Boost Bookings and Sales at Your Booth: Tips for Increasing Revenue at Events

[milkangel]

i was woundering if i should have sorta a special like a % off your order then to get more sales. How offten can you have them. i really want to go to national this year but need the half price one any suggestions to boost bookings and increase sales at the booth? please help!!

 

[ted122781]

Do the little chinese boxes to boost sales. There's a thread in here about them.

 

[ted122781]

I have used with pretty good success, book today and receive a gift for FREE at your show. I purchased the chinese take out boxes and then printed out pictures of product that I have on card stock. I put each item in a box that has raffia in it, to make it pretty. If they book a show at the event, they can pick any box and they will receive the item inside at their show.

I purchased my boxes from Michaels, a craft store, and they were only $1. I had some specifically in fall themes, for a Fall Festival I did last October. I also have some for a Bridal Fair that I have coming up next month.

This is the post I was talking about.
I never did this before until I read this post.
At booths and fairs I'd get leads, but I'd have to follow up and call the leads which lead to bookings.
Now, I follow up and call the leads, but I also have generated more bookings at fairs b/c of this.

 

[milkangel]

i can not get any where before then ato get the boxes any other ideas and also to get more sales then too. I really wnat to go to national confrence this year so i really need ideas to help boost sales and bookings at this.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

Here's my simple booking technique: Have a give away for a free item (You choose what you want to give away) AND a sign that says FREE cooking show. I use the trifle bowl for the slips to go in. When someone is dropping their slip in, I asked are you wanting the FREE cooking show or the ? If they say cooking show, I tell them their show is FREE if they get on my calendar today. FREE means I provide all the ingredients and a beverage in the trifle bowl. I booked 6 shows the first day of my fair. It works!

 

[ted122781]

Here's my simple booking technique: Have a give away for a free item (You choose what you want to give away) AND a sign that says FREE cooking show. I use the trifle bowl for the slips to go in. When someone is dropping their slip in, I asked are you wanting the FREE cooking show or the ? If they say cooking show, I tell them their show is FREE if they get on my calendar today. FREE means I provide all the ingredients and a beverage in the trifle bowl. I booked 6 shows the first day of my fair. It works!

That's a good idea too!

 

[merego]

That is a good idea. I have my first vendor event april 19th and am looking for ideas.
Thanks

 

[milkangel]

just got done with the home show and it went great. i had a lot of people sign for the drwaing but not all wanted a show so i did both 25 dollar gift card and a free cooking show and i got 3 bookings on the calandar and 1 to call yet 2 possible fundrassers and possible wedding shower the lady has to call the bride first. so to me it went really great. had a lot of fun meet someone that has not seen the cattalogs for awhile and got a few orders but my main idea was to get bookings and my name out. thanks for your ideas.

 

[Gina M]

Glad your booth went so well

 

[ted122781]

Good job!!