Notice Something Missing From the Cn?

[Sheila]

CK, I've heard of Drunk Dialing ... guess you'll be entertaining people with your Drugged Up Dialing. I hope your procedure & recovery go well.

 

[Chef Kearns]

Well my December and January will be interesting as I have to have 'female' surgery 12/21. I typically take the last two weeks of December off and will this year too. Trying to get all my Christmas fun stuff and baking, plus a wedding I am going out of town for 12/17....Will be down for about 2-3 weeks before I can do a show again, though will have BTB meeting in my house 1/5/12. I am looking forward to some down time...guess I'll be working the phone on pain meds LOL...who knows what could happen!

I sure hope that everything goes as planned. I'll be praying for you!!

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

Adding my prayers for you. You're a rock star and I know you'll still manage a better month than most. The cool thing about our biz is that you can take a break and heal as needed. Be good to yourself and go for those loopy calls. I'm on pain pills daily and it's entertaining for my customers. Also part of the reason I seem so scattered. My mind is quite phenomenal when not under the influence. he he

 

[finley1991]

Not that this is new info... here is what my D sent us regarding the move in SAT...

"It seems to me that November is our highest sales month of the year and always has been due to additional holiday sales, so why not rather incentivize a month (or two) that needs extra sales?"

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Hi Ladies,

I'm new to this board - just promoted 10/1/11. :woohoo: I'm also curious about how they will be handling the earning of new spring/summer products this year, but I'm actually thinking a little different than some on this thread. I actually wonder if they will make it easier to earn the products than in the past.

For example, look at how easy they made it for Team Leaders and below to earn free conference last year - $5000 in 2 months - very do-able for a consultant with a somewhat consistent calendar.

Also, think about how easy they've made it to earn all the little incentives, like the bags. In the past, we had to submit 2 shows by the 15th. Now, it's just 2 shows in the entire month.

I guess I don't think they are going to do anything that will discourage consultants - I think they are trying the best they can to encourage consultants (by consultants, I mean Team Leaders and below) to bump up their average number of shows from less than two where it is now, to 3, 4, or even more.

I'm sure I still have my "rose-colored glasses" on right now, so maybe that's why I'm not too upset about this, but I guess I will be shocked if they make this harder, rather than easier. I mean really, they even changed the name from "Sell-A-Thon" to "Free-for-All" The "ALL" part of the name suggests to me that they are going to make it more acheivable for everyone - especially those that may have felt it was out of their reach in the past.

Also, I think someone may have mentioned this before, but I'm not expecting a huge new product line. Considering they introduced over 50 new items valued at over $800 this fall, I'm guessing it will be a much smaller package to earn.

Anyway, just my thoughts - I could be totally off base But, needless to say, I'm curious and I want to know NOW!!:roflmao:

 

[BethCooks4U]

Hi Ladies,

I'm new to this board - just promoted 10/1/11. :woohoo: I'm also curious about how they will be handling the earning of new spring/summer products this year, but I'm actually thinking a little different than some on this thread. I actually wonder if they will make it easier to earn the products than in the past.

For example, look at how easy they made it for Team Leaders and below to earn free conference last year - $5000 in 2 months - very do-able for a consultant with a somewhat consistent calendar.

Also, think about how easy they've made it to earn all the little incentives, like the bags. In the past, we had to submit 2 shows by the 15th. Now, it's just 2 shows in the entire month.

I guess I don't think they are going to do anything that will discourage consultants - I think they are trying the best they can to encourage consultants (by consultants, I mean Team Leaders and below) to bump up their average number of shows from less than two where it is now, to 3, 4, or even more.

I'm sure I still have my "rose-colored glasses" on right now, so maybe that's why I'm not too upset about this, but I guess I will be shocked if they make this harder, rather than easier. I mean really, they even changed the name from "Sell-A-Thon" to "Free-for-All" The "ALL" part of the name suggests to me that they are going to make it more acheivable for everyone - especially those that may have felt it was out of their reach in the past.

Also, I think someone may have mentioned this before, but I'm not expecting a huge new product line. Considering they introduced over 50 new items valued at over $800 this fall, I'm guessing it will be a much smaller package to earn.

Anyway, just my thoughts - I could be totally off base But, needless to say, I'm curious and I want to know NOW!!:roflmao:

Welcome! :welcome:
I don't think the general feeling is that they are making it harder. I know for me the ONLY thing that bothers me about it is that they didn't tell us. A timely heads up that something that has been the same for at least 5 years is changing would have been nice.

 

[finley1991]

Also, I think someone may have mentioned this before, but I'm not expecting a huge new product line.

Great post! And Welcome! :welcome:

You are correct... traditionally, the spring line has been smaller than the fall line. But again, PC changes up their traditions sometimes!!!

I'm thinking in a new direction and am excited to promote this to my team... assuming it is Dec & Jan for the Free for All... I have a lot of new and excited consultants who are LOVING the free things they are earning (and receiving the boxes of things they didn't even know they earned!) I'm hoping it will help them get the New Year off to a fantastic start!

 

[Sheila]

Welcome! And congratulations on your promotion!!!

 

[baychef]

:welcome: and congratulations on your recent promotion!!arty:

We need your rose colored glasses so don't be afraid to put them on!! One of the parts of the PC business is seeing this business through a fresh pair of eyes. Sometimes we all need to get a few things out but all views are welcome and appreciated!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Thanks everyone for the nice welcomes! I agree it would have been nice for HO to have shed some light on the subject a little more in advance I'm wondering if they are a little "gun-shy" right now, after just dropping the news on us about Conference. But hey, maybe they should have done it like "ripping off a bandaid" - just give it to us all at once!

Edited to add:

Just caught this wording on today's Newswire:

"Inside Tip: This holiday cut-off is later than ever, so make sure you book a full December and then a strong January. It can help you earn free Spring products! Stay tuned for details in you November Consultant News."

I wonder if they received so many inquiries that they realized they needed to say something?

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

Welcome and Congrats!! Glad you are sharing your view because it's good to see things from different angles. It's good to be able to share your thoughts, good or bad and get a different view point. Makes us better leaders because we'll have all the same beliefs from our team members.

I think they did include it due to the chatter on the boards and inquiries.