100 Ways to Obtain Bookings

  1. Host your own show
  2. Send a catalog to a co-worker who has moved
  3. Post a catalog in the Teacher’s lounge at your child’s school
  4. Post a catalog in the employee lunchroom
  5. Hold an open house
  6. Have a booth at a school fair
  7. Advertise in your Alumni newsletter and/or community newspaper
  8. Give a catalog to the receptionist at your Doctor’s/Dentist’s Office
  9. Include a Mini Catalog or specials flier with your bill payments
  10. Call a past Hostess
  11. Put a current catalog or flier in your neighbor’s door (include 10% off coupon)
  12. Ask a friend to have a show
  13. Advertise in your Church Bulletin
  14. Take a Pampered Chef recipe to every party/event you attend
  15. Host an Office party at lunch or pamper a business
  16. Offer the Bridal registry
  17. Describe and highlight the hostess plan during shows
  18. Be friendly and enthusiastic
  19. Promote the Pampered Bride show
  20. Treat your Hostess to a special “Hostess Appreciation Tea”
  21. Encourage relatives to host a show
  22. Encourage your Hostess and guests to refer potential hostesses to you
  23. Ask, ask ask! Offer, offer, offer!
  24. Follow up with every booking lead
  25. Use open-ended questions, especially when dealing with booking concerns
  26. Host a show before, during, or after a PTA meeting or social meetings
  27. Mail out specials, catalogs, and a wish list to everyone you know
  28. Send a catalog to your Tupperware, Avon, Longaberger, Pink Zebra, Stella Dot, PartyLite, etc Reps or exchange shows.
  29. Set up a display at a craft fair
  30. Participate in a school fundraiser
  31. Have your Husband or significant other promote products at work
  32. Have you and your family members wear Pampered Chef attire
  33. Hold a Christmas or Mother’s Day shopping event for men
  34. Use your products and recipes at home, work, camping, parties, etc.
  35. Read sales, self-improvement, and positive –thinking books
  36. Join a new social group use “meet up”
  37. Put an “Ask me about Pampered Chef” pin on your clothing or purse
  38. Ask past hostesses at shows to talk about their free products
  39. Hold an Opportunity Night
  40. Do random mailings. Open a phone book and randomly choose
  41. Mention hostess half-price combos and other benefits at least 3x per show
  42. Hold up higher price products and mention half-price benefits to encourage bookings
  43. Mention how much your “average” hostess gets in products
  44. At the beginning of your show, mention the hostess’s goal
  45. Share upcoming specials at shows and on phone calls
  46. Tell your hostess how much she saved by hosting a show
  47. Encourage frequent customers to regularly plan a show
  48. Encourage hostesses to rebook a show in 6-9 months
  49. Call at least two potential hostesses every night
  50. Dream and imagine the possibilities and join business networking groups
  51. Set goals and review them constantly, put them up where you can see them
  52. Ask a friend to help you get started or reach a certain goal
  53. Use hostess benefit fliers
  54. Use postcard and/or newsletter to spark interest
  55. Encourage high attendance at shows
  56. Post fliers on bulletin boards and businesses
  57. Schedule shows out of town while you are visiting relatives
  58. Do a separate prize drawing for those who schedule a show
  59. Have a neighborhood “Get Acquainted” party Pampered Chef style
  60. Offer your own free or discounted product as an incentive if someone schedules a show on your desired date
  61. Don’t pre-judge anyone, ever! They could be your next $1,000 show!
  62. Use the 50 Guests in 5 Minutes for yourself to brainstorm potential bookings
  63. Donate prizes for raffles at fairs, schools, and fundraisers. Attach your card to everything!
  64. Try ideas again! Just because something didn’t work before doesn’t mean it may not work now!
  65. When in the check-out line at the grocery store, hand a card and a catalog to your cashier
  66. Ask for referrals. Offer a 10% incentive if someone refers someone else to you for a booking
  67. Get back with guests 24-48 hours after the show or having met them
  68. Give products as gifts
  69. Don’t be shy about talking about the products or the business
  70. Be willing to share the business opportunity
  71. Call someone who has said “Maybe” or “sometime”
  72. Be prepared to answer questions about your work
  73. Write down the names of those who “owe you a favor”, then follow up
  74. Call the most familiar first
  75. Smile when talking on the phone
  76. Review orders from past shows to see if there are any upcoming specials that might interest them
  77. Call potential hostesses who postponed or did not hold their original bookings
  78. Contact schools, churches, and other groups for fundraisers
  79. Leave your business cards on bulletin boards or in local businesses
  80. Talk about upcoming specials to everyone!
  81. Spend time every day working on some aspect of your business
  82. Always keep a consistent show schedule
  83. Put a Pampered Chef sticker on your car
  84. Have FUN at your shows!
  85. Offer a cooking class
  86. Call your Realtor with suggestions for a “New Home Package”
  87. Let guests keep their catalogs to have around or hand out
  88. Carry a notepad to write down names as you think of them
  89. Give extra service and time to good customers-they will be repeat hostesses and customers
  90. Keep a list of special requests and call those customers when they go on special
  91. Offer a bonus to hostesses who book on days and/or months that you need an extra show
  92. Start an email address book of customers and send them specials
  93. Have your hostess share why she booked a party
  94. Advertise in sporting or musical programs
  95. Participate in trade shows when possible
  96. Do a demo at your Children’s school or day care center
  97. Keep an attitude of Gratitude
  98. SMILE!
  99. Use social media, green dot contacts
  100. Offer a Freezer Meal Workshop