Why change all the color cosmetics at Mary Kay Inc. Wasn’t the platinum packaging nice? Wasn’t it hip? Didn’t our customers like it? Apparently not. In 2008, Mary Kay Cosmetics decided to make a massive change to all of the Read more…

Pink Truth is definitely accomplishing its goal each day! I was excited last night after meeting with a friend of mine who was convincing me to become a Mary Kay consultant. She needed just one more person to meet her Read more…

Below is the "career path" and the commission levels at Cookie Lee Fine Jewelry as of 2007.   (Click on the picture to see it full size.)  

Written by SuzyQ They are sending out newsletters and emails celebrating the fact that the USA is facing (or in the words of one, is IN) an economic recession! Oh, happy day. And it is because the sales of vices Read more…

Do you think your multi-level marketing company makes it hard for participants to earn a living? Well you haven’t seen Pre-Paid Legal! It’s next to impossible for an associate to earn a real living selling their “plans” to unsuspecting customers. Read more…

That’s a funny title, right? But I’m just saying “dead horses” to make a point, right? I mean, a Mary Kay sales director would never refer to her consultants as dead horses. Would she? Of course she would. Just like Read more…

This was originally posted at Epinions.com …. The Bottom Line: The pressure to buy products, host parties and become a Mary Kay lady is relentless. My first experience with Mary Kay was when the wife of my husband’s manager cornered Read more…

Is Mary Kay a multi-level marketing company (MLM) or is it a pyramid scheme? Does it really matter? Not really… both are essentially business opportunity scams that take money from millions and millions of households a year. MLMs generally have Read more…

Written by The Scribbler I’m particularly amused by the line, “…will enable you to determine if Mary Kay is right for her or not right for her!”  As if any recruiting interview ended with an IBC telling the prospect, “I’m Read more…

Written by The Scribbler This script from nsd Lisa Madson has all of the finesse of a vacuum cleaner salesman inching his way across the porch, inching his way over the threshhold, and finally through the front door.  Notice how Read more…