Mary Kay is slowly dying in the U.S. In 2006 when Pink Truth started, the company had over 14,000 sales directors. They had about 700,000 consultants in the U.S. at that time. By 2008, the company had only 13,000 directors Read more…
Chelsea Claytor (Adkins) is excited because she picked up an official Mary Kay pink Cadillac. Her first Cadillac was one she leased on her own, since she didn’t meet the driving record requirements to drive one leased by Mary Kay. Read more…
Written by The Scribbler Circular reasoning, faulty logic, and subtle bullying straight from the top of the food chain, friends. Pay special attention to the last line of this NSD’s script – its guidance is designed to help recruiters get Read more…
The magic number in Mary Kay for a “qualified” recruit is a $600 wholesale order. But the larger the initial order, the better off the sales director is. For many years, an initial order of $3,600 has been the ultimate Read more…
A few years back, it was a big deal to be a “brand ambassador” for a company. To get a big one like Lululemon (when they were in their heyday) or cosmetic name like Smashbox was HUGE. You’d be your Read more…
Another comment on our video featuring Jamie Taylor admitting how she got people to order products they didn’t need… all so she could become an NSD. A comment by a woman who has been a lowly beauty consultant for 9 Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Time is truly the great healer. I offer that today as a message of hope for all the readers of Pink Truth. The day will come when in “full circle” fashion, you will return to your former Read more…
What do you do when you’ve run out of people to bother about Mary Kay? This is the reason so little of the products that are ordered from MK actually end up in the hands of a real consumer. Because Read more…
I found this piece on an old site that hasn’t been updated in almost a decade. But it’s a great read from someone who wants you to know that your failure in Mary Kay is all your fault. It was Read more…
Decisions, decisions. Pay $2400 for some unsellable cosmetics, and get a $50 vacuum cleaner for free, or else use your…
And don’t forget, they tax these “prizes” on your 1099. They are reported as income after a certain level.
Big time using FOMO against the sales force! I was my biggest motivator ... and my SD MIL used that…
The first 1800 star points each quarter are a 1-1 equivalent to wholesale dollars. $1,800 wholesale (consultant cost) order =…
They use Fear of Missing Out to the worse degree