Fall Kick Off Tips and Ideas for a Last Minute Neighborhood Party!

[feather18]

Ok i am planning ( a last minute) Fall Kick off, so I will have another show in september, and to try to get some neighbors involved. I am going to go door to door and invite them. OK here is where I need help... Should I have it on the 8th, and hand them out today... or wait and hand them out next week.. and have it on the 22nd?? Pretty much my question is.. if I have a party next weekend is that too short of notice... or will they forget if i have it later in the month?? Let me know what you think.. and if you have any great flyer ideas!! I found one with Fall Kick off, and I like it.. but if you have more cool!!
Thanks!!

 

[Chef Kearns]

Okay, I'm just going to tell you what I'm doing. I have learned that with too much notice people forget. I am going door to door tonight for my fall kick-off and it is scheduled for Sunday the 2nd.

I used to do it 2 weeks out and no response. I tried 1 week out...same thing. So I'll do just a few days out. I'm going to carry a clipboard so people can give me their names and email/phone numbers so that I can remind them Saturday evening if they tell me they are interested.

HTH!!

 

[Carissidy]

If it were me because I hate being pressed for time, I would go for the later date and work on bettering my flyer (kinda particular)! Hope all works out for you no matter which you chose Good luck!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I would go for the 8th, if you think you have enough time to pull it together. I agree with ChefKearns that when you invite too far out, people forget anyway. Also - if you have it on the 8th - you still have an opportunity to fill any open dates later in the month, but if you wait until the 22nd, that opportunity will be gone.

 

[feather18]

Your all right. Thank you so much. I am going today!! Wish me luck!!! I will let you know how it goes.. oh and i am taking your idea, with the clip board!! PERFECT!!!!!!!!!

 

[chelynn]

If it helps, I am sending out my 75 invites for my Fall Kick-Off today, and I'm holding it on September 9th. I also plan to do follow-up calls towards the end of next week, and possible an e-mail reminder. Too much? What do you think?

 

[pamperedgirl3]

If it helps, I am sending out my 75 invites for my Fall Kick-Off today, and I'm holding it on September 9th. I also plan to do follow-up calls towards the end of next week, and possible an e-mail reminder. Too much? What do you think?

Yeah, I'd like to know if it's too much too. I just sent out 105 invites on Monday for mine on the 9th also. I was planning on emailing reminders on Labor Day from my PWS so they could place orders if they can't come. Then I was going to make reminder calls around Thursday & Friday of next week.

 

[Chef Kearns]

That is exactly what you should do. No, it is not too much. That is what we coach our hosts to do for their parties, how much less should we do for our own?

 

[Christ Follower]

Do you think it would be too late for me to do a fall "kick-off" at the END of the month???? I am way too busy with shows, church, soccer, DD's b-day etc. to do one any sooner, but I really wanted to do one. It's not really a "kick-off" if the catty's been out for almost a month by then right?

 

[tlennhoff]

Do you think it would be too late for me to do a fall "kick-off" at the END of the month???? I am way too busy with shows, church, soccer, DD's b-day etc. to do one any sooner, but I really wanted to do one. It's not really a "kick-off" if the catty's been out for almost a month by then right?

Go for it. It is still the 1st month the new products are available.

 

[feather18]

:balloon: Ok guys, I went last night, Man it takes a while to get to houses!! We started about 5:30 or so, and I think i maybe got to 10 houses. BUT, I did get alot of peeps interested, and i asked if they would like to go, let them answer and most said sure!! Then i offered My website if they couldnt. I hope they come!! I had one lady say OH MAN I LOVE PC> I love doing Cat shows!! SO hopefully she will be a lead. And hey, if she is the only person out of all that, IT WAS WORTH IT!! and i met my neighbors!! hehe!!

Oh also, i need some more advice... OK since i didnt get to finish going around to the rest of the neighborhood, i am going to go Monday or Tuesday, Do you think people will want someone going to theyre door on Labor day? Should i just wait till Tuesday?? What ya think???

 

[feather18]

guess what!:balloon: Ok guys, I went last night, Man it takes a while to get to houses!! We started about 5:30 or so, and I think i maybe got to 10 houses. BUT, I did get alot of peeps interested, and i asked if they would like to go, let them answer and most said sure!! Then i offered My website if they couldnt. I hope they come!! I had one lady say OH MAN I LOVE PC> I love doing Cat shows!! SO hopefully she will be a lead. And hey, if she is the only person out of all that, IT WAS WORTH IT!! and i met my neighbors!! hehe!!

Oh also, i need some more advice... OK since i didnt get to finish going around to the rest of the neighborhood, i am going to go Monday or Tuesday, Do you think people will want someone going to theyre door on Labor day? Should i just wait till Tuesday?? What ya think???

 

[feather18]

oops! didnt mean to post twice!!!

 

[feather18]

bump.... =)

 

[tlennhoff]

Congrats, good for you.

 

[tlennhoff]

oops! didnt mean to post twice!!!

You can delete posts by clicking edit and then clicking delete. Yep, I've learned this the hard way too.

 

[feather18]

Would Yall go Door to Door on Monday.. a holiday?