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October 2013

Loose Lips–A National Sales Director Lets Slip: Mary Kay Cosmetics Is A Multi-Level-Marketing Company After All

“You can spend all day covering a turd in pink frosting and calling it a ‘cupcake.’ At the end of the day, though, it is really still just a turd.” — author unknown What happens when a multi-level-marketing company like Mary Kay Cosmetics has its well-rehearsed mantra that Mary Kay …

Are Multi-Level-Marketing Companies Like Mary Kay Building American Dreams?…Or Destroying Them?

As with most multi-level-marketing companies, Mary Kay Cosmetics’ sales force “is compensated not only for sales they personally generate, but also for the sales of the other salespeople that they recruit.” All-too-often, Mary Kaybots are loathe to admit that their pink pyramid is nothing more than a multi-level-marketing scheme. In …

Front Loading: How Mary Kay Predators Rope Their Prey Into Large Inventories and Bigger Debt

One of the several ways Mary Kay Cosmetics rakes in billions of dollars year after year is by convincing newly-signed consultants to buy large quantities of inventory as they start their “businesses.” The tactic often used by Mary Kay’s predatory sales force is called front loading. One MLM attorney’s explanation …