Written by Parsons Green The Mary Kay Facebook groups are full of posts like this. Consultants have over ordered products and can’t sell them. The responses are always the same. Either a consultant is in the same boat herself, or Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose One of the perennial “benefits” that Mary Kay recruiters tout for starting your own MK business is tax advantages. As a home-based business, there are oodles of expenses you can write off, lowering your total reported Read more…

Written by Raisinberry A revelation of the real business plan of Mary Kay Cosmetics… The fact that Mary Kay takes pains to invent the term “dual marketing” to disguise the business model tells you that even Mary Kay is embarrassed Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Every week in the Facebook groups, it’s the same old story. A consultant can’t find customers. If you can’t find customers, you can’t sell product. Here’s a recent example of the valuable advice the Mary Kay Read more…

Written by Parsons Green The Mary Kay Beauty Book is a company published document that contains both an overview of the company along with a description and product list of each product line. It has been around since the beginning Read more…

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 Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Even though the holiday season is coming to a close, directors and consultations still have monthly production requirements to maintain their units and to avoid car copays! Sandra Husband asked for some tips on how to Read more…

Written by Parsons Green Since Mary Kay no longer publishes director commissions in the monthly Applause, it’s hard to see how successful the consultants are. Enter the Star Consultant Program! The program runs quarterly, and consultants are awarded points based Read more…

We often talk about how Mary Kay consultants and directors are prone to ordering products they don’t need so they can “finish a goal.” Rachel Ryan has done it. Chelsea Adkins has done it. How do we know? Well when Read more…

Written by Parsons Green If a Mary Kay consultant is inactive, the company requires a $225 wholesale order to reactivate the consultant’s 50% discount. Before the new In Touch upgrade, directors could intercept those orders to give them time to Read more…