minersmix
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Discussion Overview
The thread discusses strategies for booking parties during the holiday season, particularly when many potential hosts express a preference to wait until after the holidays. Participants share their personal experiences and suggestions for overcoming this challenge.
Discussion Character
- Opinion-based
- Anecdotal
Main Points Raised
- One participant mentions having no parties booked and notes that many people want to wait until after the holidays.
- Another participant suggests hosting a holiday open house, pampering a business, or asking friends and family to collect orders for a catalog show as ways to generate bookings.
- A different participant shares their experience of using the 3-2-1 method, emphasizing the importance of reaching out to contacts and expressing excitement about their business, which led to booking 15 shows in 9 days.
- One participant discusses how to handle potential hosts who prefer to wait, suggesting setting a date now for their show to alleviate stress and maintain engagement over the holidays.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Views differ on the best approach to securing bookings during the holiday season, with no clear consensus emerging on a single effective strategy.
Contextual Notes
Participants share personal experiences and tactics that have worked for them in similar situations, reflecting a variety of approaches to booking parties during a typically slow season.
Who May Find This Useful
Consultants looking for ideas and strategies to increase party bookings during the holiday season may find the shared experiences relevant.
cathyskitchen
Gold Member
- 2,704
Make your own!
Hope that helps!
- Have a holiday open house
- Pamper a business
- Ask friends/family to collect orders to get free products (catalog show)
- Look up local fairs or Christmas bazaars that are looking for vendors (Art and Craft Shows, Festivals, Fairs, Expos, Concerts - Event Directory of 50,000 FREE Online Listings! is a great resource)
Hope that helps!
smile10308
Gold Member
- 141
Follow the 3-2-1. Start by calling everyone you know and just showing your excitment about your new business. Try doing the 12 days of Christmas, Cookie Exchange, or something surrounded around the festive holiday season. If any of your shows have closed already call every person and make customer care calls. Make sure they love their products and ask if they want to host their own show. I started making these calls when my calendar was empty and in 9 days I booked 15 shows!!! It was AMAZING how well it actually worked! Good luck!
finley1991
- 1,712
When someone doesn't want to book until after the holidays, that usually means that when you get to them in Jan, they will schedule their show for Feb or March. What I've been saying is, "We should set the date now so you're on my calendar... we won't start planning any of your show until after the holidays anyway... I'm way too busy too." That usually takes the stress off. I keep in touch over the holidays by sending recipes and such and saying that I can't wait for their show, etc.
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