Maximizing Opportunities: Promoting PC in a Small Mountain Community

[TammyStar]

I am a "traveler" I work contracts usually in other states but my current contract is in AZ, 3 hours from home because my DD was pregnant and I wanted to be close for when the baby was born. A few people that I work with know I am a consultant and I have given out a few catalogs with no orders in the last 8 weeks. I have to be careful about "soliciting" because if I lose a contract for any reason it will cost me a lot of money.
I was thinking since next weekend is my last I want to hand out catalogs and talk to people about PC since its my last weekend and I could follow up after my contract is over it won't be a problem. (They asked me to extend this contract but I was not impressed with the management and I would never work at this hospital so I declined) So my question is how do I approach the staff I interact with but don't really work with? What's a good one liner or opener to people you encounter at work but don't really work closely with?
Its a very small mountain community (68 bed hospital) and I know many people moved up here from the "big city" so they are familiar with PC so I figured that its a start.

Any suggestions? Comments? Funny stories??

 

[c00p]

Are you allowed to wear any buttons/pins? Or do you have a PC ink pen that you can use? That would be a silent and easy way to open up a conversation. If not, I think it would be perfectly okay to go the departments - on a break - and just leave a couple of catalogs and say something like "hey, I know I'm leaving you all soon, and I wanted to let you know that I sell PC on the side. I thought you might want to look at the catalog and here's a list of all of the items that are being retired too. I can take orders any 'ole time - even after I'm gone. Here's my contact info." Maybe something along that line??

 

[TammyStar]

Thanks Andrea! I'm definitly going to speak up next weekend since its my last one! I have been talking to more people around this weekend to get to know them. I have decided I'm going to challenge myself to go to each department and every nursing station on my last 3 days! I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[GourmetGirl]

What about bringing in a recipe to share... everybody's open when they're being fed

 

[Wildfire]

Hi there! As a fellow Pampered Chef consultant, I completely understand your situation. It can be tricky to balance your job and your business without crossing any lines. My advice would be to start by simply mentioning your business in casual conversations with your coworkers. For example, if someone asks what you do outside of work, you can say something like, "I'm actually a Pampered Chef consultant on the side. It's a great way for me to earn some extra income while traveling for work." This opens up the conversation and allows you to share more about your business if they are interested. You can also leave catalogs in common areas, like the break room, for people to browse through on their own. And when your contract is over, you can follow up with those who have shown interest and offer to host a cooking demo or take orders. As for approaching people you don't work closely with, you can always use a friendly opener like, "Hey, I don't think we've officially met yet. I'm a Pampered Chef consultant and I wanted to see if you'd be interested in taking a look at our latest catalog." I hope this helps and best of luck with your business!