Nique
- 22
Back in November 07 when I first signed I had my open house, this girl, J-a good friend of mine, booked a show, but between her own personal issues, and mine, it hasn't happened. But it's not really been a big deal, we both knew eventually it would happen.
Well, I emailed her last night about the booking blitz, because I remembered she'd really been interested in the knives back in November. She said that she would LOVE to have her show that week, just needs to double check dates with her DH. We penciled her in pending the yes. She then asks me "but aren't you going to be out of town that week?" I explained that I DID have plans to be out of town, but since I'm driving, and I'm visiting a friend, that it was possible to change my plans, and the blitz is a good enough reason! This is where it gets odd....
She then says "well, could someone else do the show and you get credit for it?" I said "no, I don't think so." She goes on... "I went to this show a few weeks back for my SIL and the lady doing the show asked me if I wanted to do one, I told her no, that I had promised to do a show for you and had to keep that promise. She said she could do the show and you'd get the credit for it. Is that true?" I told her that I'd NEVER heard of that, that I could see another consultant doing a show for someone and giving the original show consultant the credit ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY.
I asked my recruiter about it and she said that if the distance was really great, or something came up, that SOME people would do a show for someone else, give them the sales, but typically the one who actually DOES the show would get the bookings.
Is it just me, or does it seem a little forward of someone to offer that to the potential host??? I don't even KNOW the other consultants in this area. My recruiter is in another state, and my director in even another state... I've never gone to hospitality, so this consultant doesn't even know ME... I just found it odd and wanted other people's thoughts on it.
Well, I emailed her last night about the booking blitz, because I remembered she'd really been interested in the knives back in November. She said that she would LOVE to have her show that week, just needs to double check dates with her DH. We penciled her in pending the yes. She then asks me "but aren't you going to be out of town that week?" I explained that I DID have plans to be out of town, but since I'm driving, and I'm visiting a friend, that it was possible to change my plans, and the blitz is a good enough reason! This is where it gets odd....
She then says "well, could someone else do the show and you get credit for it?" I said "no, I don't think so." She goes on... "I went to this show a few weeks back for my SIL and the lady doing the show asked me if I wanted to do one, I told her no, that I had promised to do a show for you and had to keep that promise. She said she could do the show and you'd get the credit for it. Is that true?" I told her that I'd NEVER heard of that, that I could see another consultant doing a show for someone and giving the original show consultant the credit ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY.
I asked my recruiter about it and she said that if the distance was really great, or something came up, that SOME people would do a show for someone else, give them the sales, but typically the one who actually DOES the show would get the bookings.
Is it just me, or does it seem a little forward of someone to offer that to the potential host??? I don't even KNOW the other consultants in this area. My recruiter is in another state, and my director in even another state... I've never gone to hospitality, so this consultant doesn't even know ME... I just found it odd and wanted other people's thoughts on it.
