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Post by shawnuff on Apr 30, 2008 20:03:57 GMT -5
You know, the same lady that tried to rebuke my allergies also came at us kind of strange with the personalized sales pitch.
For example: After we sat down to do the faces and whatnot, she continues the small talk about how she got started, and is already halfway through her life story. When my friend mentions that she's the pastor's wife and that we both attend the same church, MK lady flipped it on us and went in turbo-speed about how the company was founded as a ministry, blessings, holiness, she does makeovers for churches all the time, etc. It was all Jesus, all the time after that. (Although she recoiled dramatically when I asked her to come to our church in Detroit. In fact, she said "The best thing about MK is that we get to pick the areas where we go...so, um...uh...we'll have to see. ANYWAY, on to the moisturizer!")
Then she spent some time digging and gave us the standard "this baller could be you" brochures, but with nothing but black women inside and on the cover. Again, nothing wrong with that per se - but I knew that isn't the one she hands out to the other folks!
The rest of that visit was all kinds of awkward too - I couldn't figure out if we should be a lil' insulted or just chalk it up to catering to your audience. Hey, I'm sure it works for her though. The pink escalade in her driveway kinda spoke for itself!
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Post by The Elect Lady on May 1, 2008 7:40:56 GMT -5
MK is WILD BS. My sister is a Director. She scammed me into doing it by convincing me to support her. My result? I was involved in a $3000 scam involving Africans, Perfume and the internet while she stood there, shaking her head. She's doing good ( I guess ) with her pink cadillac marketing car. I can't understand how I have to spend $1000 to get a $100 check from MK. That's BAD math!!! They can talk their way through the Alergy complaint because the products are dematologically tested. And if you have a bad reaction, they will pay your medical bills. Their are a rack of ways to get through the "I use brand x" argument. Ya'll are dealing with professionals! They actually give you information on how to argue through the "no". Even if you have FLAWLESS skin, they will try to poke flaws in your skin care! I'm surprised the other people on the board didn't mention this. If you come up on a pushy MK consultant, just tell them that your sister/mother/aunt is a MK consultant and you are very happy them. In MK, you are not supposed to take someone else's customers. If they keep pushing, tell them you will take their card, but pass it on to your consultant. Good Luck!  |
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Post by Highly Favored on May 1, 2008 8:09:04 GMT -5
To the former consultants on the board. Did you ever feel like your Director was pushing you to sell more product or recruit more people? I certainly did. I was happy being a part time consultant, but I eventually gave it up because I got tired of the pressure from my director. Yes, that is why I quit going to meetings and everything. One thing I found is that they push you to hurry up and recruit a lot of people and get them active so you can get in your red jacket or get your car. But if you don't have a solid team built, you end up losing it anyway. I was buying all that product trying to win those foolish prizes and stuff and that stuff just sat on my shelf. Now I am unapologetically a personal use consultant. I may order twice a year. My husband likes the mens face soap, my daughter likes the Velocity cleanser and I like the miracle set and the new mineral stuff. My experience as a consultant was very similiar. I gave it up completely for a while, but now I am just a happy customer. |
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Post by Highly Favored on May 1, 2008 8:17:13 GMT -5
Eager-grad is correct. Consultants are not supposed to take other consultant's customers and will generally leave you alone if you tell them you already have a consultant. That is probably why, although I buy from several different people, I can avoid the constant attempts to sell me something. They all know I have a "primary" consultant and are just happy when I decide to buy a little something from them.
I didn't think about that earlier.
Also, regarding poking holes in the sales pitch, all of that is true. All salespeople (not just MK consultants) are taught to deal with objections to their sales pitch. That is why it is probably best to say that you're not interested and don't offer any excuses.
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Post by THE emPRISS on May 1, 2008 21:19:55 GMT -5
How do you handle this? I said I'd call her back later. i ignored the calls (my LS...love her and all but um er uh....she stays with a new hustle..i cant support them all) but hinted that i was interested in the microdermabrasion set...got it for my bday... LOL! WHAT?! Mary Kay reps are like bums...if you support everyone you that asks you, you'd be broke!! |
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Post by The Elect Lady on May 7, 2008 7:43:01 GMT -5
That's not nice! They are just trying to be in business for themselves, or get a tax break.
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Post by dtamaraclewis on May 7, 2008 8:47:27 GMT -5
Oh, I forgot about my friend who tried to recruit me...she invited me to this informational luncheon thingy. They had everyone stand and introduce themselves. When I stood, they put me on the spot and asked me point-blank: "Do you think you'd be interested in selling Mary Kay?" WTF?  I told them I was just there to hear more information. The friend that brought me finally got frustrated and ended up quitting herself! A woman at my church lost her red Grand-Am. I didn't even know that was possible. See, those are the things they don't tell you at the seminars and whatnot! Yeah, it is possible. You have to maintain your sales, your team has to stay active, and maintain your sales. If you or your team don't maintain a certain amount of whole sale purchases you can lose it all. I do think though that if you don't make your sales goal one quarter, they will take your commission that time around and you can keep your car. To me it is not worth it. I have heard of stories where consultants were called away for military duty and they were terminated from being directors, because they could not maintain sales. There was also a story where one consultant was battling cancer and she lost her position. It is just not a good business if you can't maintain sales. My director recently left her secure job as a university official to do Mary Kay full time. She gave up her pension, benefits, and everything. But if anything ever happens to her, she can lose it all. |
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I told them I was just there to hear more information.