Booking Shows in Advance: Overcoming Late Month Dilemmas

[its_me_susan]

How do you book the next month when it's so late in the current one? I have 2 shows in June but both are at the end. I would really like to get some earlier but everyone I know is Pampered out, let along finding people to host a show in the next 3 weeks and actually having it work out.

Any suggestions would be GREAT!!

My director suggested a great idea to drum up sales and businesses is to pick a business (library will be my first) to "Pamper for a week".... I'm going to drop off a fluted stone microcake with Dollar-store plates and napkins, and leave a few catalogs, and the recipes with my name on them. Tell them they have been selected to be Pampered, and I will pick up dirty plate later on. Maybe offer a discount on the fluted stone to anyone who books?

Pick a local business every other week or so - you will find people who have been looking for a PC consultant and get interest too.

 

[PampMomof3]

I have heard of a lot of consultants who have done a phone sale. Man, I think I'm going to do it! Why not? It can only help you increase your sales in June! Thanks for re-introducing the phone sale and I will post my results when I'm finished!
Thanks again!

 

[PampMomof3]

Katie~Are you doing it this year? If so, are you going to change the batter bowl to the ice cream sandwich maker? I also found this one in my files:

Friday Night Phone Sale- April 26th!
Pick up or get out your Pampered Chef® catalog to participate in my famous Friday phone sale.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS-- AND WHY ITS FAMOUS! I sit by the phone all day, and you call in your orders. There will be HOURLY SPECIALS, RANDOM FREEBIES, and SHOPPING SPREES!

HOURLY SPECIALS
NOON to 1pm:Quiz Pick- You have 30 seconds to identify a product from a quiz question. You get it right- its yours!
1pm-2pm: All products containing an 'f' for Famous Friday, 10% off!
2pm-3pm: TIME OFF TO PICK UP THE KIDS!! Order by email & take a set of Bamboo Spooners Free
3pm-4pm: All orders this hour entered into a draw for the Small Bar Pan.
4pm-5pm: free gift with every order this hour
5pm-6pm: DINNER BREAK- email orders take a Seasons Best FREE if you let me eat in peace!
6pm-7pm: If your name has an 'F' for Famous Friday in it, 20% off!
7pm-8pm: Mens hour- All men placing orders get a Seasons Best Recipe Collection.
8pm-9pm: BED TIME FOR THE KIDS! Order by email and be entered to win a Classic Batter Bowl for every $15 you spend.
9pm-10pm: first caller this hour gets a half price item!
10pm-11pm: FINAL HOUR- THE TAX FREE ZONE!

RANDOM FREEBIES
I have a list of random numbers from 1 to 100. If you are the right caller you get a FREEBIE from the selection available at that time. COULD BE ANYTHING!!

SHOPPING SPREES
I would appreciate it if you would invite a friend to benefit from this Phone Sale- IN FACT, when you refer 5 or more people to my FAMOUS FRIDAY sale, you will WIN A SHOPPING SPREE! The more people you refer, the BIGGER your SPREE will BE! The spree is based on orders placed by your referrals. You don't have to place a minimum order to win.

Email orders will be checked once an hour so that you can benefit from the hourly specials. Shipping and taxes apply to all orders. Shipping in town, $4, all others subject to actual UPS shipping charge. Credit card orders ONLY for this sale please.


I'm not sure which one to do or which one to tweak. I have a show on Friday night so I'll probably do the one Katie posted. Hmmm, decisions, decisions!

 

[PampMomof3]

Okay, here's what mine looks like. Before I send it out, I am asking everyone here if they could give me any suggestions on what to improve, please! Am I missing the boast on something?




SAVE BIG!!
SET YOUR KITCHEN TIMER or ALARM CLOCK or BOTH!
AND DIAL IN . . .


Kristi’s Famous Friday Phone Sale is Friday, June 2nd, 2006



HERE'S HOW IT WORKS-- AND WHY ITS FAMOUS! I sit by the phone all afternoon, and you call in your orders. There will be HOURLY SPECIALS and SHOPPING SPREES!



Hourly Specials:
10 am – 11 am Save 5% on your entire order!

11 am - NOON All products containing an 'f' for Famous Friday, 10% off!
NOON - 1 pm Men’s hour- All men placing orders get a FREE Seasons Best Recipe Collection.

1 pm – 2 pm Nap time! E-mail me or go to my website to place your order and you’ll be entered to win a FREE JAR OPENER!

2 pm – 3 pm Save 15% on any order!

3 pm – 4 pm FINAL HOUR- THE TAX FREE ZONE!

Add your PHD # (past host within past year) and save another 10% at any hour!

The highest order will receive a FREE product valued at $25! Your choice!

Every $60 order will receive a FREE Ice Cream Sandwich Maker ($12 value) with their order!



You can choose to pick your order up at my home when it arrives OR have it shipped by UPS to your door.

There are 3 ways to order. . . choose which works best for YOU:

1. Visit my website during sale hours 10am - 4pm www.mywebsite.biz!

Then, click on "Order Pampered Chef Products"
Next, enter host's name. . . which is PHONE SALE (Type Phone in first name box and Sale in second box)
You can view the catalog & place your order, including credit card payment.
It is a secure site - I will adjust your total to reflect the sale.

2. Call me the during the sale hours at 123-456-7890. If I am helping another customer and I don’t pick up, I will call you right back.

3. E-mail your order to me Thurs night, with your full name and phone number and take the full discount of 15%. Include your full name, address, phone number and I will call you with your total and get your payment.


Have fun shopping . . . for you, for gifts, for your kids who now have kitchens of their own, for weddings, showers and even Father's Day! I appreciate your business and I am here to help you with recipe and product ideas any time. Without you, I’d have no business in the kitchen.

Need new cookware? . . . ask me about the two ways to get it FREE! Either Host a show OR do what I do - become a Pampered Chef Consultant and enjoy the same flexibility and expense-paid vacations that my family enjoys. I am just a phone call away or check out my website to learn more!



SHOPPING SPREES
I would appreciate it if you would invite a friend to benefit from this Phone Sale- IN FACT, when you refer 5 or more people to my FAMOUS FRIDAY sale, you will WIN A SHOPPING SPREE! The more people you refer, the BIGGER your SPREE will BE! The spree is based on orders placed by your referrals. You don't have to place a minimum order to win.

Email orders will be checked once an hour so that you can benefit from the hourly specials. Shipping and taxes apply to all orders. Shipping in town, $4, all others subject to actual UPS shipping charge. Credit card orders ONLY for this sale please.



ALSO Book your show with me on June 2nd, and you’ll receive Any product (valued at $30 or less) for the price of the day. Example-choose the Food Chopper and book your show on June 5th and receive the chopper for $5! Must book your show for June, July or August to receive this special! Hurry, this deal won’t last long and dates are filling quickly!

 

[GourmetGirl]

As I had only one show for June, I decided to do an open house for next weekend. I am making it a Mystery Host, so someone wins the host benefits, and emailed all of my friends (across the country) and am putting bags on neighbor's doors with a mini catalog, invite and business card so to try to meet more people and get a wider customer base. It's not until next weekend and I already have one order from Kansas and I haven't even put them on my neighbor's doors. I am giving them an extra like 10 chances of winning the benefits if they do a show in June, 8 in July, etc. I am hoping that I can turn it into 2 shows, so to help my cluster get the cluster challenge and give 2 people the benefits! I will also put signs on the major roads, so to try and get some random people... That is just my idea; I hope that you find something that works; and if it does share! ~Alison