Mary Kay Facts....Did You Know?
- Mary Kay is #1 in
brand loyalty among customers who buy skin care products. Three out of five
women will buy the product after being introduced to it. It is estimated
that 80% will continue to use the Skin Care after they have been introduced
to the product
- Each year over
$1million is spent on research and development. We have one of the best
research and development facilities in the world.
- Mary Kay philosophy
for success is God First, Family Second, Career Third, Always working by the
Golden Rule.
- Some 30 million
consumers purchase approximately 200 million Mary Kay products each year.
- Mary Kay does not use
animal testing. We have also donated to Johns Hopkins Research to help find
alternative methods of testing.
- Mary Kay is the #1
best selling brand skin care in the U.S. for the 10th year in a
row!
- Advancement is based
on personal achievement at your own pace.
- Skin Care and
Cosmetic Sales is one of only three industries that are RECCESSION FREE.
- Mary Kay returns 37%
of every dollar earned to Consultants and Directors in the form of bonuses
and incentive programs. In 2000 this amount equated to over $400 million.
- In the next few
years, over 3 million women will start their own businesses investing more
than $100,000 each .
- It takes only $100 to
begin a Mary Kay career. Inventory is optional and all Inventory has a
one-year, 90% buy-back guarantee.
- Consultants are
independent contractors, backed by a fortune 500 company.
- Mary Kay has been
listed 5 times in the Top 100 Companies to Work for in America, and is one
of the Top 10 Companies for Women.
- Fortune Magazine
stated that one-year in Mary Kay was equal to $4,500 worth of training.
- In direct sales, Mary
Kay pays the highest commission – 50%. According to the Wall Street Journal,
there are more women in Mary Kay who earn over $100,000 a year than any
other
company in the world today. We have developed more millionaires than any
other company in the world.
- Mary Kay training
classes are equal to college courses in marketing, communications,
personnel, and small business management. Training is free and local.
- Approximately 66% of
all consultants work a full-time job and work Mary Kay part-time. They learn
the business, build a customer base, and may begin building a team to
manage. They may quit their full-time jobs when they are making more money
in Mary Kay.
- March 2003 was yet
another record breaking month with retail sales of $129 Million! That is a
13% increase from March 2002. Projections are that our sales will be $5
billion a year by 2005, with recruiting at an all time high!
- We have a fleet of
more than 12,000 cars on the road valued at over $180 million. There are Red
Pontiac Vibe’s driven by Consultants (Grand Achievers), Platinum Grand
Prix’s and of course the Pink Cadillac’s driven by our Directors. Mary Kay
has the largest fleet of cars in the United States!
- The company pays the
tax, licensee fees and a majority of the car insurance for all company car
drivers. Directors have paid life insurance.
- National Sales
Directors may qualify for a retirement plan called the Family Security Plan
which pays them up to 60% of their average annual income (the best 3 of 5
years) for 15 years after they retire. Retirement funds go to the family in
the even of death.
- It is estimated that
more women have earned over $1 million from their Mary Kay careers than at
any other company in the world.
- Mary Kay is #4 in
Internet Retail Sales in the World!
- Mary Kay’s marketing
plan is taught at the Harvard School of Business and several other major
universities.
- How are we different
from other Direct Selling programs? We have a closed loop, balanced program:
Mary Kay manufactures what we sell
Mary Kay distributes what we order
Each consultant tracks what she orders
Mary Kay is a dual marketing plan
- Mary Kay has
approximately 10 percent of the U.S. facial skin care market and 7 percent
of the facial color cosmetics market.
- The Mary Kay Ash
Charitable Foundation was created in 1996 to fund research of cancers
affecting women, and in 2000 expanded its mission to include prevention of
violence against women.
- Mary Kay Inc. was one
of 20 companies profiled in the 1996 book, Forbes Greatest Business Stories
of All Time, and Mary Kay Ash was the only woman founder in the book.
- Mary Kay Ash was
named Texas’ Business Woman of the Century.
- Mary Kay is
international. We are not only in the United States, but in over 33countries
around the world.
- Mary Kay Ash was
Chairman Emeritus until she passed away on November 22, 2001. Her son,
Richard Rogers, is CEO.
- Average ANNUAL income
for management positions in Mary Kay:
Grand Achiever - $19,000
Sales Director - $50,000
Senior Sale Director - $75,000
Exec. Senior Sales Director - $100,000
National Sales Director - $250,000
- Mary Kay’s annual
convention draws approximately 45,000 Beauty Consultants and Sales Directors
to Dallas for five consecutive three-day sessions each summer.