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Marry Kay Cosmetics Case.
Marry Kay Cosmetics Case.
• Communications.
• Events.
• Sales force incentives.
• Recognition & prizes.
• Financial incentives.
History of VIP car program.
• Between 1983 & 1989,Marry Kay’s car programs increased from 1100
cars to 5000 cars.
• Most of this increase was due to VIP car program introduced in 1984.
• By mid 1989,VIP cars in force numbered 3000.
• Increased VIP participation was accompanied by several external cost
trends:
• The cost to Marry Kay of leasing the cars had increased with interest
rates.
• Automobile insurance premiums had escalated faster than both inflation
& prices of Marry Kay products.
• General motors discontinued the Oldsmobile Firenza ,reducing the resale
value of the one & two-year-old cars.
The current challenge.