AMWAY

Presented by:
Margaret DeMoss

Amway History
Amway was founded in 1959.
The name stands for American Way.
They created the first brand of multivitamins
in the U.S.
Approximately 900 registered patents.
40 years of experience.
They have 39 distribution centers in 31
countries throughout the world.

Amway Products
A leader in skin care, hair care, and
cosmetics.
#1 in water treatment system sales.
Produce biodegradable cleaning
supplies.
Grows and processes their own organic
vitamin and mineral supplements.

Farming Communities
Trout Lake, Washington
Lakeview, California
El Petacal, Mexico
Tiangu Brazil
Cera, Brazil

Manufacturing Facilities
Ada, Michigan
Lakeview, California
Buena Park, California
Guangzhou, China

Competitors
Avon (Timeline)
Procter & Gamble
Amway

Avon Facts
Leader in direct selling of beauty
products and anti-aging skin products,
jewelry, and apparel.
Largest manufacturer of fragrances.
4.9 million representatives in 100
countries that earn more than $2 billion.
$7.7 billion in sales annually.

P & G Facts
Sell products worldwide Retail
110,000 Employees
Net sales for 2004 was $51,407 Million.

P & G Products

Tide
Downey
Dawn
Bounce
Pampers
Luvs
Tampax
Always
Charmin

Vicks
Crest
Pantene
Head & Shoulders
Nice n Easy
Zest
Folgers
Pringles
Bounty

Amway
The largest direct-selling, multibillion
dollar, multilevel marketing, and
international business out there today.
The companys main vision and
founding principle is to help people
lead better lives.

Want a job?
They give millions of people the
opportunity to sell quality products and
offer support and training.
They offer a low cost start up
opportunity to anyone willing to sell
company products and recruit others to
do the same.

Fact or Fiction?
It was reported in 1996, that average
distributors for the Amway Corporation
earned just $36.08 per month, before
expenses. P&G also claims that the
odds are 99 to 1 that a new distributor
of Amway products will ever be
prosperous in this line of business.

Financials
Amways 2004 sales were
$6,200 million with an
annual sales growth of
26.5%.

Artemis
A solutions company that provides a
portal to companies that can be
accessed across their organization.
They provide focus, balance, and
solutions that are in the best interest of
their client company.

Efficient
The Artemis portal empowers the
company with shared knowledge and
real-time access to sales, forecasts,
changes, production flows, suppliers,
inventories, and distribution information
quickly and efficiently.

Amways Success
The companys success and
competitive advantage relies on how
well they can synchronize and
collaborate with all of their departments
around the world to provide a smooth
flowing and efficient operation.

Questions?