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90 Year Old Dena Edwards Has Been Mary Kay Distributor For 46 Years

 
The OCRegister reports: 
A black-and-white newspaper clipping from a 1974 edition of the Fullerton Tribune shows a grinning woman stroking her cheeks in an upward motion, showing patients at a convalescent hospital how to properly apply facial cream.
Dena Edwards, the woman in the photo, was already well into her career selling cosmetics with Mary Kay Inc. when that photo was taken. She started her career 46 years ago and hasn’t stopped working since.
Even today, the bottom of her pink business card reads: “Call me for a complimentary facial.”
Edwards celebrated her 90th birthday on Saturday.
Crowned with a sparkly silver tiara, Edwards greeted old friends, colleagues and customers at the active senior residential community in Fullerton she calls home. Today, she maintains more than 150 Mary Kay customers as an executive senior sales director.

“It was

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DSA Announces ETHOS Awards

 
The American Direct Selling Association capped its annual meeting in San Antonio with this year’s ETHOS Awards at a Gala on Tuesday evening. The event revealed the winners of this year’s ETHOS Awards in 7 categories, as well as a new inductee into the DSA Hall of Fame.
Each year, the ETHOS Awards recognize a handful of DSA member companies for implementing programs that empower their sales force and bring greater awareness and understanding of direct selling to the general public. A panel of industry leaders and outside experts judges the entries with a focus on excellence, creativity and innovation.
Last month the DSA announced the ETHOS sub-category winners across seven categories. From those finalists, a panel of industry leaders and outside experts narrowed the selections on the criteria of excellence, creativity and innovation.
Recipients of this

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RetailMeNot Uses Free Speech In Lawsuit With Mary Kay

 
Austin-based RetailMeNot Inc. is using a free speech defense in a lawsuit filed by cosmetics maker Mary Kay Inc.
The digital coupon site filed its response Thursday saying Mary Kay attacked its free speech and its right to the use of publicly available information on the Internet.
Addison-based Mary Kay filed a lawsuit in March asking the court to bar RetailMeNot from using the Mary Kay name.
Mary Kay claimed in U.S. District Court in Dallas that it does not provide digital deals, offers and coupons for publication on RetailMeNot and hasn’t authorized or permitted the site to list deals, sales or codes using its name or likeness.

RetailMeNot said in a statement that it “rejects Mary Kay’s attack on the rights of Americans using its websites to freely exchange publicly available information over the Internet.”

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Mary Kay Makes Significant Impact On Environment, Celebrates Arbor Day

 
As the nation celebrates Arbor Day, Mary Kay Inc. is receiving the Promise to the Earth Award during the 2015 Arbor Day Awards.
The award recognizes the global cosmetic company’s commitment and contribution to tree planting, conservation and sustainability. The honor is being awarded to Mary Kay Inc. during the awards ceremony held April 24-26 at the Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Neb.
As part of Mary Kay’s corporate sustainability program, the Pink Doing Green? initiative provided financial support for the planting of nearly one million trees across the nation including five national forests in Montana, Idaho, Michigan, Colorado and California.
In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, the company also made a 5-year, $500,000 commitment as the lead corporate sponsor for the Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign to plant more than

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Does Avon And Mary Kay Test On Animals?

 
According to Snopes.com – the answer isn’t a clear yes or no: 
Animal Testing Resumes For Avon, Mary Kay, And Estee Lauder. Someone has posted this on Facebook and some are claiming it isn’t true. Can you verify this?
  
Origins:   In March 2015, a rumor claiming that cosmetic companies Avon, Mary Kay, and Estee Lauder had resumed animal testing started circulating again on social media sites, stemming from an article published by the Dog Files web site in 2012:
Animal testing for cosmetics is a hot topic in the beauty industry, with most consumers and many companies deciding to avoid products made with animal testing. After more than two decades following a no testing on animals policy, cosmetics giants Avon, Mary Kay, and Estee Lauder have resumed the practice without letting consumers know. 
According to a press release from Rush

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Mary Kay Goes After Web Giant RetailMeNot

 
RetailMeNot has prepared a statement claiming it believes to be in compliance with the law, but that the company is prepared to fight back in the suit.

“RetailMeNot, Inc. takes concerns related to third party intellectual property very seriously,” the prepared statement said. “RetailMeNot, Inc. continues to believe that it operates in compliance with law and in the best interests of consumers and its retail partners by aggregating information to help shoppers save money using its websites and mobile apps. 

“RetailMeNot, Inc. believes the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and intends to vigorously contest this matter.”
Original Post: Cosmetics retailer Mary Kay has filed a lawsuit in federal court against digital coupon giant RetailMeNot, claiming the company is soliciting coupons for the cosmetic company without its consent.
Mary Kay says in the suit, filed on Friday

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Mary Kay Expands Into Colombia

 
For a global cosmetics company focused on enriching women’s lives, there may be no greater indicator of future success than opening its newest market in the home of Miss Universe. On the heels of Miss Colombia winning one of the most coveted international beauty titles, the iconic beauty brand announces its arrival in Colombia on March 13 with the opening of Mary Kay Colombia.
The globally recognized beauty company was founded by Mary Kay Ash in 1963. After retirement, Ash sat at her kitchen table and wrote a list of the positive and negative things seen in her direct selling career and realized she had inadvertently created a marketing plan for a dream company – one which would provide women with unlimited potential to achieve personal and financial success.
Today, Mary Kay is a $4 billion company with more than 200 skincare,

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Mary Kay Named Official Beauty Sponsor For 2015 ‘ACM Awards’

 
The Academy of County Music (ACM) has announced its partnership with Mary Kay as the official beauty sponsor for the 2015 “ACM Awards.”
“We are excited to partner with a Dallas icon and legendary beauty brand, Mary Kay, as we prepare for the largest celebration in Country music history,” said ACM SVP/Brand Integration and Strategic Partnerships, Teresa George.
“Music fans turned out in droves when tickets went on sale for the events and quickly became the fastest selling in the Academy’s history with 65,000 tickets sold in just 18 minutes. We’re looking forward to a warm welcome from Mary Kay and thousands of Country music fans in north Texas.”
The “50th Annual ACM Awards” will air live from AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas at 8p (ET/delayed PT) on SUNDAY, APRIL 19th on CBS-TV.
About Mary Kay
Mary Kay, Inc. is an American privately owned multi-level marketing/direct sales company that sells cosmetics products. According to Direct Selling News, Mary Kay was the sixth largest direct selling company in the world in 2011, with net sales of USD 2.9 billion.
Mary Kay is based in Addison, Texas, outside Dallas. The company was founded by Mary Kay Ash in 1963. Richard Rogers, Mary Kay’s son, is the chairman, and David Holl is president and was named CEO in 2006.

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Mary Kay Celebrates Sales Growth And Record Setting 50 Years

 
cosmeticdesign.com reports: 
The direct sales beauty brand recognizes and trains its top consultants at an annual event, and this year the company has business gains to celebrate as well. Mary Kay brands itself as a venture that benefits women in and beyond its ranks. Beyond tallying sales and educating consultants, the company has environmental initiatives, recycling strategies, uses its foundation to connect with shelters to end domestic violence and more.

Aging gracefully In 2013 the company celebrated 50 years in business. Among the milestones feted by those gathered in Dallas, Texas, for the event were the over 800 Mary Kay patents—issued and pending—covering products, technologies and designs. “Our 50th anniversary has been a record­setting year for our company,” said David Holl, president and chief executive officer said in a press release describing the occasion. “Women of all backgrounds and ages continue to turn to Mary Kay for the products they love and trust as well as the unparalleled opportunity.”

Well begun Mary Kay Ash founded the direct­sales beauty brand in 1963. And her son Richard Rogers continues to be involved with the brand, acting now as Executive Chairman. To date Mary Kay (headquarters in Addison, Texas) comprises over 3 million independent

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Mary Kay Celebrates Record Breaking Year And 50th Anniversary

 
In a town where records are made, Mary Kay is busy breaking them.
As the beauty company kicks off their annual U.S. Leadership Conference in Nashville this week, Mary Kay reports another year of double digit growth in global sales over a record-breaking year in 2013 when the company celebrated 50 years in business.

“After our biggest year in company history, Mary Kay markets around the world continue to set sales records,” said David Holl, President and Chief Executive Officer for Mary Kay Inc. “We’re celebrating the company’s success in Nashville this week and that for more than five decades now the Mary Kay opportunity has appealed to women of all backgrounds and ages who want to pursue short-or long-term financial goals.”

The city of Nashville will play host to more than 8,500 leading Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants during the conference held Jan. 18-24 at the Nashville Music City Center. Along with iconic Mary Kay pink Cadillacs, the weeklong conference brings Nashville nearly $3 million in direct visitor spending.
“From the live music scene to the shopping centers, restaurants and hotels, we’ve grown to love Nashville and are thrilled to be back for our annual Leadership Conference this year,” said Laura Beitler,

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