3 Ways to Swim Out to Your Ship
Is your home party business stalling? Is your calendar looking a little light? Hey there! You can’t afford to wait for your ship to come in! Swim out to it! 1. Call 5 of your last party cancellations and give them a good reason why now is a good time to reschedule. Get them to pencil in a new date, now.2. Schedule your own romance party, or open house show, ladies night or party barbeque for this weekend, or the very first weekend you can manage. 3. Write a personal short story about a product you love, or a new product, and email it to15 of your customers or past hostesses....
Read MoreTips for Expos and Fairs
Last week some of our Fantasia home party reps got a booth and exhibited at a women’s expo. I attended and spent the afternoon casually observing how attendees behaved at our booth. I also spent a lot of time observing how attendees behaved with other exhibitors! Amazing what you learn and “remember” when you step back and just listen! Things that worked the best: Experiential: people like to poke, prod, touch, taste. Put the product in their hands and let them get excited about it as you give them ideas, features. Draw them into what the experience/outcome would be if...
Read MoreGetting The Call Back
The great secret to getting more people to return your calls and saying ‘yes?’ Develope a rapport FIRST.How do you develop a rapport first?Start with talking less than 10 seconds, and then ask a question! Most people just talk too much at the beginning of any conversation. You shouldn’t share for more than 10 seconds! That 10 seconds is just enough for you to give them some clarifying information. Now after your 10 seconds of clarifying information, ask them a question. It doesn’t have to be about business, having a home party, or what you are trying to sell. It...
Read MoreWhich Direction do You Choose?
Your thoughts can go in positive or a negative direction. Positive thoughts are empowering They are invigorating and people around you are usually energized by this type of attitude. It can strengthen your body and mind in a very subtle way. You become a magnet for other positive people, business and opportunity. Negative thoughts have just as much power, but in an opposite direction You may feel helpless, hopeless, essentially disempowered. You can feel stuck, sluggish, and a vicious cycle keeps you going in this negative direction. You can actually repel positive people and business...
Read MoreFeature Friday: Double Master Diana
Diana Minakakis put herself through Graduate School the old fashioned way: she actually attended classes in person for over 3 years at night. And she did it while working a full time job and running her Fantasia Home Parties business on the side. Over the past 10 years, her sales have been so high that I had the honor of presenting her with a Diamond Level award. And you know, that in essence giver her another masters degree. A masters degree in direct sales! When people ask you “what do you do?” how do you describe your business? I usually say I am a Romance Specialist or if...
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