Written by A Former Consultant It would seem that when a company has created a private dynasty for itself from selling cosmetics to women it calls “Consultants,” it would sit back, count the cash and be satisfied. But not the Read more…

Mary Kay Inc. filed a motion with the court in the Robin Blackmond Dunda v Mary Kay Inc. lawsuit, asking that certain documents be filed under seal. This means that certain documents and evidence would be protected and not available Read more…

We all know that Mary Kay Inc. will never publicly admit that sales and recruiting have been negatively impacted in the United States. But corporate is feeling the pain, and you can see some evidence of this when you look Read more…

Primerica Financial Services has become known for offering people “job interviews,” when they are really just having multi-level marketing recruiting meetings. Here’s one victim’s experience of being asked to show up for a “job interview” that was really a recruiting Read more…

Here are some comments on the “con” side of the Primerica debate. The most common complaints include reps who aren’t knowledgeable, overpriced products, and low commissions for the actual seller. From Yahoo Answers:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/businessopprule/522418-11929.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed Business Opportunity Rule (“Rule”) pursues the laudable goal of preventing fraud in the work-at-home, pyramid and vending machine marketplaces. But the Rule does not narrowly define and prohibit the specific practices in which the Commission Read more…

One common complaint I’ve seen about Primerica Financial Services is the low level of commissions received from the sale of the company’s financial products and services. Essentially, there are many levels in the pyramid that are paid from the sale Read more…

With a couple of threads about Primerica over on the Pink Truth Discussion board, the Primerica defenders have been sending me emails to sing the company’s praises. So here’s a little about the company and its multi-level marketing structure.