Coaching Hosts to Distribute Brochures & Set Order Deadline

[jentapp]

When you're coaching the hosts to hand out brochures to those who cannot attend, do you have them give their friends a deadline for ordering? (i.e. "Make sure you have all of the people you give catalogs turn in their orders before your party/within X amount of days after your party ends").

 

[dannyzmom]

absolutely otherwise how can you set a date to close the show?

 

[jentapp]

Before or after?Which is better? To tell them to have all outside orders in when the party starts or to always give them a few days after to get all of the orders in?

 

[soccermama]

Ask that they collect 5 orders before the show and 5 orders after the show! It's always good to get some before and some after!!!!

 

[cmdtrgd]

I offer an incentive to have 5 orders or $300 in orders before the show - usually an extra $5 or $10 in free product.

 

[chefjeanine]

I tell them to collect orders from those who can't attend BEFORE the show and then they will have fewer people (those who thought they would be there but couldn't make it) to catch up with after the show.

When I tell them what day I want to close the show I explain that they'll want to have all of their outside orders in hand, with payment, the day before we close.

I also encourage 5 orders before and after the show.

 

[jentapp]

Discount or actual product?

I offer an incentive to have 5 orders or $300 in orders before the show - usually an extra $5 or $10 in free product.

Is this a discount or do you offer an actual product?

 

[mommyhugz1978]

I always let my host know that I need to have all outside orders paid in full, by the day of the show, that way I can close the show within the next couple of days. I always wait about two days if I can before I close their show. If it is at the end of the month,I let them know that I have to close their show that night. I never have had a problem with it so far...knock on wood!!

 

[TinasKitchen]

Leah when you close our their show is it hard to do w/o Pampered Partner? I tried to do one show where the hostess said oh just close me out. I was so confused on how to actually add it all up. Maybe I was just nervous.

 

[Paige Dixon]

I tell my hosts to make up a deadline and give them a short time to look at the catalog. I say, "Do you know when you receive a catalog in the mail and you circle a bunch of stuff and then you set it aside and don't order anything? Everyone does that! So here's what you tell your friends: If you want to keep a book, I'd be happy to grab one for you at the party, but right now I only have 3 that I need to keep circulating. Would it be alright if I come back to pick it up with your order on Tues afternoon?"
Also, I give them a cookbook if they have 5 prepaid outside orders by the time I arrive for their show. So I tell them to tell their friends, "I'm only ONE order away from collecting all my outside orders!"

 

[mommyhugz1978]

Leah when you close our their show is it hard to do w/o Pampered Partner? I tried to do one show where the hostess said oh just close me out. I was so confused on how to actually add it all up. Maybe I was just nervous.

What I actually do is Itake the orders at the show, and then I go home and enter it into PP. I tell the hostest that when I get home Iwill be able to tell her what the actually total is of what she owes me, and I will pick up her payment if she doesn't want ot pay by CC , I will pick up her payment the next day. None of them have had a problem with it so far. Knock on wood LOL