Taste of Home Cooking Show Results: 800+ Tickets Sold and Counting!

[rwesterpchef]

I will have to disagree with Rita on that one. I NEVER call the ones that mark "no". That is how I feel I might lose a customer. In my small town, when we have a fair, everyone comes to it. They come by my booth and will not fill out a drawing slip and under their breath they say "I am not filling that out they will call me." I tell them that unless they mark yes or maybe I will not call them, I have too many people to call and do not call the people who do not fill them out or mark no. But if they have been by it the 5 yrs I have done it, they know they can fill it out without any problems and knowing I dont call unless they mark it. I hope this makes since.

It does make sense, and if you say you will not call them, then of course do not call them. You certainly want to be true to your word. However, I do not tell them, "I will not call unless you have yes or maybe marked". If they've given me their number, it is considered consent to check back with them, at least once. My attitude is again, they may have had second thoughts or simply didn't pay much attention at the booth, with so many other booths and activities at the same time. Information overload

Sounds like this thread has been going on for a while. If the phone calls weren't made promptly (1st week), many of these potential shows are going to be lost. Make those calls.

 

[jenniferlynne]

I've been squeezing in as many calls as I can here and there. It's just hard when you baby sit and have 4 kids during the day. Then when they finally leave, you have to fix supper for your family and run everyone to basketball and volleyball practices and games. I managed to squeeze in about 10 calls yesterday. One person who lives about an hour away wants to have a catalog show. One person who marked Yes to a show says he now can't do it because his work schedule is changing (I'm going to keep him on my mailing list), and I didnt get an answer at any of the other numbers I tried. Oh well, maybe today will be my lucky day!

 

[Cindycooks]

How's it going Jennifer?Just following up & seeing how bookings are going. I am doing the Taste of Home show here in my town on 11-15. Another consultant is going in with me - the good thing is, she lives in one town about 20 miles from here, but there will be people a the show from both towns so I dont see any competition. I contacted TofHome to see if they would let us do a free booth if we helped (like someone above in the thread was able to do) but the economist I contacted had never heard of such a thing! So...I had to pay for my booth, but the lady at the newspaper here (they are sponsoring the show) wrote my name down as a helper, so I feel like TofHome willl end up using me in some way. For my $25 door prize, I just ordered the Meat Lifters (off of a show that just closed and the host didnt want to use the host special)...had to be a $25 VALUE (so I am spending $10...wow!) And I'm adding a Seasons Best. We also have to have a coupon of some sort in the goodie bag that everyone gets and I am doing those for $5 off hosts order if you host a show by April 2006. At the booth we will have the survey slips and give away a free kitchen show (of course everyone that checks YES will win). I am getting so excited!

 

[Jennie4PC]

This isnt Jennifer but i did the taste of home cooking school and it was definitly worth the money, in July when they announced the show to go pieces i figured i would not get them, but now i am recieving the 3rd piece. But back to what i was saying i had absolutly no bookings in oct and i had 11 at the end 3 kitchen and the rest catalog and i did the best month I have ever done, I am so excited. And i still have bookings in Nov and more to call at the beggining of the year.

 

[jenniferlynne]

The Taste of Home paid off for me. Before it, I only had one show left on my books. It was for Oct 9, and no chance of getting my Show to Go. I am happy to say, that just minutes ago, I submitted my 6th and final show for the month and my comm sales for the month are $2645.32, putting me $18 over the $4000 needed for the Show to Go. I also have three catalog shows and one kitchen show next month, all results of the Tast of Home. It was definately worth it. I am doing a booth at a school Christmas Bazaar in December. Wish it was in November so I could get December shows booked out of it, but I will take what I can get. Two of the people that I called from the TOH, wanted me to call them back again after Christmas, so I may be seeing the results of this for awhile.

 

[Chef_Taniesa]

too much moneyI so wanted to do the taste of home event tonight... but the booth was $425 from 5 till 9. With just starting out i couldnt swing it. its in a low income area on a monday night too. Im going to go there instead, buy a ticket and carry around my catalog bag and business cards... if i can be chatty enough maybe i can get a booking or two.

 

[jenniferlynne]

Good luck!!! Do you have a Pampered Chef shirt you can wear.

 

[AldeaY]

Where is it on TOH?I see the website for TOH but do not see where you would go to find out where they will be in your hometown Can someone help me out with their site and tell me where do I go to findout if they are/will be in my area of Virginia? It sounds really wonderful to do a show like that!!

 

[jenniferlynne]

There should be some options on the left side of their home page. Toward the bottom there should be a link about cooking schools. At least it was like that the last time I was on their site.

 

[AldeaY]

Thanks!!! I have been viewing their site and see about their cooking schools were in Richmond which is an hour away (my sister lives there!) but it was for 9/13. I don't see any others listed so I guess I missed out out. Oh well, maybe next time!!

 

[Cindycooks]

Yes - I have the new 3/4 sleeve pink shirt from AIM (I love it) & hightly suggest it! Im wearing it with dressy jeans, the other host is wearing her denim apron (so we will both sorta match with the denim). We are putting two 7 foot tables in like a "V" shape so it will all fit in the booth space. One decorated like a Thanksgiving table with most of the new stuff....the other table at one end other stuff (I have the 3-tiered Simple Additions to hold lots of little stuff, and at the other end the flip book with all the upcoming specials, basket with survey slips etc, this months guest special in a frame with order forms, .....We also have a huge banner to hang behind us. We only have 2 hours to wow the people and bring them to us: 5-7pm and then the show starts, so we really want a kick-a** display. Any other suggestions are sooooo welcome!

 

[Jennie4PC]

Good Luck Cindy with the Taste of Home it will be well worth the money