Boost February Show Averages: Has Anyone Tried a Free Product Incentive?

[beepampered]

To increase my February show averages, I wanted to offer a free product to the host that had the highest sales. Perhaps this would get them to work a bit harder. Has anyone done this before and how? Flyers or verbage? (I saw a post about host based on the year but I'm just trying to do it for one month.)

Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions.

 

[jenniferknapp]

When I hosted a show before I signed, my director offered me the choice from a few items (I picked the sm. bar pan) if I collected at least $250 in outside orders....boy did I work hard, I went to my show with about $600 in OO's... That was more of a feasible goal to me since I knew how much I had to hit, instead of just trying be better everyone else, when I wasn't sure how much they would have...just my thought of another option.

 

[Lisa/ChefBear]

I've done this beforeWhat I did was just verbally tell all my hosts and potential hosts. What I did was took something I had on hand (in June) it was the Patriotic Table Cloth and whoever had highest sales for June shows, held and submitted by June 30 would get it from me.

I had it right to last day to decide who winner was and I posted it to my web site and also sent it to hostess with a great big note and confetti etc.

I also during last Stoneware month did something like that for hostesses, but I said to all my guests so they wouldn't feel left out, for every stone purchased they would be entered into a drawing for a prize of $15.00 -$20.00 (as I hadn't decided before I started contest) What I ended up giving was a Celebrate cookbook, HWC Clip, and sample type thing I had around.

HTH,

Lisa

 

[jenniferknapp]

Or, someone mentioned on another thread the three levels to hit...#1 was OO's before the show, the 2nd was the show total and then the third was OO's after the show...and depending on how many of the 3 you achieved depended on what you got..

 

[DebbieSAChef]

Different incentivesIt's true that having an incentive will make some ladies work really hard to get those orders.
Others are destined to only sell about $150-$300. Not that they didn't try but their friends might not have alot of spending money or they just don't know many people (new in town).
Either way I always have some incentive each month, not only for my hghest sellling host to show I appreciate her and her hard work but also for those that chose to have shows for me whether they sold a large amount or not.
It goes something like this:
Drawing for host with $150-$300 in orders this month.
Drawing for host with $350-$500 in orders this month.
Drawing for hosts with $550-$1,000 in orders this month.
Drawing for hosts with over $1,000 in orders this month.

Not that I always get hosts in each category although I wish I did but I have those drawings and the prizes are bigger as the sales get bigger. Sometimes I can purchase things in the door prize section, or even in the discount section of our supply order forms for 50% off plus some nice oven mitts, kitchen towels, etc from Walmart for a few dollars. I'm a prize fanatic and I just love doing that but it's really up to you what you want to give. I don't break the bank or waste my profits but I do want to be generous to those who work hard. Always keep your eyes out for sales.

Debbie