I mailed out a card to all of my "potential" August hostesses last week. The verbage that I used is below for your reference. I told them (gives me accountability!) that I would follow up with them this week to confirm their date and get their August spot on my calendar reserved.
So... I've followed through and done what I said I would do.
The Result (with about 3 people left to call):
5 August Dated Bookings!
And I'm waiting on call backs from about 3 more!
I wanted to share this idea with you because I know a lot of you have anxiety over calling people to ask them if they would like to have a party.
With this method, they are already expecting your phone call! Plus, it gives you some accountability!
And lastly, you have to remember, you simply providing them with an invitation to a fun, money saving evening. It is their choice whether or not to accept your invitation. There is no reason to have your feelings hurt if they decline. It's their loss!
For those of you that are interested, the verbage for the letter I sent out was as follows:
This was on the top part of a foldover notecard:
Reserve your August Date Now!
My available party dates for an August party are:
Thursday, July 30th Friday, July 31st
Tuesday, August 4th Wednesday, August 5th
Thursday, August 6th Thursday, August 11th
Thursday, August 13th Sunday, August 16th
Tuesday, August 18th Thursday, August 20th
Tuesday, August 25th Thursday, August 27th
Friday, August 28th Sunday, August 30th
* If you would like a date that is not listed above, please let me know and I will see if I can accommodate it!
** Double Hostess Dollars not yet official.
This was on the bottom portion of the foldover notecard:
They are on their way….
The Fall 2009 Southern Living at HOME catalogs have been printed, ordered, and should be arriving in a few weeks!
To celebrate the debut of our brand new Fall 2009 catalog, I anticipate that August will be a Double Hostess Dollar month! That means August hostesses will have an opportunity to earn DOUBLE the amount of FREE product! For example, a hostess who holds a $1,000 party would earn $415 in FREE product of her choice!**
This amazing opportunity only happens “once in a catalog” and, per your request, I have tentatively reserved a “spot” on my calendar for YOU! I will be contacting you during the week of July 6th to finalize a date for your August party. I have listed my available dates above. If you already know that you would like one of these dates, please contact me ASAP to reserve it. August is a very popular month for parties and therefore, dates go fast! The sooner we get yours scheduled, the better!
You can look forward to sharing some last bits of summer sun with your friends, in addition to a brand new catalog with brand new products and great new specials!
I’m looking forward to “partying” with you in August!
Danielle Holtzman
Here I provided my phone, email, and website address too.
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