One of the big selling points used by Mary Kay recruiters is the ability to”promote yourself” as fast or as slow as you want. The idea is that you “decide” you want to move up and make more money, and Read more…
Written by The Scribbler Remember the Harper’s article “The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Kay Cosmetics Preys on Desperate Housewives”? At the time the article came out, there was a flurry of media activity. Mary Kay and its NSDs were in Read more…
When 99% of your “sales force” loses money with your business venture, you’ve got to believe that there’s something wrong with the system. If less than 1% of people are able to turn a profit, that suggests to me that Read more…
I thought today was a good day to take a trip down memory lane. In 2012, Harper’s Magazine published an excellent article (the cover story!) about the pink pyramid scheme known as Mary Kay: The Pink Pyramid Scheme: How Mary Read more…
LuLaRoe leggings have become popular, and therefore the multi-level marketing (MLM) “business” of LuLaRoe has taken off. I’ve said over and over that multi-level marketing is not a business because more than 99% of participants lose money. But I wanted 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…
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!
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…
Tune in to 20/20 on ABC on Friday October 2 for a story on the truth behind Mary Kay’s multi-level marketing “opportunity.” MLM is not a business opportunity, it’s a clever scam that has been made to look like a Read more…
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The problem is that the majority of people who sign up and expect to make money don’t really know how…
It's interesting to me how all the responsibility falls on the hotel and its employees. She takes no responsibility for…
Jon Taylor also compares MLMs to casino gambling and a well known naked (no product) pyramid scheme. MLM loss rates…
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"The tax preparers who had clients at the top of the pyramid said things like: “It’s like any other business.…