First Booth Tips for Success: How to Stand Out and Attract Visitors

[Kasper2010]

Hey everybody! My name is Jenn and I am still pretty new to the PC family. My recruiter is moving away and had signed up for a booth to be held this weekend and contacted me Friday and offered it to me. I took it, of course, since I didnt have any parties scheduled that day. I just have 3 concerns:

1. It is a strictly informational booth
Has anybody had any success at these?
What can I expect since I am not allowed to take orders or demo any products?

2. I just hit my 30 days today, so I dont have a lot of product to display
Any tips oh how to make my tables LOOK full without it actually being full?
Any tips on how to draw people to my booth?
Will this hurt my chances of getting people to come to my booth and take me seriously when trying to recruit?

3. There will be A LOT! (over 100) other vendors
How can I decorate my table to stand out but not spend an arm and a leg?

I have been reading all booth threads on here for the last 3 days and have found tons of great ideas and also overwhelmed myself!

Any advice or tips will be welcome!

 

[Kasper2010]

Anybody? I am open to ANY suggestions!

 

[esavvymom]

I'd start with these two threads - one for visual ideas, and the second for practical tips:http://www.chefsuccess.com/f52/booth-photos-feel-free-post-your-photos-too-58011/
http://www.chefsuccess.com/f52/things-ive-learned-doing-booth-table-51121/

 

[mountainmama74]

Are you allowed to do a drawing? I'd make sure you have your drawing slips there (if you don't have any, or don't feel like you have enough, there are plenty here in the files section!), and do a drawing for a "FREE" Cooking show, or a $15 gift certificate (available only through you) or something that you don't necessarily have to have on hand! This is the best way to get contact information!

 

[NooraK]

Listen to the audio in the Online Training Center called "Booths Build Business!"

 

[Kasper2010]

Are you allowed to do a drawing?

Yep, I am allowed to do a drawing. Actually, I am told I have to do a drawing. I am going to be putting the Medium Round Stone up.

 

[lesliec]

Usually the idea of booths is to get contacts and bookings, not sales. If someone wants to order and you can't take it there, give them an order form and take their info and call them, or send them to your website.
Set up the new consultant kit, and make a flyer about recruiting.

 

[esavvymom]

Yep, I am allowed to do a drawing. Actually, I am told I have to do a drawing. I am going to be putting the Medium Round Stone up.

If you don't want to be doing a drawing for a product specifically (unless the booth rules state such), many of us have done "Party in a Bag" type drawings. I put a reusable grocery bag on display with ingredients to a recipe (usually a pasta one- because the tomatos, garlic, pasta, etc look so good. (I had to put an empty box in the bottom, then some tissue paper or raffia or something to cover it up...then put in the ingredients. I always include a current Seasons Best and sometimes and older one. You can choose to include a smaller product or Gift Certificate if you want (make it a GC that can only be used through you). ANyway- then they can register for the Free Cooking Show and all of it's goodies....this HELPS eliminate leads that are just in it for the free stuff, and you'll get more who are willing and wanting to do a Cooking Show. It's not ALWAYS that way....but it helps!

 

[Kasper2010]

Bobbi
I love that idea. I will double check with the fair and find out. Thanks for all the suggestions

 

[jbondr]

I have gone to giving a gift certificate as the drawing prize. I make a flyer and put it in a frame by the drawing slips and box. Almost every winner has ordered more than the amount they won. I have been lucky in that the winner has always been from my hometown or close by.