Booking Beads: Increasing Show Bookings - Experiences?

[ChefPeg]

Not sure if this is possible, but is there some way you can incorporate days you want to book first? I love this idea but I have some dates on my calendar I would love to try & fill up!

Then offer those dates first.

 

[esavvymom]

Not sure if this is possible, but is there some way you can incorporate days you want to book first? I love this idea but I have some dates on my calendar I would love to try & fill up!

Or have "special beads" with slightly more valuable bonus items if they select the specified dates you need to fill. Make the beads a certain color ( like red for "red hot dates" etc).

 

[chefloretta]

Learned the "Everyone is a Winner" activity at our TEAM meeting the other night, except it was called the "Dice Activity". Can't wait to try it out! The Necklace sounds awesome also, I may have to try both for 4 shows each and see which one works best for me. Like
Kisrae, I also just moved and have to work with a whole new area, it's been tough but I'm getting there.
Thank you all for sharing these wonderful ideas.

 

[cochef]

Learned the "Everyone is a Winner" activity at our TEAM meeting the other night, except it was called the "Dice Activity". Can't wait to try it out! The Necklace sounds awesome also, I may have to try both for 4 shows each and see which one works best for me. Like
Kisrae, I also just moved and have to work with a whole new area, it's been tough but I'm getting there.
Thank you all for sharing these wonderful ideas.

What is the "Dice Activity"?

 

[chefloretta]

"The Dice Activity" is just another name for the "Everyone is a Winner" game.

 

[mgranich]

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your ideas and thoughts on the booking beads! I have been trouble getting bookings and my business has slowed dramatically so after reading this thread I went to the Dollar Store and bought some beads and my daughter helped me make up the necklaces. I used them for the first time at a show last night and I got three bookings!! There were only six guests so that really shows how well it worked! I also found that by constantly saying "when" you book your show and not "if", people really warmed up to the idea. Thank you Thank you Thank you!

 

[mrackliff]

with the booking beads game, say you get 5 bookings, do you give the host all 5 gifts on her show, or at each of her friends show?

 

[pchockeymom]

At the friend's shows. If they cancel, you're not out anything.

 

[DebPC]

Are you still using the Bead and Dice Booking ideas at your shows?
Are you still getting good results?

 

[pchockeymom]

I did get good results but am not doing it any more. I need to stop spending money to make my money and I feel I do an equivalently good job of booking shows at fsco. I've learned to simply continue to ask relavent questions to get to the root of a person's hesitation and to give them a better understanding of how low key and little work is required to host a cooking show. I ask things like "So which party theme do you like the most?", "When are we scheduling your party?" "What big ticket item is on your wishlist that we can get you for free or 1/2 price?" etc.

 

[DebPC]

I love your thinking. Gave me pause for thought.

 

[mzpatient]

I stopped using it. Most of my host didn't remember the bead and I was keeping a really good track. Most didn't care. Plus I wanted to keep my money. I was doing beads only on items that I had extra of that way I wasn't spending more money. That helped alot.
I am forcing myself to "ask everyone" this year so I can book off of rebooking.

 

[bmann]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Fabulous!!!!