Offering Extra Booking Incentives

[stefani2]

Do you offer additional booking incentives for hosts OTHER THAN the 10% off discount and the Monthly Host Special? If you do, what are your incentives?

Example: If a Host gets 3 bookings (on her own), do you offer a prize or gift certificate of some sort?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

If the host has 3 bookings - I let her choose a cookbook of her choice for free - when the 3rd show is held.

 

[stefani2]

I had a Host ask me today - she said she wants her friend to Host a Show and she asked 'what else do I get' besides the 10% off and Monthly Host Special. I just really talked up the upcoming Monthly Specials. In January I WAS offering extra free product of the hosts choice when she got 1, 2, or 3 bookings - and it worked really well (Hosts can easily convince their friends). I am just wondering what others offer if anything?

 

[KellyTheChef]

with 25 orders, they get the quick stir
with 3 KITCHEN shows, they get a cookbook. Order it using the host discount on the LAST show to make sure they all hold.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I offer their show discount at any booking they get for me from outside orders. I also offer that to catalog hosts who get me bookings.

How I do it: The maximum their discount could have been at their show is 30%. Pampered Chef gives them 10% and I give them the difference. It's never more than 20% which is the lowest commission on shows so I don't lose anything but (some of) the commission on her order AT the show and I wouldn't HAVE that show without her getting it so it's a big win win.

They love getting to use that discount later - many don't use it at their show because after the monthly special and half price specials they have already spent their budget so this helps them too.

 

[ThePamperedMommy]

Beth I love that idea!!!

 

[sklay723]

Oooh, I like Beth's idea too! For the most part I've always just touted the benefits for past hosts who have bookings from their show...the fact that they can order the host special at the other shows, too. Since I knew I wanted a solid June for Sell-A-Thon (and since June hosts can't get the extra FPV in July...) I offered June hosts $10 extra FPV if their show qualified and $20 extra FPV instead if their show passed the $500 retail sales mark. I still didn't offer anything additional for getting bookings though.

 

[chefsteph07]

For June, I offered to purchase the host special for them if their show went over $500.
I just booked a gal for Aug who said she though she had 2-3 bookings already from her upcoming show and I think I will offer her the cookbook idea.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

A few years ago in a conference workshop they suggested not to offer extras it tells our hosts we think the host program isn't generous enough.