Is Mary Kay Cosmetics celebrating or lamenting today’s article in the New York Times on their business in China? While the Mary Kay spin machine got its typical praise for the pink Cadillacs and the “unlimited opportunity,” the article also Read more…
Mary Kay Cosmetics is currently running a “special” for new consultants. Instead of paying the regular $100 to sign up and receive a full starter kit, you can pay just $50 and get a mini kit in the month of Read more…
Mary Kay consultants and directors are always trying so hard to prove that the company is “on trend.” Never mind that the company has been way behind on plenty of trends, including tinted moisturizer, tinted lip balm, microdermabrasion, and more. Read more…
The CBS affiliate in Philadelphia ran a story yesterday about women doing direct selling in a recession to “supplement” their income. Of course, Rhonda Shasteen of Mary Kay got to have her say…. telling the world that women will spend Read more…
The Dallas Morning News ran this lovely article focusing on Mary Kay , and just like all the other articles on this topic in the last few months, the writer apparently did no fact-checking. The charade that multi-level marketing companies Read more…
In August of last year, Mary Kay ran a promotion offering a “$100 rebate” for new consultants. This gimmick worked the first time around, according to Mary Kay: Rhonda Shasteen, Mary Kay’s Chief Marketing Officer, point out, “In fact, in Read more…
Written by NoMoreMLM4Me Recently, The Scribbler wrote an incredible piece about how Mary Kay targets stay at home moms with young children. Let me share with you why they target moms with teenagers. Think back to the last time you Read more…
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As if yesterday’s fabulousness wasn’t enough, here are even more reasons to join Mary Kay, according to one sales director. How many lies and half-truths can you find in this list? GAS MONEY! Need I say more??? Selling as little Read more…
This list of Mary Kay “benefits” was used during August, when the company had the $100 showcase rebate going on. (Of course, you only got the rebate after you spent $600 wholesale plus tax and shipping.) FREE STARTER KIT! The Read more…
This is wild! To finish DIQ, I had 5 "fake" consultants. All but one (my mom, of course!) had signed…
Very good analogy.
Probably to convince the company that she was valuable to them.
Maybe she thought that if she placed a huge order, they wouldn't terminate her? Obviously, she was desperate not to…
"After getting her termination letter, she ordered $7200 in product. She also tried to place orders under 2 consultants...." Can…