Alticor Media Blog Fighting Back / "Getting Political"

It's an odd feeling, having others who don't know our company make claims about us in the course of the Michigan governor's race. Opinions are one thing, and everyone's entitled to them. But we do not intend to sign over ownership of the facts.

--Alticor Media Blog

I don't have a dog in the hunt for Michigan's new governor, but I do recognize a problem candidate Dick DeVos may have.

In order to tout his credentials for running the state of Michigan, he has to rely on his experience with running the multi-billion dollar Alticor Corporation.

On the other side, in order to run a multi-billion dollar corporation; Alticor has to maintain somewhat of a distance from "politics" and protect its own name and practices despite it's president running for Governor.

Alticor Media Blog is on the defensive/offensive with two recent articles "clarifying" issues brought up by Candidate DeVos.

The first involves their operations in China and the investment of money in that pursuit and how it might affect US and local Michigan jobs.

The second covers an issue over a DeVos quote about manufacturing in India via Amway India.

DeVos made the comment that Alticor did not have manufacturing facilities overseas except in China,

"With the exception of the China plant that has been so carefully exposed, thanks to my friends at the Democrat Party, who've helped us to tell that story, about the fact that we have a plant in China, despite that, having that plant there, and I'd be happy to address that issue in particular, we have no other manufacturing facilities outside the United States."

Well, Michigan Dems say this is a lie. Alticor and Amway DO manufacture in India. The Dems' article does not explain that the China plant is owned by Alticor and that the India operations use a contracted third-party facility, much like Alticor's own Access Business Group facility.

Alticor's Media Blog explains the discrepancy.

As I said, I'm not really following the Michigan race closely as it has little to do with my local political scene, (except for that keen sense that DeVos' governor bid may be a prelude to a national contest in the future) so my opinion means very little.

But, I do think that Alticor may be experiencing a touch of what Quixtar and Amway distributors go through. As IBOs we are often judged by other less-than-reputable IBO actions or we are plagued by "an Amway image" problem.

Alticor may be scrambling to quickly dispel any stumble a candidate may make that brings a bad light on the company itself. How do you tell the boss that you don't want him to lose the business while he may be winning the political race?


"Getting Political" is a semi-regular feature of "On The Road With Dave". While Dave is no political pundit by any stretch of the imagination; "Getting Political" allows him to stretch that imagination.