Written by The Scribbler Ever see NSD Linda Toupin’s “Child of God” document? It’s a photo collage of all of Toupin’s homes – from her modest river cottage to her multi-turreted Helm’s Deep of present day. Listed underneath each home Read more…
The concept of “playing ball” in Mary Kay is simple. It’s a fancy way to say that if you aren’t ordering, your director won’t help you. It doesn’t really matter if you have a ton of inventory that you’re working Read more…
Here’s a little recruiting questionnaire that a Mary Kay consultant is supposed to use to “get to know you better.” The truth is that it’s really meant for her to find out what you “hot buttons” are so she can Read more…
Another “do it fast” Mary Kay training document. Of course, if you can’t do it fast like this document demonstrates, you are likely a lazy loser who just didn’t work hard enough. Let’s be honest. You cannot possibly build a Read more…
Ick. Another propaganda piece to assure Mary Kay consultants that if they just pray enough and want it enough, they can be successful in Mary Kay. If they are not successful, they must not have had a high enough “deserve Read more…
Mary Kay nsd Pam Shaw teaches that ordering lots of products is the most important thing for any new consultant. Directors will have the most production when they coerce new consultants into these big orders. $3,600 is best! Finding Unit Read more…
Here’s a cool Mary Kay training piece that the sales directors pass around ad nauseum. Someone made up four stages for your Mary Kay career. Below are those stages, with my description of the reality of those stages in italics. Read more…
One sales director is suggesting that new Mary Kay consultants use this letter to get a bank loan. Yes, she’s suggesting that the consultant actually present this nonsense to a bank loan officer. I’m afraid to say that this isn’t Read more…
It is common for multi-level marketing companies to publicize that “direct selling” (the code name for multi-level marketing or legalized pyramid schemes) picks up during a recession. The whole industry is portrayed a massive opportunity for consumers to make money Read more…
Written by The Scribbler If this script were made into a movie, it would be titled, “Is there any reason why we couldn’t get your Starter Kit ordered?” The pushy phrase is shoved into the potential recruit’s face a minimum Read more…
" If each of you reached just one new person to give Mary Kay a try through your social media…
At the risk of sounding redundant: None of the 6 initiatives actually say anything substantive about how to make any…
Of all the BS he was spewing one thing struck me and that was the idea of paid social media…
The social media influencer strategy failed Seint. What makes you think it’s going to go any better for Mary Kay,…
What's it called when you do the same thing over and over and expect different results? Oh yeah, it's the…