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Booking Ideas
Everyone in the party plan and direct sales business knows that without booking everyone would be out of business, however sometimes getting bookings can seem impossible to get! Here you will find several ideas that may help you get bookings.
1- Hand out door prize slips to ever guest at every party. Use these slips to collect information about the person, and also their interest in booking a party! While they are filling out your slips suggest that anyone who said yes or maybe to booking a show can get free shipping on their order or offer a discount to anyone that agrees to host a party. This really helps getting guests booked and often, a guest who said "no" will change their mind to save a few dollars. Even if she still says no, you have her information and can call her when you have a great special to offer!
2-Before the show make a few "book to look" envelopes. In each have a coupon for free shipping, free candle, 20% off coupon, 1/2 item of their choice, $25 gift certificate, or what ever you would like to give away. Give each guest an envelope and tell her not to open it until you say. After you tell everyone about the hostess benefits, let them know that the envelopes are a game and the only way you can open them is to book a show. This seems to work great, because it will drive them crazy wondering what is inside. (let them open them know, but tell them that they get to cash it in at their show)
3-For those of you have had to keep products on hand here is a great idea. If you have a hostess that works or just does not have the time to have an in home show offer her a basket party! Get a large basket, and get together everything you have on had that you want to get rid of. Put each item in cellophane nicely and place a small price tag on it with tax added in. Give the hostess the basket and give her the hostess benefits accordingly. (this is a great way to get rid of overstock!)
4-While taking orders at the show, stop half way through and announce to everyone at the show, " so far (hostess) has $$$ in sales. So far she is going to receive $$$ in free product, plus ___ items at half price, etc. But if she has at least one booking within 30 days she will receive $$$ in free product!!!
Additional bookings will earn her an extra $25 each in free product. Sharing the excitement and the difference in free product with bookings as compared to no bookings makes all the difference in the world! It also gets new hostesses excited for their show because they see how easy it really is to go on a shopping spree!
5-At you show tell everyone that if they can give you a list of their friends that might enjoy the products (min of 5-10) that he or she can take 10% off her order. This is a great way to get in touch with others and possibly get bookings.
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