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pamperedcheermom said:I started mailing the invitations for my hosts when I had a host tell me she mailed them a week before the show, only to find out she never mailed anything and no one was coming. I found this out the night before the show. Ever since then, I mail them myself. I ask them for a guest list and I have a template I use for that and then I mail the invitations 10 days before the show. I don't send them a hostess packet until I receive the guest list. I've lost too many catalogs, OOF, flyers, etc. by giving the host a packet when she books a show. I figure that once the invitations go out that she'll more than likely hold the show and not cancel knowing she has people coming to her house.
wadesgirl said:I started in March and I love it. I just require them to get me their guest list before I send their host packet. I'm going to start getting stricter on a deadline for the guest list. The biggest thing is that I almost always know when I don't have a show because I never got a guest list! Usually you finally get a hold of the host a day or two before the party when she tells you that she never sent the invites. Plus I know when they went out and how many went out. I am going to start doing the mini catalogs for the holiday season and see how that goes. I did hear about sending invites for a catalog show, I really like that and will start doing that too.
I send 5-10 invites in their host packet so they can hand them out also. I tell all my hosts to carry the invites with them at all times so they can hand one if they see someone they forgot. Or if they remembered an address after sending me their list they can do it themselves.jrstephens said:I do not send them out, my host do. A lot of my host hand theirs out personally.
I usually call them and say "Your party is this Saturday and I have not received your guest list yet. If you have personally invited your guests, then the show will still be on. If you need to reschedule or change to a catalog show, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can plan accordingly." If I still do not hear from them, I assume the show is not on. If they do not respect me enough to return my phone call, my time is more important to me!chefsteph07 said:I usually do give a deadline on the guest list, within about 9 days at the LATEST. Now, my problem at the moment is I have a show scheduled for next Sat and I have NOT gotten the guest list yet, what should I do???
Offer to do a catalog show? I have a feeling she will say she got too busy and she will just "tell everyone" about the party, but this show is an hour away and I DO NOT want to get stuck! Advice please!
wadesgirl said:I send 5-10 invites in their host packet so they can hand them out also. I tell all my hosts to carry the invites with them at all times so they can hand one if they see someone they forgot. Or if they remembered an address after sending me their list they can do it themselves.
I usually call them and say "Your party is this Saturday and I have not received your guest list yet. If you have personally invited your guests, then the show will still be on. If you need to reschedule or change to a catalog show, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can plan accordingly." If I still do not hear from them, I assume the show is not on. If they do not respect me enough to return my phone call, my time is more important to me!
chefsteph07 said:OMG, I am so mad right now I could spit nails! What would you all do in this situation and with this email??? The first one is from my host that I just wrote about...I have not gotten her list after telling her from DAY ONE that I mail out the invites! I feel like I am totally being bullied!!!
I need advice asap as to how to approach this woman! Oh man!!!
Stephanie:
We need to operate a little differently for this party and demo. I'd like to send pass out the invitations so please send them to me with a few catalogs. There were two apple dishes and a chicken recipe that I have considered. Do you have a limit to the dishes that you prepare?
Thank you!
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Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:42:30 -0700
Hi Barb, how are you coming along w/ your guest list? I would very much like to send them out at the latest by Wednesday so I can get them out in a timely manner. I hope you are telling your friends and family about the party...Have you made a decision on what you would like me to demo? I would like to send out your catalogs, but I don't do that until I have a guest list verification from you. Thank you! Stephanie
Stephanie Scavnicky Independent Consultant/The Pampered Chef
chefsteph07 said:I guess I just dont like the tone of the first line..I tell her how I do things and she tells me "we need to operate a little differently for this..."...I mean, come on...
chefsteph07 said:I guess I just dont like the tone of the first line..I tell her how I do things and she tells me "we need to operate a little differently for this..."...I mean, come on...
chefsteph07 said:Ok, you guys are right...I'll do things the way SHE wants to do it and I hope it is worth it! Ugh! I AM a control freak!
chefsteph07 said:Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:42:30 -0700
Hi Barb, how are you coming along w/ your guest list? I would very much like to send them out at the latest by Wednesday so I can get them out in a timely manner. I hope you are telling your friends and family about the party...Have you made a decision on what you would like me to demo? I would like to send out your catalogs, but I don't do that until I have a guest list verification from you. Thank you! Stephanie
Stephanie Scavnicky Independent Consultant/The Pampered Chef
chefmeg said:I have been sending the invites for my hosts for years and have very, very few cancelations. I do not give them a host packet until I recieve their guest list. At the show they book from, they get a SASE and the guest list. I tell them I must have the list filled in its entirty by ______ date (usually within 5 days of the show we are at). This reserves their date for them and gets them their host packet (which I intend to start giving in person) with the catalogs, order forms, and about 10 invitations. I have had no complaints all these years and have many repeat hosts.
Yes, it is their show, but it is your business and you get to choose how to run it. There will be a learning curve at first because so many people are used to having to send the invites themselves, but it will turn around and soon, no one will even remember they used to do that!
I also use postcalls to make the reminder calls for my hosts and that has increased attendance at all of my shows since I started using it September 1!
redsoxgirl said:I send out a mini catalog with the printable invite from CC. I ask them to bring the mini catalog back and if they do they get extra tickets in the drawing at the show.
ChefBeckyD said:I want to share this email from a host who has a show the middle of November. I was planning on sending her host packet next Monday.
When I first met her (through a fundraiser) I thought she was very demanding....what we call an EGR (extra grace required) person. She would ask me for extra catalogs, wanted me to bring everything I owned, wanted me to do 3 recipes, etc.....
That was 4 years ago. She has become not only a wonderful host, but also a friend, and a real cheerleader for me in my business. She gives me referrals and extra business all the time - one time, she passed on an email about the outlet, and it resulted in a $300 order....
Her shows are always in the $700-$1000 range, and I have had some great shows booked from hers, and one of my consultants on my team came from my relationship with her.
I'm sharing the email, because I just wanted to show first, what can happen when you mail the invites for your host (She LOVES that I do this for her) and also what can happen when, instead of demanding that everything be done your way - you work with your host and allow her to have some control over her show. Oh - and there is a reason she was so controlling - a very bad experience with another consultant (to the point of sexual harassment) and at first, she only wanted to do a catalog show, because she never wanted a PC consultant in her house again...and neither did her friends. (It was bad, and HO actually got involved) It took a while for her to trust me...and I worked hard to build that trust - but the benefits have been priceless!
It's all in our attitude! We can look at those harder to please hosts as a pain in the neck (which I'm sure gets conveyed to them w/o words) or we can accept the challenge of doing everything we can to make their show a GREAT experience for them.....I think that if I had insisted we do everything my way when I did that first show, I wouldn't have the great relationship I have now.
The funniest part of this story...is that this host doesn't even cook! Her friends always tease her about her PC Stash that never gets used!
(and I talk to her about being a consultant on a regular basis - she says she doesn't want to work.)
Hi Becky,
Is there anyway to get some catalogs and order forms sent out fast to me by next friday Oct 17th???? I have a big order but need catalogs and order forms to complete.
I have a big overnight scrapbook weekend at Cxxxx's house and people are interested in Pampered Chef that can not attend. So I would like to bring it with me to get outside orders. So any way you can do that for me. I have to be at her house by Friday at 6pm Oct 17.
I will send you some addresses and we will try to make this a big event.
I am so glad you are my consultant.
take care and thanks
M.
etteluap70PC said:Email is a funny thing... it is so hard to read emotion, and we need to try not to. Honestly (and I do not mean to attack or sound harsh) but If I received the email you sent this host it would have ticked me off the way it was worded. BUT that is just how I I read it. It to me comes accross pushy and demanding. I totally understand being frustrated beyond all reason with some of these hosts. That is when I am extra careful with my wording in am email. Many times (especially if I am frustrated with someone) I will have DH read over a msg. before I send it out. He lets me know If I am on thrack or not.
I hope this helps and that this show works out great for you. I enjoy your posts and views on many topics. I in no way mean to offend!
chefsteph07 said:Meg, I agree w/ you on this and that is why I gave in and told her I would do what she wanted. I guess what really tweeked me was the fact that over a month ago I informed her of the invites that I do and she just waits till yesterday to let me know she wanted to do them herself. I guess if she had told me that from the beginning I would have been better about it and less pestering.
Get this though, after giving in and telling her I would do what she wanted, she gave me an invite list this afternoon w/ about 20 names to mail out and 10 to email! ARGH!!! Ok, breathe, relax, be calm Steph...LOL
I love building relationships that last with my hosts, and yes, some of them I call my friends! I have met some great people, hosts and consultants alike, through PC and I am so grateful for that! I try to make every experience w PC a wonderful one for everyone involved.
redsoxgirl said:I send out a mini catalog with the printable invite from CC. I ask them to bring the mini catalog back and if they do they get extra tickets in the drawing at the show.
cochef said:I have a few questions on this topic:
* How many of you who send out the invites for the Host work fulltime and how do you manage to fit it all in?
* How do you handle it if they only give you 10-15 names?
* Do you make up your own guest list or order them from the Supply form?
Sorry for all the questions, but I am just trying to figure how to add one more thing to my hectic schedule
wadesgirl said:I work full time and send out my invites. I normally just do it at the end of the night before I go to bed and then the PO is only a block from where I work so I drop them off the next morning.
I encourage more names if they send a small guest list. I also put on the invites "Bring a friend or outside order, get a free gift". I send some extra invites for them to hand out.
I have my own guest list that I got off here.
cochef said:Do you make up your own guest list or order them from the Supply form?Here is an option for you if you don't want to purchase them from the Supply form.
Print it front and back.
tlag1986 said:cochef said:Do you make up your own guest list or order them from the Supply form?Here is an option for you if you don't want to purchase them from the Supply form.
Print it front and back.
Lisa! this form is GREAT! Thank you!
cochef said:I have a few questions on this topic:
* How many of you who send out the invites for the Host work fulltime and how do you manage to fit it all in?
* How do you handle it if they only give you 10-15 names?
* Do you make up your own guest list or order them from the Supply form?
Sorry for all the questions, but I am just trying to figure how to add one more thing to my hectic schedule
I tri-fold the invite and pit it and the mini catalog in an envelope. Only costs a regular stamp.KristinS said:And how do you put an invite in with the mini-cat? Do you put it all in an envelope? Tape the catalog closed? I'm intrigued but confused at the same time.
cochef said:I have a few questions on this topic:
* How many of you who send out the invites for the Host work fulltime and how do you manage to fit it all in?
* How do you handle it if they only give you 10-15 names?
* Do you make up your own guest list or order them from the Supply form?
Sorry for all the questions, but I am just trying to figure how to add one more thing to my hectic schedule
Fluffy215 said:I work full time, although out right now with 2 herniated discs, but even then I would send out the invites. I make my own up or I have gotten some either off of here or from Outward Image I bought when I first started. I also email this invitation to the Host so she has the same invitation to pass out at work/gym whatever. When I mail them I also send the mini catalog and also with note on invite to return the cat for extra tickets towards prize. When I was working I would just drop off at the outside drop box outside the post office. Sometimes I had to be to work at 4 a.m. so was very convenient just to make a swing in the parking lot and drop it off.
I give out a guest list of 50 for them to fill out. I tell them they will get a gift at their party if completed within 3 days. That's the SB that they pass around and sign for the host.
redsoxgirl said:* I do work FT at another job. I usually stuff the envelopes at night in front of the tv. Doesn't take much time.
* I ask them to send me 40 and explain why, but I take what they give me.
* I usually ask people to email me their guest list. If it's an actual list on paper, I have the ones from the Supply form, but I don't like them at all and end up either making labels on the computer or hand write the addresses.
I tri-fold the invite and pit it and the mini catalog in an envelope. Only costs a regular stamp.
If you go to the Consultant's Corner > Products & Recipes > Theme Cooking Shows > pick the show you're doing and there's an option called Printable Show Invitation. It's a PDF file that you can plug info in to.
If you're doing a recipe other than one listed there, just pick the invite that goes best with it.
Many veteran consultants have found that sending invites for the host is more effective in getting guests to attend the party. This is because the host can personalize the invites and add a personal touch, making guests feel more special and more likely to attend.
Sending invites for the host allows you to control the quality and consistency of the invites. You can ensure that all the necessary information is included and that the design is eye-catching. It also saves the host time and effort, as you can handle the mailing process for them.
Yes, you can customize the invites for the host by adding their name, party date, and location. You can also include a personal message from the host, which can help create a connection with the guests and increase attendance.
You can send invites for the host by collecting their guest list and addresses, either through a physical list or through an online RSVP form. Once you have the information, you can create and mail the invitations on behalf of the host.
Based on experience and feedback from veteran consultants, sending invites for the host tends to work best for maximizing attendance. This is because it allows for personalization and saves the host time and effort. However, every consultant may have different experiences and strategies, so it's best to test and see what works best for your business.