Even Mary Kay Inc. knows that consultants are not selling their products. There is no significant retailing going on. Yes, there are some retail sales. But if you’ve ever been told the truth by a sales director, the bulk of Read more…
Written by SnoBaby It annoys me to no end when people make statements of truth but don’t provide factual evidence to prove the point. I used to only consider this when talking politics. I’ll give an obviously silly and hypothetical Read more…
Written by The Scribbler It’s always fun to browse through Mary Kay NSD websites and see what constitutes “money management” training. Naturally, when I came across the “Fall Retreat Money Management Slides” on NSD Linda Toupin’s website, I was interested. Read more…
Written by Raisinberry Once or twice in my stint in Mary Kay, corporate sent out a business questionnaire to ascertain the level of satisfaction with my business. Now that I think back, the questions had wording that skirted any perceivable Read more…
Yesterday ESPN published an article about AdvoCare, Drew Brees Has A Dream He’d Like To Sell You. AdvoCare is a typical multi-level marketing (MLM) company. It focuses on selling a “business opportunity” and uses nutritional products to make it appear Read more…
This is possibly my favorite secret from PostSecret… ever!
Written by Lazy Gardens I’ve seen this business cost comparison flyer on many director’s websites. I don’t know who developed it, but they are overestimating startup costs by about 2000% for at least one of the businesses. It makes Mary Read more…
Back in 2013, I criticized Dave Ramsey sharply for promoting the idea that multi-level marketing is a way for consumers to make a lot of money. This article was published on his site, and it said: Truthfully, if you have Read more…
I love it when Mary Kay national sales directors make up new words. Especially when they’re so fitting for a company that wants you to load up on product and get access to as much credit as you can so Read more…
A Mary Kay sales director surveyed sister directors to see how much they paid their office assistants. Check out the responses she got… $8.50 per hour is what I pay my assistant… she updates my unitnet site, mails “I” status Read more…
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"If Stachia wouldn't have hosted a party for new consultant Deb, this never would have happened." She was that close…
Imagine a real job, in which your sales manager pretends that if you sell more, the trip she gets to…
And how many women in your unit, who spent spent spent and recruited like the Vietnam War draft to put…
Ummm, you do realize you don't have to pay for the supposed benifits YOU say you receieve being a MK…
So much for "Family Second, Career Third"!