PCMelissa
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I would love to get input from all of you.
I had my 4th Demo last night. It was for my Uncles wife. It started out so well, before start time a neighbor came over with 2 outside orders and before the show even started I had already input 3 orders totalling almost $300.00. I was thinking this is going to be a Great show!
Most people got there late, not a big deal. They were a great, fun crowd. I really liked all of the people there, they were warm and welcoming..I felt like part of the family. BUT, I had the hardest time starting my demo, and I was so surprised since they were SOOO nice, that they were not paying attention to my demo AT ALL. There were two conversations going on, and then me demoing to one person who was paying attention when others were not distracting them. I told them I would be quick, and they could get back to visisting really soon. BUT, my demo took a bit longer than usual, cause I couldn't really do it...I barely spoke about the benefits of the tools, cause well, no one was listening.
Needless to say, I did not sell any Large Bar Pans, or 5" knifes like I have at my other 3 parties. It is obvious why... no one saw my demo
The rest of the orders were very small, $4 and $6 items, only. So a show that I thought was going to be GREAT, is just under $500.00 right now. There are more outside orders coming in, and I have 2 bookings and 2 recruit leads, one who might act soon, one who is VERY interested but will not act for a while.
I do realize the party was not a complete bust, I just wonder if there was a way I could have controlled it better! Not only am I disappointed about how low the sales turned out to be when I thought it was going to be high, but I feel like I did a diservice to the guests, because they don't truly know how awesome the tools are that I used
Sorry this was so long. Thanks in advance for any advice.
I had my 4th Demo last night. It was for my Uncles wife. It started out so well, before start time a neighbor came over with 2 outside orders and before the show even started I had already input 3 orders totalling almost $300.00. I was thinking this is going to be a Great show!
Most people got there late, not a big deal. They were a great, fun crowd. I really liked all of the people there, they were warm and welcoming..I felt like part of the family. BUT, I had the hardest time starting my demo, and I was so surprised since they were SOOO nice, that they were not paying attention to my demo AT ALL. There were two conversations going on, and then me demoing to one person who was paying attention when others were not distracting them. I told them I would be quick, and they could get back to visisting really soon. BUT, my demo took a bit longer than usual, cause I couldn't really do it...I barely spoke about the benefits of the tools, cause well, no one was listening.
Needless to say, I did not sell any Large Bar Pans, or 5" knifes like I have at my other 3 parties. It is obvious why... no one saw my demo
The rest of the orders were very small, $4 and $6 items, only. So a show that I thought was going to be GREAT, is just under $500.00 right now. There are more outside orders coming in, and I have 2 bookings and 2 recruit leads, one who might act soon, one who is VERY interested but will not act for a while.
I do realize the party was not a complete bust, I just wonder if there was a way I could have controlled it better! Not only am I disappointed about how low the sales turned out to be when I thought it was going to be high, but I feel like I did a diservice to the guests, because they don't truly know how awesome the tools are that I used
Sorry this was so long. Thanks in advance for any advice.