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Beauty educator Ivan Zoot is joining Marianna Industries—a worldwide beauty-product manufacturer and supply company—as its director of education sales.

“We are very excited to have Ivan join our team at Marianna,” said Lori Christensen, the company’s national sales manager for schools. “Marianna is committed to being the leader in cosmetology school and dealer supply. Our products and teams are positioned to be industry-leading in quality and service.”

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Online Beauty and wellness publisher Total Beauty Media Group has launched Total Beauty Collection—a curated collection of beauty samples. Each collection of products includes four to six hand-picked, deluxe-size beauty samples across skin care, hair care, cosmetics and fragrance.

A limited quantity of the first Total Beauty Collection went on sale May 7 for $15 at

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Cosmoprof North America 2012—scheduled for July 22-24 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas—is hosting a panel of four social-media influentials who will discuss how businesses can handle the communication process between brands and the public, whether positive or negative feedback. The session, entitled “Join the Social Media Democracy,” will take place Tuesday, July 24, and will be moderated by Brad Masterson, vice president of Y Public Relations. The featured panelists are: