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Ideas for Booking Outside of Shows

In summary, Stephanie118 suggests sending a catalog to a friend who has moved, sending catalogs to other party plans and asking to exchange shows, posting a catalog in the teacher's lounge at your child's school, advertising in your alumni newsletter and/or local newspaper, giving catalogs to receptionists in your doctor's or dentist's office, including a current catalog or flyer with your local bill payments, having your family wear Pampered Chef T-shirts, hosting your own show, hosting a show before, during or after a PTA meeting, getting a list from the Welcome Wagon to find newcomers in the area, setting up a display at craft fairs, participating in a school fundraiser, having your husband or significant other promote products at
StephsKitchen
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Does anyone have any clever ideas to book outside of shows? Already done the neighbor thing, already pampered businesses, and having a booth this Friday. Phone calls haven't got me anywhere....

So, any brilliant ideas for all of us that need bookings... please share with us!!

Thanks!

Stephanie
 
118 WAYS TO GET BOOKINGS
1. Send a catalog to a co-worker or friend who has moved.
2. Send a catalog to reps from other party plans and ask to exchange shows.
3. Post a catalog in the teacher's lounge at your child's school.
4. Post a catalog in the employee's lunch room.
5. Hold an open house.
6. Have a booth at a church bazaar.
7. Advertise in your alumni newsletter and/or local newspaper.
8. Give a catalog to the receptionist in your doctor's or dentist's office.
9. Include a current catalog or flyer with your local bill payments.
10. Put a current catalog and sample in your neighbor's door.
11. Always carry business cards and catalogs with you to hand out.
12. Ask ALL your friends to have a show.
13. Advertise in the church bulletin.
14. Host an office party.
15. Host a Brunch.
16. Have your family wear Pampered Chef T-shirts.
17. Mail out catalogs with a wish list and order form.
18. Host your own show.
19. Host a fundraiser for your favorite charity.
20. Host a show before, during or after a PTA meeting.
21. Get a list from the Welcome Wagon to find newcomers in the area.
22. Set up a display at craft fairs.
23. Participate in a school fundraiser.
24. Have your husband or significant other promote products at work.
25. Wear a "Do You Pamper Yourself?" button.
26. Wear your charm holder and logo pins out in public.
27. Hold a Valentine's, Mother's Day, or Christmas Shopping Show for men.
28. Offer guests a Secret Santa Wish List.
29. Set up a temporary display in a mall.
30. Put a "FREE Products! Ask Me How!" button on your purse.
31. Ask past Hostesses to talk about their FREE products.
32. Hold an Opportunity Night nearby.
33. Mention Host Benefits at least 3 times per show.
34. Showcase higher priced items and remind guests they can get it half off.
35. Mention how much an "average" Host receives FREE!
36. At the beginning of the show, mention the Host goal.
37. Share upcoming specials at all shows with all guests.
38. Tell your Host how much she saved by having a show.
39. Encourage frequent customers to regularly plan shows.
40. Encourage Hosts to rebook themselves in the next 3 months.
41. Treat Hosts to a special "Hosts Appreciation Tea".
42. Encourage relatives to have a show.
43. Call your realtor with suggestions for "New Home Packages".
44. Offer to do a theme show demo/class for a local women's group.
45. Ask everyone for referrals.
46. Follow up on all referral leads on Door Prize Slips.
47. Offer a Birthday or Anniversary Club.
48. Offer a Bridal Registry.
49. Promote Pampered Chef Bridal Shower Parties.
50. Create a binder to showcase different theme show parties to choose from.
51. Create a visual for the Host Program by playing "Stack the Host".
52. Be friendly and enthusiastic.
53. Take the pieces that you LOVE to your shows!
54. Follow through on EVERY booking lead.
55. Ask, Ask, Ask.
56. Ask every guest at every show for 3 referrals.
57. Use open-ended questions to uncover objections.
58. Use products at home then share your ideas at shows.
59. Read sales, self-improvement and positive thinking books.
60. Call at least 2 potential Hosts EVERY night.
61. Dream and imagine the possibilities!
62. Set goals and review them constantly. Post where you can see them.
63. Ask friends to help you get started or to reach a certain goal.
64. Goal yourself for "x" number of shows each month.
65. Copy Host Specials and mail to past hostesses and interested clients.
66. Use postcards and newsletters to continue to spark interest.
67. Follow up phone calls to interested guests. Ask them to have a show.
68. Call all hostesses who postponed or never had their party as planned.
69. Have the Host tell why she decided to have a show.
70. Give products as gifts or donations.
71. Don't be shy talking about your products or your business.
72. Smile when talking on the telephone.
73. Make regular customer service calls to replenish products.
74. Review orders from past shows and call customers with large orders.
75. Be prepared to answer questions about your work.
76.Write down names of people who "owe you a favor", then follow up.
77. Call the most familiar people first.
78. Spend time every day working on some aspect of your business.
79. Be willing to share the Opportunity with everyone.
80. Call anyone who has said "maybe" or "sometime".
81. Contact schools, churches, and women's groups for fundraisers.
82. Advertise in football or musical programs.
83. Leave your business cards on bulletin boards or in local businesses.
84. Talk about upcoming specials with everyone.
85. Keep a list of special requests. Notify guests when that product is on sale.
86. Suggest a Christmas show so guests can shop without leaving home.
87. Offer bonuses for booking a show on certain dates.
88. Offer Book Show options to those who work in office environments.
89. Give extra service and time to good customers to make repeat customers.
90. Carry a notepad to jot down names as you think of them.
91. Let guests keep a catalog on hand to show friends or pass around at work.
92. Contact men's groups (Kiwanis, Lion's, Rotary) to host a show.
93. Offer complimentary gift-wrapping on orders over a certain amount.
94. Mail recipe postcards using monthly specials to keep in touch.
95. Have a Booking Basket for Hosts with gifts for pre-arranged bookings.
96. Strive to have 21 shows up on your calendar.
97. Offer businesses an employee gift/incentive program. Write up as a show.
98. Do a Product Lottery.
99. Get leads from participating in trade shows or business expos.
100. Take pre-wrapped gift sets to male oriented business and take orders.
101. Tell everyone to tell their friends to get their kitchen products from you.
102. Let everyone know that it's your job to give away FREE products!
103. Take several beautiful but versatile pieces to your show to demo.
104. Let customers FEEL the quality of products in their own hands.
105. Make your daily 2+2 calls. Chart your progress.
106. Participate in Bridal Trade Shows for leads.
107. Take a PC recipe in a PC dish to every function you attend that has food.
108. Pass out recipes to guests for dishes demonstrated at your show.
109. Offer a special incentive for booking a show within 2 weeks.
110. Get guest lists from Hosts so you can contact guests after the show.
111. Surprise Bookings. Call guests and ask for bookings as surprise to Host.
112. Use car magnets on car to advertise business.
113. Encourage Host to ask everyone to book a show.
114. Have Host show friends what FREE Host Bonuses she is trying to earn.
115. Ask Host to invite those who need or want a job.
116. Make a "Mix-in-a-Bag" gift for the Host. Make a recipe that focuses on Monthly Guest or Host special.
117. Make a "Host Necklace". Use one inexpensive tool for EACH booking she obtains BEFORE her show date. Tie together with curly ribbon.
118. Booking Necklaces - String inexpensive door prize items on curly ribbon. Hang 6 around Host's neck. As guests arrive, let her explain that she needs to give them all away so she can win a special gift. She can only give them to her friends who will book a show for her. Those who decide to book first get first choice of which necklace they want. They wear around their neck so you can see who already wants a show.
 
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WOW!!! What a list! Thanks! I will get working on that!!

Stephanie
 
I'll second that WOW!!
 
ABC List of Prospecting Ideas

A - Airports, animal shelters, acquaintances, AAA representatives, accountants, aerobics class, alumni groups

B - Beauty parlor, bank, bus, birthday party, beach, baptism, book club, ballet class, bakery shop,

C - Car dealership, cleaners, Chamber of Commerce, clothes store, choir practice, church, coffee shop, club meetings, cafeteria, children’s hospitals, college groups

D - Doctor's office, dentist's, department store, day care provider, door to door salesperson, direct sellers

E - Educators, electrician, eye doctor, emergency room, exercise class,

F - Festivals, fairs, funeral, florist, friends, family, frat houses, firehouses

G - Gym, grocery store, gas station, garage, garden shop, golf course, gynecologist

H - Hardware store, hotel lobby, hospital, hairdressers, hospices, home school groups

I – Internet cafe, ice cream parlor, informational calls, intimate food parties

J - Jewelry store, Jazzercise class, juice bar, job service agencies

K - Kitchen store, kid's activities, kennel

L - Landlord, library, Laundromat, landscaper, license bureau

M - McDonalds, movie theatre, mall, museum, massage therapist, music class, mom, mother-in-law, music store, market

N - Night club, newspaper, nail salon, neighbors

O - Optometrist, obstetrician, office, outside markets

P - Parking lot, PTO/PTA meeting, post office, pet store, parties, park, pool, produce section, pumpkin patch in October, Pharmacy, physician

Q - Quilting class, Quizno’s

R - Restaurant, running group, referral, realtors, reading groups, race track, rodeos, Red Hat Society

S - Sports activity, senior citizen center, ski slopes, support group, school, subway, shoe store, sales clerk, studios, swimming pool, shopping, sororities, singles groups

T - Telemarketer, travel agent, telephone, tennis court, train station, tanning salon, temple, Target, tailgate parties

U - Urologist, University, utility person

V - Vacation, vet, video store

W - Waiting room, wedding, Weight Watchers meeting, Wendy's, Wal-Mart

X - X-ray department

Y - YMCA or YWCA, youth group activity, yoga class, Yahoo group

Z - Zoo



♫ Now we know our ABC’s…let’s get out and get some bookings! ♫
 
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Another wonderful set of ideas!

My month of May was all set.... I had 7 shows... I have done 2, the others have postponed, 1 turned into a catalog show. Fundraiser booth on Friday. It drives me crazy that I worked so hard to get those, and everything has fallen through. It is so hard to feel good, and to want to call people when things like this happen, it's hard to pick yourself up again.

Thank you for you guys that have submitted ideas!

Stephanie
 
I have had good luck at Farmer's Markets...and just talking to cashiers at stores. My pharmacy cashier has done several for me! I had a friend from Bible Study agree to do a show, something I thought she'd never do! If you can work fairs, festivals or other events, that helps too. But, remember Just Ask Everyone!!

Trish in Texas
Independent Consultant
 
I am SO trying to fill my calendar right now-And these are awesome ideas! Thank you so much guys!
 

1. How can I book outside of shows?

There are several ways to book outside of shows. One option is to reach out to friends, family, and acquaintances and offer to host a cooking or product demonstration in their home. You can also partner with local businesses or organizations to host a cooking class or event. Additionally, you can utilize social media to promote your Pampered Chef business and offer virtual parties or demonstrations.

2. What are some creative ideas for booking outside of shows?

Some creative ideas for booking outside of shows include hosting a themed party, such as a holiday cookie exchange or a brunch and bubbly event. You could also offer a cooking class for kids or partner with a local charity to host a fundraising event. Another idea is to collaborate with other direct sales consultants to host a multi-vendor event.

3. How can I incentivize people to book outside of shows?

One way to incentivize people to book outside of shows is to offer exclusive discounts or free products for hosting a party. You could also offer a hostess rewards program where the more guests a host invites, the more rewards they earn. Another idea is to offer a referral program where hosts can earn rewards for referring friends or family to host a party.

4. What are some tips for successful bookings outside of shows?

Some tips for successful bookings outside of shows include being organized and prepared with all necessary materials and products, offering engaging and interactive demonstrations, and following up with potential hosts after the event. It's also important to clearly communicate the benefits of hosting a party, such as earning free products and having a fun and unique experience with friends.

5. How can I track and manage my bookings outside of shows?

There are various tools and resources available to help track and manage bookings outside of shows. You can use a customer relationship management (CRM) software to keep track of potential hosts and their contact information. Additionally, you can create a booking calendar to schedule and manage upcoming events. It's also helpful to have a system in place for following up with potential hosts and tracking their responses.

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