Why do women want a pink Cadillac from Mary Kay? It’s a great marketing tool, and that’s why Mary Kay offers it. It essentially costs them nothing out of pocket, since directors squeeze more orders out of consultants to qualify for the Cadillac than they otherwise would. Extra orders means …
Written by Raisinberry This one is going to be painful. This is one for the “career path” consultant. You are sitting down… that’s good. This is a recap of your life in Mary Kay. Some of the facts will vary, but the general “technique” should open your eyes fully. Hopefully, …
Here is a look at the new sales director suit for Mary Kay’s 2019-2020 year. And the red jackets…
Written by Raisinberry If you had success once in Mary Kay, you can have it again, right? You keep drawing on that one positive experience to tell yourself that it can be done again. There is a joke in my family about how lousy my coffee is. I have had …
Why do Mary Kay sales directors push so hard for consultants to be “star consultants”???? It’s not because it helps the consultants. A star consultant is simply someone who has ordered $1,800 wholesale or more during a quarter. In real businesses you don’t order products if you’re not selling them, …
Written by The Scribbler I used to work with a bubbly, perky 20-something in our church nursery. She and I laughed together, chit-chatted together, and I thought it could be the beginnings of a terrific friendship. She invited me out for coffee and said she wanted to get to know …
Almost no one gets to the status of national sales director in Mary Kay. No matter how hard a director works, her chances of gathering the number of women needed to get to national are extremely low. It’s a system designed for women to fail. As with most of the …
Written by sadnpink Guilt and shame are two of the most powerful manipulative tools in the tool box of MLMs and especially Mary Kay. It is one reason so many women stay in the company and find it difficult to leave. The thought of “who am I going to let …
Written by Lynn I am sick and tired of all the fake I have seen in Mary Kay. I’ve watched my director go from someone who seemed caring and thoughtful to pushy and rude to anyone who isn’t on board with her mission. Looking back I can see how she …
The big selling point in Mary Kay (or any MLM, for that matter) is “part time hours with full-time pay.” You have to get to sales director level to (hopefully) get that full-time pay. (Sadly, the vast majority of sales directors only make minimum wage.) We’re told over and over …
