![]() GM had an exclusive agreement to sell cars of the specific shade only through Mary Kay. The specific shade has varied over the years from bubble-gum to soft pearlescent pink. GM has painted over 100,000 custom cars for Mary Kay. The following year, Ash rewarded the company's top five salespeople with similarly painted 1970 Coupe de Ville cars. The Cadillac served as a mobile advertisement for the business. In 1968, Mary Kay Ash purchased the first pink Cadillac from a Dallas dealership, where it was repainted on site to match the "Mountain Laurel Blush" in a compact Ash carried. A third plant was opened in 1997, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland for the European market. A second plant was opened in Hangzhou, China, to manufacture and package products for that market. The company's primary manufacturing plant is in Dallas, Texas. As of 2017, Mary Kay’s continuous multinational expansion had seen its sales grow to $3.7 billion with 2.5 million consultants, 39,000 directors and 600 national directors. In 1995, its sales had grown to $950 million, including $25 million in Russia. Starting in 1963 with 318 consultants and sales of $198,154, the company exceeded $500 million in sales through 220,000 consultants by 1991. Mary Kay releases few details about the average income of its sellers. Mary Kay distributors must purchase a $100 starter kit to qualify. Mary Kay distributors, called beauty consultants, can potentially make income by directly selling to people in their community, and also receive a commission when they recruit others to begin selling under their distribution network. Mary Kay sells cosmetics through a multi-level marketing model. The real key to success is creating an environment where people are encouraged to balance the many aspects of their lives.Mary Kay corporate headquarters in Addison, Texas ![]() At Mary Kay Cosmetics the order of priorities is faith, family, and career. People give you their best when they know they'll be rewarded.Keep Business in Its Proper Place. Upward mobility for employees in your company builds loyalty. By elimination stress factors -fear of the boss, unreasonable deadlines, and others- you can increase and inspire productivity.Develop and Promote People from Within. Remember that every good manager is also a good listener.Create a Stress-Free Workplace. Even criticism can build confidence when it's `sandwiched' between layers of praise.Tear Down That Ivory Tower. Recognition is the most powerful of all motivators. When you treat them as you would like to be treated yourself, everyone benefits.Praise Your People to Success. People are you company's number one asset. Here's how it can work for you.Recognize the Value of People. It brought spectacular success to Mary Kay. Based on the age-old Golden Rule, it encourages managers to treat staff, customers, suppliers -everyone- with the same care, consideration, and concern they would like to receive themselves. It's such a shame that this book is out of print because it is wonderful! Here's a summary of Mary Kay's advice, taken from the back cover:"This is the management philosophy that turned Mary Kay Ash's storefront cosmetics business into a multimillion dollar corporation in just twenty years. As a teacher, many of the suggestions can be applied to creating positive interactions with students. I really wish that my office job employer would have used Mary Kay's advice I sincerely believe that it would have made me a better employee who cared about my job and motivated me to do my best. As a person who has worked an office job and as a teacher, I can tell you that this book has great information for both office managers and teachers.
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