Multi-Level Marketing. Features and controversy

Journal Title: Annals of Marketing Management & Economics - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0

Abstract

Multi-Level Marketing is a kind of novelty in the business reality. The greatest popularity gained in Western countries, where it functions as a kind of hybrid method in distribution of the goods with the design of the sales network. It is one of the most secure business models. In Poland the awareness of this type of activity is still small and remains a wide spectrum of scientific research. This situation has led to the creation of this article. The aim of the publication is to highlight the problems of Multi-Level Marketing, an indication of the essence of this phenomenon, and show how far is different than traditional marketing. The article presents the system of functioning of this kind of business, how it works a system of charging commissions and indicated a practical example of this system. Considerations based on literature studies and case studies.

Authors and Affiliations

Justyna Kaźmierczak, Artur Łabuz

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  • EP ID EP510819
  • DOI 10.22630/AMME.2018.4.1.2
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Justyna Kaźmierczak, Artur Łabuz (2018). Multi-Level Marketing. Features and controversy. Annals of Marketing Management & Economics, 0(0), 25-34. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-510819