Sharing How We Present the Season's Best!

[ShelbyMichalek]

*Didn't really see a more appropriate place to post this than here even though it seems misplace*

I know so many consultants give a complimentary Season's Best to their host and many have the guests sign it. (Some consultants use a different low priced gift instead)
Anyway, I know there are tons of ways to work this into your show. I want you to share how YOU do it! Do you have guest sign it as they arrive and present it during your opening? Or do you have guests pass it around during your opening to sign it? Or do you just present it without having guest sign it.

Basically, I just want to know what (and exactly how) YOU do?!

 

[Hunter Mom]

It just depends on the crowd and the show. I always sign it with a thank you note before I get there. Some days, I will pass it around during my opening, sometimes during my closing. Sometimes, I just give it to them.

 

[Liquid Sky]

I do this at every show. I introduce myself, thank the host, have each person introduce themselves to the group then go into the cookbook shpeal.
I introduce it by basically saying this:"I actually have a little extra something to give to Suzie tonight. When you host a show, just as Suzie is doing tonight, you will receive a ton of free products, 50% off products and 60% off products. I always like to give each of my hosts a copy of our current seasons best cookbook. This cookbook is a favorite of MANY people. I always encourage each person to purchase a handful of them to have on hand for whatever occasion. These are only $1! They have 18-24 recipes in each edition, and we come out with 1 new edition with each catalog. The recipes are a great span from appetizers, to main dish meals to desserts.They are great for giving as a card in lieu of going to Target or Walmart and spending $4-$5 for a card that the recipient is going to shove into drawer or throw into the garbage a month later. You can write your message here in the inside cover, as I have done for Suzie tonight, and totally personalize it. The gift recipient will use this for years and years and years and will never throw it away. So Suzie, thank you again for being my host tonight. I have written you a little message in here expressing my gratitude to you. I am going to pass it around and I'd like everyone to sign it, you can even write a little message yourself, so when Suzie is using this after her party she'll be reminded of you being here tonight for her party."So, that's my entire shpeal. I get a booking seed in there, and try to convince everyone to purchase more than just 1 on their orders.
From there, I go into the rest of my opening (3 things the guests will learn, booking seed, recruiting seed, recipe done that evening).

 

[BlueMoon]

Caressa, thanks so much for these words. I've been stumbling around trying to present the SB, and this is hugely helpful.

 

[wadesgirl]

I start my show off with it! As soon as I get all the guests attention I say something like the following:
I would like to thank everyone for coming today/tonight and especially would like to thank our host Karen! I give all my hosts a copy of our SB cookbook. I love to give our SB cookbook as a gift because they are only $1. I'm cheap - there I said it! But for only $1 you get a ton of value, there are appetizers, dinners and desserts, including X recipe that we are going to make tonight. I tell everyone to stock up on the SB cookbooks because they are cheaper than a greeting card. All you have to do is write your message in the front cover and give these instead of those $4 Walgreens cards they are likely to throw away!

 

[613flavah]

I only give out small gifts to my hosts who booked in my first 90 days. After that it's door prizes for sure! That way you get everyone to fill out those small forms with their contact info

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

Really fab words. Thanks for sharing Caressa!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I do this at every show. I introduce myself, thank the host, have each person introduce themselves to the group then go into the cookbook shpeal.
I introduce it by basically saying this:

"I actually have a little extra something to give to Suzie tonight. When you host a show, just as Suzie is doing tonight, you will receive a ton of free products, 50% off products and 60% off products.

I always like to give each of my hosts a copy of our current seasons best cookbook. This cookbook is a favorite of MANY people. I always encourage each person to purchase a handful of them to have on hand for whatever occasion. These are only $1! They have 18-24 recipes in each edition, and we come out with 1 new edition with each catalog. The recipes are a great span from appetizers, to main dish meals to desserts.

They are great for giving as a card in lieu of going to Target or Walmart and spending $4-$5 for a card that the recipient is going to shove into drawer or throw into the garbage a month later. You can write your message here in the inside cover, as I have done for Suzie tonight, and totally personalize it. The gift recipient will use this for years and years and years and will never throw it away.

So Suzie, thank you again for being my host tonight. I have written you a little message in here expressing my gratitude to you. I am going to pass it around and I'd like everyone to sign it, you can even write a little message yourself, so when Suzie is using this after her party she'll be reminded of you being here tonight for her party."

So, that's my entire shpeal. I get a booking seed in there, and try to convince everyone to purchase more than just 1 on their orders.
From there, I go into the rest of my opening (3 things the guests will learn, booking seed, recruiting seed, recipe done that evening).

I love this! Thanks for sharing.

Now....what are the 3 things that guests will learn?