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Discussion Overview

This thread features participants sharing their experiences and suggestions regarding challenges in booking shows as Pampered Chef consultants. The conversation includes various strategies and personal anecdotes aimed at increasing engagement and bookings.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expressed frustration with booking shows after a period of inactivity and sought innovative suggestions.
  • Another participant suggested returning to basics, emphasizing fun and ease during shows, and coaching hosts to promote products enthusiastically.
  • Several users mentioned contacting previous hosts to inform them about expiring discounts and upcoming specials as a way to encourage bookings.
  • One participant shared their experience of stressing host benefits during demos and offering incentives for bookings, which they found effective.
  • Another participant recommended actively promoting the business in everyday situations, such as leaving business cards and engaging with potential customers.
  • One participant described a creative approach called "queen of shopping," which involved offering coupons as incentives for bookings, resulting in multiple bookings at their last show.
  • Another participant highlighted the importance of establishing relationships with guests during checkout to encourage bookings.
  • One participant simply suggested having fun as a key element in the process.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best approaches to securing bookings, with no clear consensus emerging on a single effective strategy.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal experiences and strategies shared by consultants in the Pampered Chef community, focusing on the challenges of booking shows and engaging potential hosts.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for varied approaches to increase show bookings and enhance guest engagement may find the shared experiences and suggestions relevant.

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jules
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Hey Everyone!
I started with the Pampered Chef in October 2006 after hosting 17 shows in 6 years. It started off alright, I was just doing catalouge show. I had a few good ones and one great one and then I got really frustrated cause it seemed that everyone I asked just wasn't interested. I haven't done anything in the last 2-3 months and now I have my first cooking show booked at the end of this month. Does anyone have some innovative suggestions on how to get some bookings?
 
Go back to the basics
1. make it fun
2. make it easy
3. coach the host to ooh and ahh over every product she wants and to tell the guests how easy it was to do a showAlso, see if you can watch a high performer in your area before your show. Decide what you want to learn about (obviously bookings) and look for that in his/her show.
 
Have you contacted last years hosts? Let them know that their discount will be expiring soon and there are some great specials coming up that they won't want to miss.
 
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jules said:
Hey Everyone!
I started with the Pampered Chef in October 2006 after hosting 17 shows in 6 years. It started off alright, I was just doing catalouge show. I had a few good ones and one great one and then I got really frustrated cause it seemed that everyone I asked just wasn't interested. I haven't done anything in the last 2-3 months and now I have my first cooking show booked at the end of this month. Does anyone have some innovative suggestions on how to get some bookings?
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Really try to stress the host benefits during the demo. Even do a little 2 - 3 minute speech just about host benefits. Have them all turn to the last page of the catalog and get them to see how great the benefits really are.
Let them know about upcoming specials and if you are really desperate I would offer an extra incentive for those who book and actually hold their shows on those dates!!
Stress the host booking benefit and try to get this person's family and friends to book so she can get 60% off the cookware next month!!

Debbie :D
 
ASK EVERYONE at checkout.
 
Become a walking talking Pampered Chef billboard. Figure out some kind of PC conversation you can have with everyone you come in contact with. Put your business card in your bill payments. Leave your card everywhere you can. Keep a flyer for fundraisers along with catalogues in your vehicle at all times. If you see a group in front of a Walmart trying to raise money, see if you can help with PC. Go in a veterinarians office and ask if there are any local animal shelters in the area. Explain that you work with PC. You might get orders right then. Bring a treat to your doctors or dentist's office along with catalogues. Good luck! Bobby
 
I play queen of shopping and the guests have a BLAST!!! I also offered a fall booking bonanza - where they book at a friend's show and they draw an envelope that contains a coupon for a free product from $10 - $30 in value. They don't get it until their show - so they have to keep the coupon and then I add it to their order as a consultant gift. That way you're making commision off of it and it's discounted with their host discount. That really seemed to help - I got 3 bookings at my last show!
 
What is queen of shopping???
 
At your shows at checkout:

Establish a RELATIONSHIP

"Hi there ~ I'm really new, could ya tell (LOL)? What part of my demo did you love? (listen and respond) Oh, thanks for letinng me know, it's really going to help me!

(As you're figuring the order total) Did you get everything you wanted today?

NO: Oh really, what didn't you get? (listen) ....Oh, you would you like to have a party of your own and get that for free?"

YES: Good for you! Is there anything you would have bought if it were 50 or 60% off? (listen) ....those ARE great tools! How about having a party and getting them for free or at a great discount? (listen) .... (response to a no answer) Would you like me to watch for those to come out on sale?

Thanks so much for coming to Suzy's party ~ It was my pleasure to have met you!"
 
Just have fun;)
 

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