What's Everyone Think About the New Deadline??

[Intrepid_Chef]

Sept. 1 is a holiday, so I agree ... the 5th would be great.

 

[chefann]

I love the new deadlines, especially as a way to keep some control over catalog hosts, who tend to disappear.As far as the dates for other incentives, the good way to think of it is how we were trained back when I started, but has been lost in the current push for 3-2-1. When you look at your calendar, instead of picturing 4 weeks for shows, picture 3. That last week is your week to close things out, get them submitted, and get things lined up (and coached) for the next month. If you properly control your calendar, you can minimize the shows you do that last week. Or you can always tell people that you're working toward a sales incentive and would appreciate that any orders the last week of the month be paid with a card.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I love the new deadlines, especially as a way to keep some control over catalog hosts, who tend to disappear.

As far as the dates for other incentives, the good way to think of it is how we were trained back when I started, but has been lost in the current push for 3-2-1. When you look at your calendar, instead of picturing 4 weeks for shows, picture 3. That last week is your week to close things out, get them submitted, and get things lined up (and coached) for the next month. If you properly control your calendar, you can minimize the shows you do that last week. Or you can always tell people that you're working toward a sales incentive and would appreciate that any orders the last week of the month be paid with a card.

That's interesting Ann! I don't remember ever being trained that way! I've never heard it explained like that.

 

[kam]

I love the new deadlines, especially as a way to keep some control over catalog hosts, who tend to disappear.

As far as the dates for other incentives, the good way to think of it is how we were trained back when I started, but has been lost in the current push for 3-2-1. When you look at your calendar, instead of picturing 4 weeks for shows, picture 3. That last week is your week to close things out, get them submitted, and get things lined up (and coached) for the next month. If you properly control your calendar, you can minimize the shows you do that last week. Or you can always tell people that you're working toward a sales incentive and would appreciate that any orders the last week of the month be paid with a card.

Yes, that is a good way to think of it. The past few months I have started controlling when I do shows. Instead of whenever the host wants, (which is what I was doing - and made cancellations much worse) I decide the days I want to do shows. Since I work full time, I prefer shows on the weekend and since DH works some Saturdays, I would prefer to be doing shows when he works on those Saturdays. So, sometimes the end of the month just works out that way!

 

[pampered.chris]

I agree, the end of the month this is tough.
I also like the idea of whiting out the info on the flyer. I don't want my hosts to know they have the opportunity to hold their show open until the 15th of the next month...why put that there?! That is information for US the consultants to know and use. not for the Customers and Hosts to know. Can make it tough for the ones that are hard to close anyhow.