Forbes magazine has confirmed their incompetency when it comes to discussing Amway -
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Richard-DeVos_GLPH.html
Not only do they call us a "pyramid selling scheme" - which are illegal, and claim we peddle cosmetics and nutritional products "door-to-door", they can't even get the picture of an 83yr old billionaire right!
Either that or they're REAL impressed with the cosmetics and nutritional products!
Forbes utter foul-up
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Forbes utter foul-up
by ibofightback » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:43 pm
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by RW1 » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:06 am
ibofightback wrote:Forbes magazine has confirmed their incompetency when it comes to discussing Amway -
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http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/bil ... _GLPH.html[/url]
Not only do they call us a "pyramid selling scheme" - which are illegal, and claim we peddle cosmetics and nutritional products "door-to-door", they can't even get the picture of an 83yr old billionaire right!
Either that or they're REAL impressed with the cosmetics and nutritional products!
If I hadn't seen with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it - somebody should be held accountable for such rubbish.
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by ajgannon » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:41 am
Is that a picture of Richard Jr. (Dick) DeVos? I know it's not Doug. I've seen Doug many times.
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by ibofightback » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:53 am
yup
“This business is about opportunity for people who want something more than what they have … and are willing to work for it, to learn, to grow, to develop themselves and others, to build something of lasting value, to free themselves from the tyranny of need and want, to embrace independence and self-determination, and to achieve financial freedom.” - Jim Dornan
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by joebrueske » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:55 am
They got it right for the 400 list, and it looks like they just copied the whole thing BUT the image.
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400 ... _GLPH.html
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400 ... _GLPH.html
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by TB 2 IBO » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:55 am
It is a bit crazy...the article.
However, perhaps I am just reading it wrong but couldn't they be talking about "back in the day" with regards to the door to door peddling? It was at the end of a brief history of DeVos.
Absolutely disagree with the "pyramid selling scheme".
However, perhaps I am just reading it wrong but couldn't they be talking about "back in the day" with regards to the door to door peddling? It was at the end of a brief history of DeVos.
Absolutely disagree with the "pyramid selling scheme".
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by Ros » Tue May 12, 2009 8:39 pm
The person(s) who did the Forbes piece on "The World's Billionaires" obviously didn't do a thorough job in their research in '08 or '09.
Although they are still using old stereo types and incorrect data, on the bright side they did get the sales figures correct and at last they have gone from calling us a "soap" company to where they are now recognizing us as a "health and beauty" company. I'd call that progress.
About the picture, you decide...
Although they are still using old stereo types and incorrect data, on the bright side they did get the sales figures correct and at last they have gone from calling us a "soap" company to where they are now recognizing us as a "health and beauty" company. I'd call that progress.
About the picture, you decide...
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by Ros » Tue May 12, 2009 8:41 pm
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by ibofightback » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:16 am
“This business is about opportunity for people who want something more than what they have … and are willing to work for it, to learn, to grow, to develop themselves and others, to build something of lasting value, to free themselves from the tyranny of need and want, to embrace independence and self-determination, and to achieve financial freedom.” - Jim Dornan
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Re: Forbes utter foul-up
by Deb » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:27 pm
I guess if I was Rich - I'd be flattered. If I was Dick, on the other hand......And that was just about the worst picture of Rich (who's a very photogenic sort of guy!) I think I've ever seen......
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