Start Something Beautiful Independent Sales Director Educational Flier FROM THE COMPANY New Starter Kit Custom Look NEW INDEPENDENT BEAUTY CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE SUGGESTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT SALES DIRECTOR New Independent Beauty Consultants who start their business as of February 15, 2012, will receive the new Starter Kit. Here’s what’s new: New Starter Kit Bag and Organizer Caddy Start Something Beautiful DVD Miracles Happen Book – Mary Kay’s Autobiography Product Samplers - TimeWise® Microdermabrasion, Botanical Effects™ and Mary Kay® NouriShine Plus™ Lip Gloss Updated and improved educational literature The arrival of the new Starter Kit will be a day to remember! The new Independent Beauty Consultant will be greeted with her beautifully packaged and pre-packed Starter Kit Bag equipped to help her get started and make the most of her new business. New Independent Beauty Consultants will receive their own Custom Look when they place their initial qualified order within 15 days of the Company’s acceptance of their Independent Beauty Consultant Agreement. New Independent Beauty Consultants may seek the guidance their Independent Sales Director to make an inventory decision, and receiving their own Custom Look is a great incentive to order early so they can start selling and earning money. Encourage her to complete the online quiz so that she receives a look that is customized just for her. You can help her complete it by accessing her quiz in your “New Unit Members” Report in myBusiness® New Independent Beauty Consultants can customize their product bonus bundles based on their preferences and business goals. Now that new Independent Beauty Consultants can customize their bonus, you may offer to help her decide which product bonus bundles would best fit her customer list. Asking questions can help her feel empowered and excited about her choices. A suggested activity for new Independent Beauty Consultants is to complete the checklist in the Start Earning Now magazine. Ask a new Independent Beauty Consultant to call you and tell you what she is most excited about in her Starter Kit. Encourage her to watch the Welcome segment on the Start Something Beautiful DVD and review the checklist in the Start Earning Now magazine for what to do next. Additionally, they’re great tools to incorporate into your New Independent Beauty Consultant Orientation. You may even find that much of the content in the Start Earning Now magazine covers much of the information that you may already include in your Welcome Packets. Visit www.marykayintouch.com for full details. Ready, Set, Sell! New Consultant Bonus Program The Ready, Set, Sell! New Beauty Consultant Product Bonuses now offer 5 newly created product bundles to choose from: TimeWise® Skin Care Botanicals Cleanse & Hydrate Skin Care Botanicals Freshen & Mask Skin Care Mary Kay® Color Bundle Mary Kay® Favorites Visit www.marykayintouch.com for full details. A great way to help new Independent Beauty Consultants decide which bundles to choose, would be to think about which products she wants to sell to her customers. The BizBuilders program is designed to reward Independent Beauty Consultants for consistently maintaining active status with the Company. New Independent Beauty Consultants can enjoy spending their BizBuilder Bucks on future product orders or Section 2 items as long as they maintain their active status. Visit www.marykayintouch.com for full details. The more they spend, the more they earn! They will also receive Seminar credit for BizBuilder Bucks they earn. “Thank you” note in first product order Any new Independent Beauty Consultant who starts her business as of March 1, 2012 will receive a thank you note in her initial order of $200 Section 1 wholesale or more. It’s the Company’s way of acknowledging and showing support of the commitment she has made to her new business. New Independent Beauty Consultants will feel warm and fuzzy after receiving the note in their product order. Follow-up to see if she received the note in her order, and let her know how Mary Kay Ash always cherished the personal touch. Let her know that you and the Company appreciate her and are excited as she starts this journey. Motivational CD in second product order Any new Independent Beauty Consultant who places her second Section 1 order of any size as of March 1, 2012 will receive a complimentary motivational CD in her order. This CD is one of the many things a new Independent Beauty Consultant will be inspired and motivated by to continue working her business. Ask new Independent Beauty Consultants to make a commitment to listening to the CD, and ask if she would mind giving you her opinion. Offer to give her suggestions on ways to fit it into her schedule, such as driving to an appointment or at night before bed. Targeted Communication The following communication will go out to new Independent Beauty Consultants in her first year: Welcome Letter mailed in Week 1 Emails in Week 2 – 4 and 14 Hanover message from Ryan Rogers in Week 7 and 11 Four postcards mailed in her first year These communication touch points are designed to help new Independent Beauty Consultants stay engaged, feel supported and keep the momentum going. Continue the praise and encouragement at your Unit meetings by asking, “Who got love from the Company this week?” Instead of tracking the communication, invite new Independent Beauty Consultants to bring these communications to the meeting. 1st Anniversary Gift Beginning April 1, 2012, New Independent Beauty Consultants will receive a $20 credit to use on a minimum $200 Section 1 wholesale order or more placed in their anniversary month. New Independent Beauty Consultants will want to be sure to place an order in their anniversary month to take advantage of this special offer. Celebrate this special occasion with her. Begin talking about the gift early in her 12th month. Regardless of her activity level, consider reaching out to her to make her feel special by acknowledging this important milestone. BizBuilders Program – BizBuilder Bucks! COMING SPRING 2012! Enhanced First Steps Program on Mary Kay InTouch® May 14, 2012 MKTV Event Limited time offers, such as 50% off a Mary Kay® Personal Web Site and the product bonus bundles are available to new Independent Beauty Consultants when they start their business. They must log-on to Mary Kay InTouch® to activate the limited time offers available as a reward for starting their business. These limited time special and free offers in the First Steps program can help jump start a new Independent Beauty Consultant’s business. This live broadcast is designed to help set new Independent Beauty Consultants up for success. New Independent Beauty Consultants can learn from successful Independent Sales Directors and can move forward with confidence. Help them understand the value of their first order, and placing it early. They’ll not only receive their product bonus bundles, but earn BizBuilder Bucks credit on their second order and a Custom Look. You’ll want to make sure your Unit member’s email is up to date in order to receive important updates and reminders regarding BizBuilder Bucks they have to spend. You can also stay up to date on the BizBuilder Bucks amount they have and when it expires by reviewing the BizBuilders Program report in myBusiness®. There’s a BizBuilders Beauty Consultant MKeCard® you can send to motivate her to take advantage of the credit. This $20 credit can also serve as an “activation” incentive if she needs motivation. Offer your assistance in helping her locate and log-on to the Mary Kay InTouch® web site. The newly designed pages will make the process easy! Offer to explain the advantages of the Company tools and special offers. Encourage new Independent Beauty Consultants to take advantage of these events to kick start their businesses and learn valuable tips in working her business.