Christmas Season
How to Keep Your Business Booming During the Christmas Season
PREPARATION STARTS MID OCTOBER!
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Prepare Now For Your Christmas Season
- Order stock today so it’s in, prepared, and ready to sell for November 1st - The Christmas Season will be here sooner than we think and you as a consultant will want to keep your business just as busy during this season as it is at present. In order for this to happen, you need to do a little groundwork now. If you don’t prepare now, you business will begin to slow down mid November, you will have a very slow December, and January will be tough as a result. Why? Near the middle of November, hosts begin to have objections to hosting a demonstration. "Not before Christmas", "I’m too busy with Christmas Coming". We, as a consultant, need to provide a service to our hosts and customers that makes them want to have a party before Christmas. This keeps them wanting this service, and you still busy making money. What is that service? Christmas Shopping Parties…no crowds to fight, no clothing sizes to figure out, just sit back, relax, enjoy food, drink, fellowship with friends, and leave the party with all your Christmas Gifts bought, wrapped, and ready to give away. What does a Christmas Shopping Party look like? Have your Tupperware filled with baked goods and yummy Christmas treats, wrapped in cello, with added finishing touches. Have a serving centre in the middle of all your prepared gifts. In the centre of your serving centre have a Christmas Candle and wreath. In the six compartments of your serving centre have samples of all your goodies that are in the gift packaging for tasting purposes. Everyone at the party can take their purchases home, and also order anything that they wish for themselves from the main catalogue and brochure. Any purchases taken home, remember to give the host sales credit for the Tupperware that it contained. For example, if someone buys the sand art brownies then the host gets $11.00 added to their party. Add all the gift purchases up, for example if it totals to $200, then buy new stock for your business of $200 and place this order on the host's party so they receive credit at the party. Why do I need to prepare now? You need to order your stock to sell at these parties. You need to have time for the product to arrive to your home. You need to start doing some baking for goodies to place into the product. You need to shop for ingredients to package up and place in your packaging. You need to have time to wrap up all your ideas professionally. This all takes time. You want to have all of this ready by November 1st. Once you start bringing this to your parties in November, customers will see the benefits of having a party late November, early December, and continue to date with you. What should I wrap up? Here are some ideas: Sand Art Brownies Tupperware Used – Spaghetti Dispenser How to Wrap – Layer the dry ingredients in the spaghetti dispenser, wrap with at bow and fancy recipe card. 1/3 cup Cocoa 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 brown sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 chopped nuts (optional) Combine dry ingredients with: 1tsp vanilla 2/3 cup oil 3 large eggs Pour batter into greased 8" square pan and bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes. Cookies Tupperware Used – Holiday Stacking Canister Set How to Wrap – Put cookies in canister. Wrap with cello and a bow with recipe. Use your favourite cookie recipe or just buy them. Fancy Soup Tupperware Used – Vent N Serve Soup Mug How to Wrap – Put a variety of cup of soup packages in your soup mug. Wrap with cello. Specialty Drinks Tupperware Used – Commuter Mug How to Wrap – Fill the commuter mug with our tea blends, decadent mixes, hot chocolate, and coffees. Wrap with cello and a bow. Serving Centre Samples Tupperware Used – Serving Centre How to Wrap – Wrap six different goodies in cello bags. Place the cello bags in the six sections. Place a Christmas Wreath and candle in the centre of the serving centre. Wrap in cello with a bow. Lunch Divided Dish Samples Tupperware Used – Lunch Divided Dish How to Wrap – Wrap three different goodies in cello bags. Place the cello bags in the three sections. Wrap with cello and a bow. Dora, Disney Fairies, Disney Princess, Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob, Hello Kitty, Disney Holiday Tumblers Tupperware Used – The above sets How to Wrap – Fill the containers with Halloween and/or Christmas Goodies. Wrap with cello and a bow. Almond Bark Tupperware Used – Vent N Serve Large or Shallow, Spatula How to Wrap – Place the almonds in a Christmas Cello Bag. Place the white chocolate wafers in a Christmas Cello Bag. Place the almonds and chocolate inside the VNS. Wrap with cello and ribbon. Tie on spatula with recipe card. Spread white chocolate wafers on the bottom of the Large Deep VNS. Melt on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir chocolate. Layer chocolate with almonds. Stir with spatula. Cool in fridge. Easy Fudge Brownies Tupperware Used – Vent N Serve Large or Shallow, Spatula How to Wrap – Place the chocolate chips in a Christmas cello bag. Place chocolate chips in the VNS. Place tub of frosting in the VNS. Wrap with cello, ribbon, spatula, and recipe card. 11/2 cups of Chocolate Chips 1 Tub Prepared Frosting In large VNS melt chips on medium. Fold in frosting and chill to set. Microwave Rice Krispie Squares Tupperware Used – Vent N Serve Large or Shallow, Spatula, Game Bag Plastic knife How to Wrap – Place the mini marshmallows in a cello bag. Place the rice krispies in a cello bag. Place marshmallows and rice krispies in large VNS. Wrap with cello, ribbon, spatula, and plastic knife. 250g bag mini marshmallows 6 cups rice krispies 1/4 cup butter Melt butter in Large Deep VNS for 1 min on high. Add in marshmallows, stirring to coat. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 min. Stir in rice krispies and 1 tsp vanilla until well blended. Wet hands and press into bottom of container. Cut with plastic knife when cool. Added Gift Wrapping Idea Tupperware Used – Midgets How to Wrap – Fill the midgets with Christmas goodies/candy. Place a curling ribbon under the seal and tie it together. Now you have a mini Christmas ornament to decorate your gift wrapping with. What if I have gifts remaining that I don’t sell? If you have product remaining that you have not sold, have a Tupperware Christmas sale at your house, and you will sell the remaining gifts here so you are not left with any extra gifts. | ||
BEGIN PROMOTING FESTIVE PARTIES STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST!
At Your Parties
- Keep your focus on November - don't jump to what's coming up in December or January
- Get into the Christmas Theme - Be Festive! Make your display Festive! Wear a Santa hat. Put Christmas lights under your tablecloth or on your table. Set up a mini Christmas tree on your table and decorate it with midgets and key chains.
- Use word choices for advertising..."Tupperware makes a great Christmas Gift" or "At a Tupperware Party you can Shop on your Seat instead of your Feet!"
- Sell your Tupperware Christmas Treats and wrapped gift sets (as mentioned in preparation above) right off your table.
- Give your guests suggestions of who to gift buy for (mother, sister, teacher, friend, niece, nephew). Suggest using Tupperware as stocking stuffers. Hand out to guests a work sheet on who they might need to buy for (see below)
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- Glue a Personal Christmas Wish List to the front of the catalogue (see below). Tell all guests if they would like their husband to buy them Tupperware for Christmas, then take home the catalogue, fill out the list on the front, and show their husband how easy it will be for him to shop for you this year.
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- Give your guests a Personal Christmas Wish List (see below). Tell them to fill it out and hand it back to you tonight if they would like you to contact someone who will be buying them a Christmas Gift this year, and they want that gift to be Tupperware. Call the contacts from this list and inform them of what the guest would like for Christmas.
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- Have a sign in an Easel on your display to indicate that you do Festive Parties (see below). Have it printed on Christmas Themed Paper. Use dating bids throughout your demonstration indicating the types of festive parties you offer.
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- Here are some recipes you can offer at your Candy Making Parties...
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- Before you play your bonus game ask, "How many of you think you can find gifts for people on your shopping list tonight?" After a show of hands, then comment, "I want all of you to think about your own friends and if they too would love to Christmas Shop this way instead of fighting the mall traffic"
- Use bigger bonus gifts to date parties with. Make an offer they can't refuse!
- Date in close by offering AMAZING Bonus Dates.
- GO OVERBOARD - You're competing with the malls and stores for business and a shore of the consumer's budget.
GET ON THE PHONE AND START DATING FESTIVE PARTIES!
Use this telephone script, or create your own, and start calling anyone and everyone to date their festive party!
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GET INVOLVED IN CRAFT SHOWS, CHRISTMAS BAZAARS, AND CHRISTMAS LUNCHEONS!
Get on kijiji for you local area, and start booking booths at Craft Shows, Bazaars, and Christmas Luncheons.
- Sell your Tupperware Christmas Treats and Sets right from your booth.
- Offer ordering from your booth and personal delivery service from you.
- Have the Personal Christmas Wish Lists at your display. Ask customers if they want anyone to buy Tupperware as a Christmas Gift for them. If yes, have them fill out a Wish List so you can contact them.
- Personally invite everyone to your Christmas Open House (see next section below). Have an invitation to give them.
- Offer bonus gifts to those dating a festive party with you. Have those gifts on display.
- Always do a draw to collect leads for future business.
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HAVE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE!
Invite everyone and anyone.
- Call all past hosts
- Call all past customers
- Invite everyone in your neighborhood buy putting a flyer in their mailbox. Have the flyer printed of Christmas Paper.
- Invite customers from your Christmas Craft Shows and Bazaars
- Invite the entire city!
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HAVE YOUR OWN KIDS CHRISTMAS KITCHEN DAY PARTIES!
Promote a Kids Christmas Kitchen Day Party with Your Customers
- Plan a date for the workshop
- Have parents register themselves and their kids for the workshop
- Collect registration cost in advance (you decide the fee depending on your expenses - minimum $16.50 + tax & Shipping to cover the cost of the Mini Baking Set
- use a few Tupperware Products to make the batter for the kids
- have catalogues, brochures, and order forms for parents to place orders
- do some draws with parents info on the draw slip
- if parents didn't order, follow up with them after the workshop to see if they are interested in placing an order or having a party
- each registered child goes home with their Mini Baking Set
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Invitation to Kids Christmas Kitchen Day Party |
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