Written by The Scribbler Do you know about the Mary Kay concept of the Gold Medal? Simply put, winning a Gold Medal means that one has recruited five women within a given month. There are lesser metals assigned for lesser Read more…
A new Mary Kay recruit, almost reeled in by a sales director who she thought was becoming her friend. But it was really all about the inventory. So, I’ve always been well aware of the name Mary Kay. It’s been Read more…
Mary Kay recruiters and sales directors rave about the “benefits” of being a part of Mary Kay Cosmetics. How the items on this list can possibly be compared to paid sick leave, a 401(k) or tuition assistance is beyond me. Read more…
Written by SuzyQ Oh, I wish I had the magic words! Just what does it take to get the message across to the pink believers that MK is a scam? What part don’t they get? Maybe a short reminder would Read more…
A Mary Kay husband responding to the fact that 99% of people lose money in MLM, meaning it’s nearly impossible to make money selling Mary Kay products: It’s only impossible if you do not sell it. You were unable to Read more…
Written by PinkPeace In the wonderful world of Mary Kay, we certainly see our share of crazy prizes in offered in different units. There’s ugly jewelry, the oh-so-special opportunity to have coffee with a director, or the ride she could Read more…
Written by Raisinberry The longer I am away from Mary Kay, the more I am reminded to clearly define what the boundary lines are to my own sales approach. I spent some time thinking about how the lines got blurred Read more…
One of the many problems in Mary Kay is finding tactics that actually work to sell more products. There are gimmicks that are used to book classes, to get people to try a product or two, or maybe even to Read more…
Written by Parsonsgreen Carrie is a two time sales director in the Jamie Taylor National Area underneath Taylor McKnight. (Two time means she was a director, lost her unit because she didn’t make production, and then became a sales director Read more…
Why are you doing this? Anytime I look for something for my business your blog comes up. I do understand that this did not work for you, but its not a blanket experience. It works for some and not for 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