Open House......for Grand Opening

[smilesarepriceless]

Ok, for anyone who has suggestions. ...My very first PC event is going to be an Open House at my home..which I'm inviting a few friends I know...and flyers in the mailboxes of all my neighbors...

Any tips on how I should/run the open house itself..have the food just prepared in PC products...and briefly touch base on what great opportunity I am taking on by joining PC...Or how might you suggest I do it?

 

[angmillar]

I haven't done an open house yet, but I'm still in my first 90 days.

Best of luck with everything, though!! Let us know how it goes...

 

[MGG]

I would highly recommend that you touch base with your neighbors to get a food head count. IMHO, Open houses are either great or a huge let down. Absolutely do reminder calls to your friends & family.

When i did my open house (it was come & go) I had quick demos every hour. I did the Clubhouse Chicken Squares because there is no bake time. You may want to try The Sunshine Microwave cake & my recent favorite the Apple Berry Salsa (sounds yucky--tastes GREAT & I hate fruit). People will stay and buy when you have a few demos sprinkled throughout.

Good Luck--please let us know how it went and what worked & what did not.

 

[DebbieJ]

My advice? Don't make it an open house. Make it a show with a definitive start date.

That way you know who is coming and when and can do a demo.

As Marisol said, open houses can be great, but more often than not, they are a huge let down.

 

[smilesarepriceless]

ok, i am taking you ladies' advice, and doing it as my kick off cooking show, and not calling it an open house!
Now, to creatively market the flyer invites...

 

[debrah3]

my first partyI am new and have my kick off party in the plans also. I am doing at a certain time. I am making it a pizza party. I am giving away my hostess $$ as prizes for various things sort of like a mystery hostess party.
1 ticket for coming
2 for bringing a friend
5 for booking a party
1 for every 2 products they try out
1 for every $10 in purchaces they make
I will figure out the free product in the end and draw a name for every $25 in free product earned.
The pizza fixins will be chopped diced or sliced by the guests when they try the products and I will bake the pizzas on stones I have and that my director is going to loan me.
I am nervous and excited at the same time. I have gotten some great ideas here from you all that I will use in the future tnx for sharing them.

I am having a garage sale this weekend and intend to handout flyers to invite them if they choose. Hope for a great turnout but scared it will overwhelm me, lol.

Deb

 

[Teresa Lynn]

FYI it is a federal offense to place things in people's mailboxes

 

[jenniferp417]

Oh good point Teresa. You'll want to put them at their doors instead.