82 ways to get bookings

1. Send a catalog to a co-worker that has moved.
2. Send a catalog to your Tupperware, Discovery Toys, etc. reps or exchange shows.
3. Post a catalog in the teacher's lounge at your child's school.
4. Post a catalog in the employee lunch room.
5. Hold an open house.
6. Have a booth at a school fair.
7. Advertise in your alumni newsletter and/or local newspaper.
8. Give a catalog to the receptionist at your doctor's or dentist's office.
9. Include a wrap or flyer with your bill payments.
10. Call past hostesses.
11. Put current catalog or wrap in your neighbor's door. Include a 10% off coupon.
12. Ask friends to have a show.
13. Advertise in your church bulletin.
14. Take a PC recipe to every potluck.
15. Host an office party or brunch.
16. Host a show before or during a PTA meeting
17. Mail out wraps, catalogs and a wish list.
18. Host your own show. Could even be fund raiser for your favorite charity.
19. Get a list from Welcome Wagon. New people may be looking for a consultant or a new job in this area.
20. Set up a display at a craft fair.
21. Participate in a school fund-raiser.
22. Have your husband or significant other promote the products at work.
23. Have you and your family members wear a PC T-shirt or sweatshirt.
24. Hold a Christmas Shopping Show for men (or for Mother's Day).
25. Offer a Christmas wish list to your guest and then call the gift giver and tell him what the guests wants.
26. Set up a display at a mall.
27. Put an "ask me about Pampered Chef" button on your purse or coat.
28. Ask past hostesses at shows to talk about their free products.
29. Hold an opportunity night nearby.
30. Random mailings. Open a phone book and randomly choose.
31. Mention hostess half-price combos and other benefits at least 3 times per show.
32. Hold up higher priced products and mention half-price products to encourage bookings.
33. Mention how much your "average" hostess gets in products.
34. At the beginning of your show, mention the hostess goal.
35. Share upcoming specials at shows and during phone calls.
36. Tell your hostess how much she saved by having her show.
37. Encourage frequent customers to regularly plan shows.
38. Encourage hostesses to rebook a show in 6-9 months. She'll get 150 points now and see the new products at her next show.
39. Treat hostesses to a special "Hostess Appreciation Tea".
40. Encourage relatives to book a show.
41. Call your realtor with suggestions for "new home packages".

Change Rooms

I had this new ponderment. Everytime i go to the mall i always end up going into the bathroom to change my daughters diaper. well the diaper changing areas in most of the dept stores are often in a lounge area set up for nursing moms. so since i keep catalogs in my diaper bag i often slip a catalog onto a table or couch as i change my daughters diaper. I really started this last week so i will know how well it works shortly. This works particularly well for discovery toys and other kid related stuff but should work well for any catalog really when you think about it. if they dont read it while nursing it may peak thier intrest and they may take it with them when they leave

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Nursing Homes

I don't know how many direct sales companies this can work for, but I know it works for mine.
If you have a nursing home in your area, you might want to go there and hand out your catalogs WHILE DONATING YOUR TIME to spend with these elderly folks. If you leave a catalog at the receptionist's desk there's bound to be either employees looking at it OR family members and friends who come to visit these folks on a regular basis. Hec, even volunteers will see them in the breakroom. But, even the folks in the nursing home want some of the products for family members or even themselves. I donate time to a local alzheimer's nursing home and have left some catalogs there. My toys also help to keep their patient's mind busy at times so the company may even buy toys to put in ALL of their facilities. Just a little "perk" for the elderly...
I either give them a discount when they purchase (because we all know these poor people do not have much money) items from me OR I offer to pay for the shipping and handling. Then I have it shipped to my place so that I may be the one to deliver it to them and then spend some time with them while they marvel over their new purchase. These people just want attention as much as our kids do so, don't just go there to drop off their stuff and leave. It's amazing how many friends you make really fast! :) Hope that was a good enough idea for you all.
Christina Wilson
Discovery Toys Educational Consultant

Flyers I have been doing a lot of leaving my flyers everywhere. Everytime I take a different route, I leave the flyer in newspaper boxes. I am in a small rural area. I leave them in restaurants, any store that has a bulletin board and I leave brochures in Hospital waiting rooms , laundry mats, vets office, doctors office, and beauty shops. I am trying to leave lead boxes at at least 4 places per month , and then do a drawing from them. I go to a different small town each week or two , run ads in their local paper, and go to the different malls and if the possibility arises, I introduce myself and leave a brochure , with the people. I still am a firm believer that Parties are your best advertisement , but some people need a start somewhere. I also sit up at my yard sales(not to sell) but to try and get bookings. Many of my downline have been very successful at setting up at fairs and home shows. Anything to get your product in front of the people. Works for me! Kaye

Bookings!

I carry my products in my car all the time and brochures in case I run into someone who needs something. I offer incentives to my clients, such as take five brochures to your place of work and get a certain amount of orders and I give you a gift. I also offer a free product of their choice to people who take the brochures and get orders from their friends, family, coworkers. Wherever I go I hand out brochures, Dentist, Doctor, School, Church Functions, Birthday Parties, Weddings, Craft Shows, Grouchy Store, Library, Hair and Nail Salons, just everywhere there are women to be found. ha!

Georgeann
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