Written by SuzyQ The backstage reality is what the audience does not see. When the actors are on the stage and the play has begun, you are seeing what you paid to see – a great performance that is designed to touch you emotionally in some way. There is a …
Written by Raisinberry I can remember when things were much different in Mary Kay. I think that for the most part, that old school mental image was in our minds when we conducted every recruiting interview, every career talk. We were selling an idea of Mary Kay that doesn’t exist …
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 …
Written by Raisinberry Here we go again. July tanked. It’s August. The company sets up another promotion based around ordering, and your prize is a silly pin, charm, or something of the sort. Another push to add new customers to your Preferred Customer Program. Some sort of consistency club if …
At the beginning of every seminar year (July 1), Mary Kay rolls out new promotions. You’ll notice that the promotions are never about what you SELL, but only about what you ORDER from Mary Kay Inc. The sales directors will tell you that’s because corporate can’t possibly track actual sales …
Written by Raisinberry You have landed here, on Pink Truth. You’ve read a bit and you are outraged. You are a Mary Kay consultant at any level on the career path, and you want to straighten us out. You want us to stop being so negative, and possibly influencing your …
Written by BestDecision Mary Kay is very clear to sales directors: Get the new recruit to order inventory as soon as possible. The longer she waits, the lower the order. But what do you do when a major product change is coming? Mary Kay is releasing a new Timewise skin …
Written by Queen of Section 2 I learned a lot of lessons while in Mary Kay. It’s easy to listen to your upline. You think they have your best interest at heart. But they truth is that they have THEIR best interest at heart. Mary Kay makes it easy to …
Written by Raisinberry A while back, a Director wanted me to know that since I told my story on Pink Truth as so many other Directors have done, that I was one of those unethical Directors that needed to be weeded out of Mary Kay. It seems that I, while …
This article was originally published in March 2009. We are running it again to illustrate what happens to Mary Kay “stars” in a period of five years. Written by The Scribbler Curious about that title, dear seeker? If you are, you’ve found the right flight! Pass your battered Ziploc bag …
