

Source: PR Newswire

Amway China signed a new agreement with China Telecom on Friday to provide its salespeople with 3G phones with special online product and sales functions.

The agreement, which was signed at Amway China's headquarters in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, will let eligible Amway salespeople obtain custom-made 3G smart phones with several functions especially designed for them. The functions include online shopping, sales queries, customer management and makeup simulation.

"No matter whether it is 3G smart phones or the web, they are just tools or vehicles that can assist our salesmen with selling the company's products," said Gan Chee Eng, President of Amway Greater China. "Quite unlike e-shops, our model is that our salesmen will still look for customers, although they can access information through tools like 3G phones or the internet, rather than have customers look for products on the internet on their own initiative."

Amway China has considered introducing e-commerce services in recent years. But Gan said that even if the company launched its own online shops, they would serve as yet another tool for its salespeople.

"We have promised that Amway China will not leave its salesmen," Gan said.

Source: CRI

Ada, MI (PRWEB) December 2, 2009 -- Direct selling giant Amway has launched the most robust and innovative application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch in the direct selling industry. Through the expertise of leading mobile application developer, Übermind, Inc., Amway is ushering in a new era of commerce for its distributors and consumers.

Amway this month is deploying its iPhone app to distributors in its U.S. and Canadian affiliate, giving them crucial business functionality on the iPhone or iPod Touch product. Key features include customer relationship management tools, product and marketing information, safe point-of-sale order processing, and personal business performance tracking and reporting. Version 1.0 of iPhone app is Amway's first step in a major initiative to help its distributors do business any time, anywhere through a powerful, easy to use tool that is always at their fingertips.

Source: PR Web

ADA TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Direct-selling giant Amway says it's eliminating 93 positions in the United States and Canada over the next 15 months due to a consolidation of its financial operations.

Amway Corp. said in a release issued Monday most of the jobs are finance-related and will be trimmed at its global headquarters in Ada, Mich., just east of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Amway says it hopes to eliminate as many positions as possible through attrition and early retirement, and by moving employees to open positions elsewhere in the company.

Its European operations also are being streamlined but the company says it won't have details about that until next year.

Source: Associated Press