Is Your Team Meeting Sales Goals for January?

[BethCooks4U]

My SED has said to me more than once "I hate January" and she is NEVER negative.

 

[Jennie4PC]

my team sales have been horrible this month also. I have also been really slow and I hate it. I have been getting discouraged cause everytime I get on the phone I keep getting told no. I am still working on getting my calendar up and going. I do have a new recruit signing up before the end of the month, and I am doing a bridal show at the end of Feb. My team wont call me back either.

 

[PCJenni]

I am an AD and it is coming down to the wire for my directors. I have more than enough org sales and personal cluster sales but the SC line structure is hard this month. You all realize PC saves a lot of money with this paid as structure now!!

 

[BethCooks4U]

I am an AD and it is coming down to the wire for my directors. I have more than enough org sales and personal cluster sales but the SC line structure is hard this month. You all realize PC saves a lot of money with this paid as structure now! !

Don't get me started.

 

[BethCooks4U]

So it is now official, I just have one SC team with both submitting. As far as personal sales, I haven't totally given up getting to $3K but it's not looking good. Sunday's show isn't happening at all so there's no hope there... One host won't get back to me so I'm thinking she doesn't have orders to add to the $105 so far and the other host only had 2 people she was still checking with. We'll see - just need these two shows to add $324.50 to their shows. Urrggg!


Gotta share the story of the cancelled Sunday show:
This was a rescheduled (twice) show. Host was thinking of signing. She totally blows off phone messages - even told me her daughter gets upset that she doesn't answer/return calls - and now says that she is having trouble with her email. Well, I did finally catch her last night when I tried to call. "Hi, this is Beth Brigham." Her response?: "Oh, hi. I'm glad I got in touch with you." HELLO?!? I called YOU! Well, she cancelled because she had made plans to have granddaughters' birthday party Sunday instead. Um, when were you going to tell me? I love that people don't realize that maybe WE could have made other plans if we knew we weren't working. lol Now she says she'll make it a catty show. I'm not expecting anything and I will not waste my time calling for the orders more than once or twice.

 

[Jennie4PC]

I called my director last night and she said she heard sales were down for the whole company in Jan. It has definitly been a slow month.

 

[jwpamp]

hmmm....this month will be my personal best in almost 12 months! I decided to re-dedicate myself to my personal business and let the chips fall where they may.

I will be at around $4500 which I haven't done in MANY months.

 

[cmdtrgd]

This is a personal best for me! Woohoo! Now I have to salvage February with only one show on the calendar....anyhoo...$4300 personal, just got a call from a consultant who is submitting tomorrow which makes SC line one, SC line two will happen if I have to help with an order or two, new consultant submitting two tomorrow with me and just waiting to hear back from my 4th line...again, I'll help if needed. I have never gotten past $4000 but once, and it was just barely. I have lots of people who booked shows, but not on the calendar yet. Figure I'll make calls while hanging out in Sacramento Monday - I get in around 11, and I still don't have a place to stay, so anyone wanna let me crash on their couch or add me to their room?

 

[jwpamp]

Great sales for you, Kate! As far as keeping our status, I can't be "helping" my consultants with their sales. It makes them lazy and not strive to make their goals (most don't have any!). I can see the point -- just not on board with it right now -- it ticks me off when my team doesn't want to do their job.

Also, I have decided to change the way I recruit. I tell everyone that I speak to that I am looking for energetic, self motivated people who would like to build a business with minimal investment.

 

[ChefLisa]

Great sales for you, Kate! As far as keeping our status, I can't be "helping" my consultants with their sales. It makes them lazy and not strive to make their goals (most don't have any!). I can see the point -- just not on board with it right now -- it ticks me off when my team doesn't want to do their job.

Also, I have decided to change the way I recruit. I tell everyone that I speak to that I am looking for energetic, self motivated people who would like to build a business with minimal investment.

I love your new recruiting line! Thank you for sharing it!

 

[Inomiamenda]

This is a personal worst for me. I am only at 3700.00 in sales this month. Those 2 shows I had to reschedule really hurt this month. Oh well.. can't control the weather.

 

[finley1991]

I love your new recruiting line! Thank you for sharing it!

Me too!!!

At my last show I said that we are looking for part-time consultants as well as those interested in management positions. I had one mark that she was interested in management. I have an appointment to call her tomorrow!

 

[BethCooks4U]

I love those lines too. I have considered helping my consultants so that I can be paid as director but I just can't get past the fact that if they just put in a LITTLE effort they'd already be there. $150 is not that much for Pete's sake.

 

[cmdtrgd]

Janice - great words! I have some people on my team with health issues and work issues that I know are working hard. They are keeping in contact with me and get so close (ie. $135 in sales is where one is) and just can't get past that. We're working closely, and I don't want them to be discouraged. I also pampered a handful of businesses this month and have a few straggling orders, so it works for THIS month.

 

[PampMomof3]

Not sure if this will help any of you, but this is what I just sent to my team:

Hi team!! Well today is the last day of the month and wanted to give you a few reminders!! Today is the last day to be in the drawing for the Pampered Chef Games! They are holding the drawing on Friday but all shows need to be submitted by TONIGHT!!
Here is more information on it:
https://www.pamperedchef.com/repsonly/incentives/waypoint.jsp

Do you have something that you’re turning in today? Andrea and I are the only ones who submitted something thus far but it’s not too late to get paid next Monday! So round up $150 in orders and get those in by midnight!  I also know that Robert had a $1000 show + 6 bookings YESTERDAY that he’s submitting today! Great Job Robert!! He did that show in his home so yes, his girlfriend and him will be getting all kinds of awesome products for FREE! $323 worth!!

If you are submitting something today, will you please call me or email me asap so I know what’s going on? I’m sorry I’ve been MIA, I’ve been dealing with coming to terms with my mom and sister leaving due to the military to Hawaii. I know, great place to visit but when someone is so close, it’s hard to say goodbye and I did that this morning. So now I’m focusing back on my business and on YOU!

Which brings me to tell you that I’m interested in holding a Step Up Class. I would like to know how many of you are interested in Stepping UP your Businesses ?? Here’s a little insight of what the class entails:
https://www.pamperedchef.com/repsonly/sales_training/stepup_overview.jsp

PLEASE let me know if you’d like to participate and let me know if you are submitting something this month. I’m home all day cleaning up after the going away party last night.

Thanks so much for your response,
Kristi

 

[cheftiffany]

Also, I have decided to change the way I recruit. I tell everyone that I speak to that I am looking for energetic, self motivated people who would like to build a business with minimal investment.

I totally need to use this and get on the ball getting some fresh blood on my team.
Maybe it would help if I really concentrated on my business first.

 

[finley1991]

hmmm....this month will be my personal best in almost 12 months! I decided to re-dedicate myself to my personal business and let the chips fall where they may.

I will be at around $4500 which I haven't done in MANY months.

Last fall, when my team didn't respond to anything I tried, my disaster with the Step Up Program, and demoting to TL, I focused solely on my biz. I didn't contact them (read: babysit) and focused only on me and my biz. I had my 2nd best month ever in October and beat that in November.

Since then, it's been all about me. I finally repromoted Jan 1st and it looks like (but again, still waiting on the 2 I am always waiting on to submit tonight) I will get paid as a D this month.

AND for the first time EVER, I have 8 cooking shows booked in Feb... 2 each week. I'm so proud of myself and need to coach my hiney off to make sure they all hold and are awesome! I have 3 more dates I'm hoping to fill and am going to promote the heck out of them at my 2 shows this week!

I'm excited to be so excited again about my biz! And I can't wait until our Spring Launch Thursday... it's just getting better!!!!!

 

[PampMomof3]

WOW Colleen! That's FANTASTIC news!! Way to focus on yourself!! GREAT JOB!!

 

[chefkathy]

Yeah, I've been holding my own biz together and haven't communicated with my team much. I send out emails and leave voicemails and and no one ever responds anyway!

 

[jwpamp]

Colleen, that is great news!! I am so happy with my business (even though I will be paid as a TL this month), my sales are higher than any one month all of 2009 --

I submitted $5460 in sales this month -- woo-hoo!

 

[pamperedbecky]

Wow, guys, that's awesome! And way to go, Colleen, for getting YOUR stuff back on track! Woo hoooo!! Let's hope 2010 is awesome.

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

WOW!! That's fabulous! I completely need to focus on my personal sales. Now, if only I could report numbers like you guys!

 

[finley1991]

Colleen, that is great news!! I am so happy with my business (even though I will be paid as a TL this month), my sales are higher than any one month all of 2009 --

I submitted $5460 in sales this month -- woo-hoo!

I will get paid as a TL this month too. But I'm okay with it... The two that I needed to come through for me didn't. And I'm not shocked because I know that I can't count on them.

So for this month my goal is to replace that SC with ANOTHER ONE so I won't deal with this every month!

And double points!!! YAY!!!!!

 

[jwpamp]

That's the way to go, Colleen! I had 2 hosts who took the $40 kit credit in January and will be signing in February....along with 4 other good recruit leads. I am also excited to replace and regroup.Double Points? Did I miss something?

 

[baychef]

$2 away from being paid as a Director!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:I had one consultant submit $148 in commissionable sales and it was my 4th active line.:grumpy: Learned my lesson the hard way.:grumpy:

 

[BethCooks4U]

Double points in FEBRUARY - email went out this morning.

 

[baychef]

That is the one thing that brightened my day!!! EVERYONE is closing in February...even the person on the last day!!

And...I need to book more! Cuzz....I AM going to Hawaii!!!:sun:

 

[ChefLisa]

$2 away from being paid as a Director!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:I had one consultant submit $148 in commissionable sales and it was my 4th active line.:grumpy: Learned my lesson the hard way.:grumpy:

YUCK! :yuck:

 

[pamperedbecky]

Wow, I'm amazed!! One of my SC's consultants DID submit something yesterday, making that my 2nd active SC line. Woo hooo! I'll be paid as a Director for January.

 

[PampMomof3]

Wow, I'm amazed!! One of my SC's consultants DID submit something yesterday, making that my 2nd active SC line. Woo hooo! I'll be paid as a Director for January.

Yay! Congratulations!!