Potential Recruit From a Bridal Expo

[Tropicalburstqt2]

I was at a bridal expo last Sunday & met a bride-to-be's mother who was very interested in joining PC. When she walked away I could even hear her telling her daughter, "I'm serious about this. I want to sign up." My only dilemma is that she said that right now her husband is going through chemo and is busy with him. I called her Tuesday (she originally said to call her in the beginning of March, but I didn't want her to become uninterested) and got a voicemail, but I told her about the forged cutlery and how now would be the perfect time to sign and that she doesn't have to be heavily involved until March when he's through. I haven't heard back from her yet.

How long is too soon to call back??
Should I just wait until March when she wanted me to contact her??
What can I do to get her hooked?? I thought about telling her that I'd help her set up her daughter's bridal shower as a PC one and let it be her show, but that's awhile down the road.

Help Please!!

 

[pamperedbecky]

Hmmm, that's a tough one because she's obviously pretty involved with her husband's chemo and caring for him. I'm not sure if that totally occupies all of her time or if she'd have a few nights/days a month to get out and do shows. Maybe it would be a nice distraction and something she could do for herself to give herself a break? It would maybe help her from getting burned out or totally consumed by caring for her husband. And if they're helping pay for or totally paying for the wedding, this is a great way to save up some money. Those are the things that occurred to me off the top of my head. Just try to keep it about HER like you're doing and hopefully she'll see some great benefits to signing now rather than later. Let her know she can have any out of town friends or family do catalog shows, so it won't take up time with her husband.

Good luck!!!

 

[Tropicalburstqt2]

Thanks. I just hate to be the "pushy" recruiter. I want her to feel comfortable and able to focus on him since that comes first!

 

[RebelChef]

I told her about the forged cutlery and how now would be the perfect time to sign and that she doesn't have to be heavily involved until March when he's through. I haven't heard back from her yet.

If she signs now, she'll only have until the middle of March or so to qualify to earn the knives. If she's going to be busy during March, it would maybe be better for her to wait until the end of this month to sign. Maybe when your next cluster meeting is close you could call and invite her to go with you to check it out. It would give her a chance to get out for a few hours and a 'look' at the biz. Good luck!