Who Plays the Ticket Game and How is it Received at Shows?

[wadesgirl]

That's whay I wear the bling I tend not to have quiet groups, we are all about the fun. Actually I just booked a party for March and on the invites it says mechanical bull riding to follow. (I love my shows )

I do like that idea too. Mine is hanging up in my office right now. I don't ever wear an apron so that maybe something to do.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Yep, it's not like it is a secret society
Also, they are usually all friends!! If they are starting a new venture they will tell them anyway and then I can help them get shows. 3 girls last year signed at the show.

So, do you do the 5 questions at the end while they are eating, or some other time in the show? It's not that I think it's a secret society, I'm just trying to figure out the logistics...like, is everyone sitting there waiting to eat, or are they already eating, or what?

 

[Koolotus]

We play the game and then I do my wrap up and tell them to eat and shop and I will be around for the next 20 minutes or so to add up their orders and answer any questions. Then I clean up my stuff and go through the slips. Most are sitting doing their orders but if they aren't I will speak to them at the first opportunity, which could be check out. Then as soon as they sit down I ask them what interests them.
Better explanation?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

We play the game and then I do my wrap up and tell them to eat and shop and I will be around for the next 20 minutes or so to add up their orders and answer any questions. Then I clean up my stuff and go through the slips. Most are sitting doing their orders but if they aren't I will speak to them at the first opportunity, which could be check out. Then as soon as they sit down I ask them what interests them.
Better explanation?

Thank you! Yes - that makes sense now! I was just picturing you stopping in the middle of your show to talk to a guest one-on-one, and I couldn't figure it out!

I think I may start with the 5 questions, and work my way up to the ticket game. I really like the idea of the 5 questions, and it doesn't make me as apprehensive as the ticket game.

 

[Koolotus]

Good, glad I could help, don't forget follow up and please post how it goes
xoxo

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Oh - and thanks for the customer card! I've been wanting to change mine some, but couldn't find the right tone - I really like yours!

 

[pcjenn]

Thanks for that info Jenn.

Do you ever get people rolling their eyes or groaning about playing?

Do you do it throughout your show, or do you have a set amount of time that you play?

Good questions. I think it is all in how you present the game. I tell everyone they get 1 ticket for asking a question about product or booking and 2 tickets when they ask a question about my business. If it is a really excellent question I'll reward it with 3 tickets. The cool thing about the ticket game is that, if someone doesn't want to participate, they don't have to. The product isn't being passed to them or whatever. It takes that awkwardness out of the pass the product game. So, to answer your other question, I do the game throughout my demonstration, that way people are always asking questions. Often I will get guests answering the questions. When I do my show closing we count tickets and I award the cool gift.

I was doing a power cooking show yesterday and a gal told me to shake the bag. I didn't hear her so I asked her to repeat it. She stood up and did a little dance as she repeated "shake it!" She got 3 tickets even though it wasn't a questions. I told her anyone who dances and encourages me to "shake it" deserves tickets!

Make the game your own and use it to benefit your business. Let me know how it goes for you.

 

[pcjenn]

I forgot to tell you...the hostess gives out the tickets, so the pressure and the job is off of me to hand those out.

 

[pckellyd]

I did the ticket game Saturday at my first party... it went well I think, but I do need to put a time limit on it. I got 1 potential recruit and 2-3 bookings from it
i also have some questions a director I know uses to get people asking. She just hands out the cards and makes different people ask the questions the way she wants them asked if they aren't asking themselves. I'll find the file and post it a little later.

 

[stefani2]

I did the ticket game Saturday at my first party... it went well I think, but I do need to put a time limit on it. I got 1 potential recruit and 2-3 bookings from it
i also have some questions a director I know uses to get people asking. She just hands out the cards and makes different people ask the questions the way she wants them asked if they aren't asking themselves. I'll find the file and post it a little later.

That would be great if yo could post the questions! - I was just working on these yesterday!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Good questions. I think it is all in how you present the game. I tell everyone they get 1 ticket for asking a question about product or booking and 2 tickets when they ask a question about my business. If it is a really excellent question I'll reward it with 3 tickets. The cool thing about the ticket game is that, if someone doesn't want to participate, they don't have to. The product isn't being passed to them or whatever. It takes that awkwardness out of the pass the product game. So, to answer your other question, I do the game throughout my demonstration, that way people are always asking questions. Often I will get guests answering the questions. When I do my show closing we count tickets and I award the cool gift.

I was doing a power cooking show yesterday and a gal told me to shake the bag. I didn't hear her so I asked her to repeat it. She stood up and did a little dance as she repeated "shake it!" She got 3 tickets even though it wasn't a questions. I told her anyone who dances and encourages me to "shake it" deserves tickets!

Make the game your own and use it to benefit your business. Let me know how it goes for you.

Thanks Jenn!


Okay, so I'm wondering if I do the ticket game, what if I did something like have "magic questions" that if they are asked, they get bonus tickets - like 5 extra, or something like that?

My magic questions would be things like:

What dates do you have available for a party?
Can I have a party next month (week, etc...)?
How do I sign up to become a consultant?
When could I get started?

Do you think that sounds too pushy or would you think that was fun?

 

[KrisGio]

Okay I have a question, being a newbie. I will be doing my 4th show this saturday. I have yet to get a booking off a party. I currently do the POint Game and the booking slide (which is a whole different thread on what I have concerns on about that). Does anyone think that being a newbie the ticket game would be a challenge since I don't know all the answers (and don't think I ever will) or is it a good practice to do? I really need some shows for March (I have one from my girl friend) and am hoping that I can get at least one on Saturday. Any suggestions.

 

[wadesgirl]

Okay I have a question, being a newbie. I will be doing my 4th show this saturday. I have yet to get a booking off a party. I currently do the POint Game and the booking slide (which is a whole different thread on what I have concerns on about that). Does anyone think that being a newbie the ticket game would be a challenge since I don't know all the answers (and don't think I ever will) or is it a good practice to do? I really need some shows for March (I have one from my girl friend) and am hoping that I can get at least one on Saturday. Any suggestions.

Are you asking everybody as they come through the check out? Also are you talking about the current and next month's host special during the show?

What is the point game??

 

[KrisGio]

Well the last show, the hostess was a little messed up because I had to move my check out area twice. I got a chance to ask a couple of people and then three of them came at once all handed me their sheets (I think they all came together) and then left. I still have to get a hold of two people from the party as part of my CC calls but I don't want to keep leaving messages (They might think I am being a pest). One of the girls lives with her parents and definately wants to have a party but she needs to move out first. I am going to call her back at the end of April and see where she is. There is another woman that "I feel" she may want to do a party but I need to get to her before the 1st of March because I know she is going to another party on that day.

the Point game is a cute game where they use their drawings slips and write down numbers based on what I read (like they get two points for every button or 10 points if they kissed their hubbys by). They liked it but when I got to the 50 points for booking a party they all kind of either groaned or laughed (I guess I wasn't convincing enough). The people that I talked to after the party said they all had a good time and enojyed it very much. I guess I am going through my head to see what I am doing wrong so maybe the ticket game would be better. I just don't know.

 

[ltkacz]

Used to do the ticket game, stopped doing the ticket game, started doing the ticket game after Leadership conference this year and now LOVE the ticket game - I had 2 sign this week!

At leadership, I had the privledge of spending a lot of time with my executive director, in which to be honest - busted my chops for NOT playing the ticket game. So...I started.

I used to do it at the end of my show - a few minutes ask me anything about my job. People didn't respond well. So now, I give 11 tickets to my host at the begining of my show. I say, keep 1 ticket for yourself, and throughout the show, anytime someone asks me specifcally about my job, they get a ticket. I also say - feel free to ask me a product question - but no ticket. And people actually ask! What's even better, is all of my hosts are getting into it about half-way through my show they've been saying "I still have tickets", and then the questions start flowing again. It's great.

 

[KrisGio]

Okay I am going to try it this weekend. I think I will dot he 11 ticket thing then I can make them and laminate them. I also will state it at the beginning of my show. Thanks for the advice.

 

[lauradahl]

What I started after Leadership (2 recruits so far this year-need 2 more by Tuesday )
Ticket game:
I use the Lg Collapsible bowl and a roll of tickets. When I get there before the show I tell the host I have a job for her during the show.
When we get started I introduce myself and tell them that we are going to play an easy game throughout the show that will make everything go fast and will still let me get them all the information I want them to have.
Here's the rules:
You get 2 tickets for asking about my business
1 ticket for asking about hosting
no tickets for product questions
However, you will get a ticket if you do something for me so pay attention!
I then explain that our lovely host will be in charge of their tickets so it is their job to hold her accountable and make sure she doesn't pocket them.
I give a brief demo of the collapsible bowl and then hand it over to the host. I then do my show. They ask questions, we have fun! Easy-peasy.
If at any point they are not talking I point out that I am WEARING THINGS that they could ask me about.
I tell them that I did not put on my Pampered Chef Bling for me, but to help them get tickets
Pampered Chef Bling: Is my Leadership name tag with my name in it. Also a pin for Feeding America, HWC, I'm going to Mexico, What's your Dream? and Recruiting.
It feels like bling, it's kind of gaudy, but it works and it's funny so I wear it
This is FUN!!!
I am loving it, I felt like I needed to move past the 5 questions.
IMPORTANT!!
If you decide to do the 5 questions it is important to use them to follow up later. I got some of my girls from calling them after the show and saying that I saw you had a great question on the back of your slip, were you just being nosy or do you really want to know?
It was great to follow up That is honestly the BEST part of that game, is that you have reference for later.

Cheryl, LOVING these ideas and the idea about the bling. It reminds me of something "nutty" I'm doing. I got a neat set of MM ears from e-bay and I wear them to start my demo and I wear them until someone asks me why I have MM ears on. Then I tell them that PC is taking me to DW in 2010. I think I'll have to get all my extra "bling" out and try that too. I, like you, love to have fun at my shows and it gets goofy, but they all seem to have fun. I get bookings but not recruit leads and I am liking the 5 question thing. Even if the person who wins the prize is not interested, there may be someone there who is, but does not ask or maybe doesn't know they are even interested until they hear about the biz and that it IS for them.

 

[lauradahl]

Becky,

Thanks for this thread....I have a HUGE roll of tickets and now I'm learning of ways I can put them to use!!!

 

[lacychef]

Cheryl, I dont' know how I missed your reply here....what a great idea! You rock...I may have to try it. I like the idea of a continual game, & love your humor.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Okay - I thought I should revisit this thread to update on what I've been doing...

First, although the ticket game seems to work for a lot of people, I just couldn't get into doing it. It just didn't fit me.

Soooo, what I am doing is the 5 questions...or at least, a variation of it.


After the demo, I have everyone take their Guest info sheet (I am using Cheryl's - just modified a tad) and fold it in half so that the blank side is showing. (top and bottom, not side to side)

On the first side, I have them number 1 - 5. I tell them it's going to be a race, and that the first one done wins a prize! They have to wait until I say go... and cheaters never win. Then I tell them to write down 5 things that they saw tonight, that if money wasn't a factor, they would absolutely love to have in their kitchen....GO! First one done, I have them read their list, and I comment on each item...
1. Magic Pot ....I say "Did you know that the DCB is the #1 reason people book shows? Almost all of my hosts end up getting it for free or 1/2 off!"

2. Knives..."Yes, and did you see the incredible deal with the Knife block Set? Did you know that if you host a show, you can get an entire set of Lifetime guaranteed knives for under $200! Isn't that incredible?"

3. Cookware...."Did you know that when you host in August, you can get Cookware for 60% off?"

etc....

Then, I have them flip the paper over, and on the other blank side, I have them number 1-5 again. I tell them this is the part of the show where they can be as nosy as they want to be! They can ask me any question that they would like about my business, and how I do what I do...I tell them they can even ask me money questions, and family questions - all questions are okay! GO!
I get so many good questions by doing this...and no one ever seems annoyed or threatened or anything by this.

Then, I have them open up their sheet, and we fill out the Guest Info side together. The most exciting part about this is that I have gotten at least one recruit lead at every show since I started doing this! Amazing! I was rarely getting leads before, and now my summer is riddled with bookings where the host is interested in signing! Oh - and yes, my bookings are up since doing this too!

So thanks to Cheryl, and everyone else who took the time to explain what you do and how it works. I took parts and pieces and was able to make it mine own in a way that is working GREAT for my business!

 

[Koolotus]

Becky, you are BRILLIANT!!
I have been doing the ticket game, but I just do not love it as much as 5 questions, but I love the first part, what a nice new spin
That is the new game. I wil let you know how it goes!
Thanks

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Becky, you are BRILLIANT!!
I have been doing the ticket game, but I just do not love it as much as 5 questions, but I love the first part, what a nice new spin
That is the new game. I wil let you know how it goes!
Thanks

One good turn deserves another! You were the inspiration for it to begin with, Cheryl....so I guess that makes you brilliant too! :sing:Oh, and when I say my bookings are up - I mean that for the first time EVER I am completely booked for July before the middle of June, and already half-way booked for August! Whooo Hoooo!

 

[Koolotus]

One good turn deserves another!

You were the inspiration for it to begin with, Cheryl....so I guess that makes you brilliant too! :sing:


Oh, and when I say my bookings are up - I mean that for the first time EVER I am completely booked for July before the middle of June, and already half-way booked for August! Whooo Hoooo!

Thank you :blushing:

And AWESOME!!!!
It is so nice when things start to roll. Keep up the momentum!

 

[Ginger428]

Sounds GREAT! thanks for sharing...

 

[Liquid Sky]

Then, I have them flip the paper over, and on the other blank side, I have them number 1-5 again. I tell them this is the part of the show where they can be as nosy as they want to be! They can ask me any question that they would like about my business, and how I do what I do...I tell them they can even ask me money questions, and family questions - all questions are okay! GO!
I get so many good questions by doing this...and no one ever seems annoyed or threatened or anything by this.

Then, I have them open up their sheet, and we fill out the Guest Info side together. QUOTE]

So, do you go answer the questions of the guest that finishes first? Do you have them read each one and you provide the "answers"?

I am really liking the sound of what you do with the guests listing the products they liked and biz opp questions.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Then, I have them flip the paper over, and on the other blank side, I have them number 1-5 again. I tell them this is the part of the show where they can be as nosy as they want to be! They can ask me any question that they would like about my business, and how I do what I do...I tell them they can even ask me money questions, and family questions - all questions are okay! GO!
I get so many good questions by doing this...and no one ever seems annoyed or threatened or anything by this.

Then, I have them open up their sheet, and we fill out the Guest Info side together. QUOTE]

So, do you go answer the questions of the guest that finishes first? Do you have them read each one and you provide the "answers"?

I am really liking the sound of what you do with the guests listing the products they liked and biz opp questions.

Yes, the person who finishes first reads their questions and I answer them...then I ask if anyone had any other questions that didn't get answered. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. MOST of the time, I get asked other questions while I am answering the winner's five questions. It's actually fun!

 

[Liquid Sky]

Yes, the person who finishes first reads their questions and I answer them...then I ask if anyone had any other questions that didn't get answered. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. MOST of the time, I get asked other questions while I am answering the winner's five questions. It's actually fun!

Awesome! Thanks

I am going to try your method out on my show tomorrow!

 

[etteluap70PC]

I did the ticket game for over a year with poor results. I recently began doing the 5 question game with WONDERFUL results! My recruit leads have trippled!

Thanks again ladies for sharing this!

 

[mmajmi]

Becky

I LOVE your spin on the 5 questions. I have been struggling to find something that I could include in my shows, but like you I typically hate games. Thank you so much!! I can't wait to try this.

 

[cookin to the top]

I do a poker-for-a-prize game. The guests ask 1 question for their two-card hand, then as I flip 5 cards face up as the community cards, I say one "did you know" for each card I flip over. It keeps the time down, with information still being put out.