Spring Preview Show: Boost Sales & Bookings with a Sneak Peek Event!

[wadesgirl]

End of January/Beginning of February?? Cannot remember exactly.

 

[chefann]

About then. Earned samples ship to arrive around Jan. 25. Purchased samples are usually available around the same time.

 

[its_me_susan]

How many of you do some kind of spring preview show? I was thinking of doing something the last weekend in February. I thought of inviting all my past hosts for a sneak preview to get sales and possibly bookings for the new season. I know my director does this, she will sell from both catalogs and turn in two shows in case someone wants to order something that is retiring.

I did that last year and it was good. About $400 in one, $500 in the other. This year however I want to focus on the new product line KICK OFF. I'm planning a BIG "mega show" on the Sunday before Palm Sunday (no calendar in front of me). Going to rent a banquet hall in a synogogue - - try to get each person on my team to book 6-7 hosts as a goal (if we each end up with 4-5 that would still be a GREAT one-day show!). I will tell my customer base to "reserve their tables now" b/c they are limited. That is 4 friends each bring 2 friends, they've got a table and can do it "mystery host style". BYOB.... still brainstorming. What do you all think?

 

[its_me_susan]

I hold my Host appreciation party in February. I invite all hosts from the previous year, make all (or most of) the new show recipes and have them vote on their favorites...which then tells me which recipe I should start out the season with.

Then I show the new products (I don't think I could wait to unpack ). I do recognition for my past hosts (those that became consultants, high show, most # of shows with me, etc.). And I usually have a stone or piece of cookware to give away.

This almost always gets me several bookings :thumbup: ...it's a LOT of work to do all the cooking, but the past hosts so appreciate it and we have a great time.

Kristen I'd like to hear more about this!!!! Do you have any old invites or awards still saved you could share? What a great idea - I'm going to try to do this too, and fill any empty tables at my MEGA show in March (the hosts will see the new products and be excited to earn them all!). lol.

THANK YOU for sharing this! My birthday's on the 7th. Think I'll have me a host appreciation party.

 

[Evelynt]

I'm hosting my grand opening show this Sunday...but really like the idea of having a mystery host/spring preview/going going gone show during double points. Think it would be too soon after this show to host another? I don't want to burn my friends/family out on PC!

Heck no!! The February Guest Specials are Great! Everyone that orders gets a gift and once again you can do a drawing for the host special. Who wouldn't love that.
Do your Grand Opening early this month and do your Spring Preview mid February. There aren't many people who can buy all that they want at one show!

 

[chefjwr]

Does anyone have or can make a Spring Preview "Help me Open the Boxes" Flyer Invitation? I have a new recruit potential who admittedly just wants to get her mitts on the kit. I would like to Wow her with "girlfriend fun".

 

[ChefMoore]

For those of you who have done this type of show before, do you typically do it on a weeknight or a weekend day. I've done a couple open houses on a Saturday (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) and both were pretty much a bust for me. What times work best for you?

 

[laylaleigh]

My husbund suggested inviting the customer who had the highest order to the appreciation party too. And then talk about it at shows so everyone wants an invite. What do you think?

 

[wadesgirl]

I've always been told to not present it as an open house. Come up with something that doesn't include those words. I usually do Saturdays but then again, most of mine have been a bust which is the reason I don't know if I want to do another one.