This was originally posted at Epinions.com …. The Bottom Line: The pressure to buy products, host parties and become a Mary Kay lady is relentless. My first experience with Mary Kay was when the wife of my husband’s manager cornered Read more…
Is Mary Kay a multi-level marketing company (MLM) or is it a pyramid scheme? Does it really matter? Not really… both are essentially business opportunity scams that take money from millions and millions of households a year. MLMs generally have Read more…
Written by The Scribbler I’m particularly amused by the line, “…will enable you to determine if Mary Kay is right for her or not right for her!” As if any recruiting interview ended with an IBC telling the prospect, “I’m Read more…
Written by The Scribbler This script from nsd Lisa Madson has all of the finesse of a vacuum cleaner salesman inching his way across the porch, inching his way over the threshhold, and finally through the front door. Notice how Read more…
Another consultant who got sucked into the pink cult as a “favor” to her friend who was trying to move up in Mary Kay. It started years ago. My best friend (at the time) just joined Mary Kay and invited Read more…
This newspaper article was in the Springfield News Sun in June 2007. I love the mention of Pink Truth, along with the web address. This is cool! It pays to be in the beauty business Local woman finds her Read more…
“How does Mary Kay respond to complaints about independent sales force activities that violate the terms of Independent Beauty Consultant, Independent Sales Director and/or Independent National Sales Director agreements?” When it comes to situations regarding contractual violations, we strive to Read more…
Mary Kay’s “official” dress code as of June 2007. “Is it true that Mary Kay has changed the professional attire guidelines for Company- sponsored events?” As you know, Mary Kay Ash strongly believed that maintaining a professional image should always Read more…
This is what Mary Kay Inc. sent out to the national sales directors in April 2007 about losing the Tristrata patent lawsuit. I love the company's justification of its actions and denial of wrongdoing. "We didn't do it. Honest!!!!" Read more…
Since I told you over a year ago that Mary Kay was redoing their entire color cosmetic line, I have maintained that the only real reason to make this big change was money for Mary Kay. *gasp* You’re thinking: “But Read more…
I think it is very telling that Jamie does not let her consultants see the totals for the directors!!!
I saw that series! Kirsten Dunst played the lead and the show was loosely based on Amway.
Excellent eye opener!
There was a TV series on MLMs 5 years ago, I caught it, and it was frighteningly realistic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Becoming_a_God_in_Central_Florida Again,…
Thanks for this great breakdown, Frosty! Seeing a real-life example like this, along with the math of "what's the most…