Pink Truth: The Mary Kay Interview: Sucking in New Victims

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The Mary Kay Interview: Sucking in New Victims Apr 30th 2012, 11:00 This is an interview technique promoted by Mary Kay nsd Kathy Helou. She calls it an "innerview," rather than an interview. The point is to get the woman to tell you her weaknesses so that you can use those to help recruit her. My comments are in bold: Begin with your brief 3-5 minute “I” [...]

Well at least Tracy took the time to add her own thoughts to this instead of just posting someone else's work and making some useless comment about how awful Mary Kay is.  However, there is nothing substantial to any of the comments she makes.  Comes off feeling very elementary school yard argument... Kid 1 (Mary Kay) Here is a point. Kid 2 (Tracy) WRONG! Kid 1: Another point. Kid 2: WRONG AGAIN!!

Pink Truth: A Former Mary Kay Director’s Story and Numbers

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A Former Mary Kay Director's Story and Numbers Apr 27th 2012, 11:00 Written by GettingOutOfDebt Attention: Every person who wants to move up in Mary Kay- please read. If you're reading this as a consultant, please know that every word is true and meant to help you learn the other side of the MK story. I originally started in Mary Kay Cosmetics in April of 1991 in [...]

Is it possible?  Pink Truth posted a story by someone that claims to be enjoying and profiting from SELLING Mary Kay products? Yes this is a sad story.  No, it doesn't prove anything. If anything, it demonstrates that you CAN make money selling Mary Kay.

Pink Truth: Mary Kay Inc. Will Sue You!

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Mary Kay Inc. Will Sue You! Apr 26th 2012, 11:00 For a company that supposedly loves its beauty consultants, Mary Kay Cosmetics sure is in the business of suing sales force members. Recently I received a tip that Mary Kay Inc. sued Allison LaMarr and her company Driven, Inc. I promptly went to research the Dallas court records, and found not only the lawsuit against [...]

Pink Truth suggests that Mary Kay should not be allowed to defend their sales force --- I thought they were always complaining about how Mary Kay doesn't do anything when they know what is going on. If anything, this article proves just how difficult it IS to do something.

Pink Truth: Allison LaMarr: Fastest to Million, Fastest to Broke?

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Allison LaMarr: Fastest to Million, Fastest to Broke? Apr 25th 2012, 11:00 Have you ever wondered what life is like at the top of Mary Kay? Look no further than the standout beauty consultant Allison LaMarr, who quickly rose to fame within Mary Kay, and was put on a pedestal by corporate and sales directors. We have documented on Pink Truth the meteoric rise of Allison LaMarr [...]

This is shameful and I don't recommend anyone read it.  In fact, I took down the link. If you want to go read it, you know where to find it.  This is just Pink Truth (doing what they do best) spreading peoples personal information around and laughing at their failures.

Pink Truth: Digging Deeper: Mary Kay Sues Allison LaMarr for Violating the NSD Agreement

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Digging Deeper: Mary Kay Sues Allison LaMarr for Violating the NSD Agreement Apr 24th 2012, 09:00 Recently I received a tip that Mary Kay Inc. had sued Allison LaMarr and her company Driven, Inc. I promptly went to research the Dallas court records, and found not only the suit against Allison, but also a whole slew of lawsuits and related court actions filed by Mary Kay. The lawsuit was initially filed [...]

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Pink Truth: Do Sales Directors Depend on Others For Their Income?

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Do Sales Directors Depend on Others For Their Income? Apr 23rd 2012, 11:00 In Mary Kay, the pyramid-toppers want you to believe that you control your own income. That you don’t depend on others. If you want a raise, you just go out and get it for yourself. You, as a director, can control your income with the amount of activity you do. Nothing could be further from [...]

While there is some issue with assumptions in the Mary Kay document (particularly the $1,000 average order), Pink Truth is not proving anything other than the fact that they can say, "this proves nothing". This is one of those documents that gives you a goal and some idea of how much work will be involved in making the kind of money you may (or may not) want to make as a director. If you are putting yourself out there - warm chatting, holding classes, following up on leads (say 40 hours a week), I don't see how you would come up with any less than 5 new recruits/month.  Are you trying to talk 5 people into joining on the 28th of the month?  Than, yes, you will have issue(s) with that!  But if you are consistently offering information and following up on people that were interested, it seems that within a month or two, you should be able to rely on 5 new recruits/month. Whether every director in America or none are actually doing it, has little to do with whether or not it is doable.

Pink Truth: Allison LaMarr Lies: “I would never leave the Mary Kay life.”

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Allison LaMarr Lies: "I would never leave the Mary Kay life." Apr 21st 2012, 11:00 Back in May 2005, Allison LaMarr was flying high in Mary Kay Cosmetics. The company and its consultants couldn’t get enough of her, because her fast ascent to fame meant that anyone could do it. Allison was the NEW face of Mary Kay, and the company used her every chance they could get to prove [...]

Shame on you Pink Truth.  Is Allison culpable here? Yes, most likely.  Particularly if your facts are straight about her.  But:: 1. She was 26 when she said she would never leave Mary Kay (if your numbers are right).  We are all a little flaky when we are young adults.  I can't imagine ever leaving the job I am in right now and I am 32.  Now I am not broadcasting that publicly as Allison did, but at the same time, I have told people that.  All the same, if an amazing job offer came along, or things changed at my current job, who knows? There also is the concept of instilling confidence.  No good salesman is going to get up in front of other sales associates for his company and announce that he/she has his/her eye on the door.  The "extreme", "I'll never leave this company" stuff seems unnecessary and even fake, but the concept of pledging allegiance publicly to the place you are selling every day makes sense. Agree or disagree with that last statement, 2. You are crucifying an entire organization on one young woman's extravagant behavior.  Yes, they supported her and hailed her as a miracle worker of sorts, but that does not mean they approve of any nefarious behavior she was engaged in, or, more importantly, that "everyone (in Mary Kay) is doing it" as you would have us believe.