About 10 years ago, Jon Taylor, PhD (a well-known researcher on MLM schemes) wrote a piece about MLM products and their quality and pricing. While the pricing may have changed a bit, the overall conclusions are still valid. I hope Read more…
Everything in Mary Kay is centered around a contest. There is so little profit (usually none!) to be made, that you have to get consultants ordering products somehow. Who is going to keep selling products at no profit? But if Read more…
I always complain about how Mary Kay rewards ordering over selling… paying commissions and giving prizes based on wholesale orders by consultants. They don’t give a darn if anyone ever sells those products, so long as MK has their money Read more…
Written by BestDecision What is Mary Kay Inc thinking?! Right now, Consultants everywhere are buying stock of the new 3D Miracle Set. There’s 2 glaring issues I see as a hindrance to this being a big seller for these same Read more…
An article from late last year provides some interesting insight into how multi-level marketing companies (and their recruiters) are exploiting the “gig economy” to recruit new victims. It’s entitled “MLMs Take the Worst Parts of the Gig Economy, Then Make Read more…
Almost everyone loses money in multi-level marketing. Sure, you hear people say “I know several people who have made a lot of money in MLM.” This is nonsense for three reasons: 1. People rarely see proof for this “making a Read more…
Time and again we hear about the executive incomes made in Mary Kay. You can work part-time hours and get full-time pay! Make what you’re worth. Earn as little or as much as you choose to. The position of sales Read more…
Today I’m ranting again about the lack of the “executive income” in Mary Kay. Oh, I know the arguments by the Kaybots…. but what if women really don’t WANT to make an executive income. I heard so many women recruited Read more…
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 Read more…
Written by The Scribbler I’m convinced that one of the most cherished verses in the world of MLMs – Mary Kay included – is Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Want to test that theory? All you Read more…
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I hope Linda and Katie got terminated, not that Katie cares. Linda better pedicure her toes, it might be time…
I would love if corporate started cracking down on NSDs. Perhaps they are getting rid of liabilities before the sale?
Linda has NEVER been this quiet around seminar time EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sure Rachel’s unit is enormous. Many of Lisa’s directors have stepped down pouring all those people into Rachel’s unit.…
I hope Katie got terminated for breach of contract! And Linda along with her, losing her pension. There's no way…