1. Realtors, mortgage broker, home remodeling gifts
2. Homeowners’ organization clubhouse shows
3. Bingo: donate gifts to fill basket bingo
4. Use your catalog (with stickers) not your business card
5. Provide a bimonthly informative newsletter that brings value to your customers and contacts
6. Have an open house (but call it a practice show) & invite everyone you meet for three weeks before the show (get follow-up numbers)
7. Leave old catalogs (with stickers) in waiting rooms all over town
8. Attend fairs, expos, food festivals as a guest and network with the vendors
9. Put up fishbowl prize drawings at businesses
10. Start your own local TV show on Community Access TV or a YouTube Channel – or both!
11. Hang posters on community bulletin boards
12. Send a press release out once a month
13. Change hair, nail, spa salons every time you go
14. Conduct “It’s Customer Service Week” calls every day to past customers using the customer centric-customer care script
15. Hold a transition party when the catalog changes: open your products at the show
16. Tell the HO if you are bilingual
17. Do videotape shows instead of catalog shows
18. Hold A WOW Party: Within One Week – everyone knows what they are doing next week!
19. Teach classes at the gym, grocery store, doctor
20. Run for public office and meet TONS of potential hosts!
21. Offer yourself as a FREE public speaker
22. Start a campaign to offer yourself as a bridal shower organizer/presenter. Stop in at bridal shops regularly and ask them if you can be their go-to person.
23. Swap business services with other businesses or consultants
24. Attend fairs, expos, food festivals as a vendor
25. Hang out at the (kitchen tool, makeup, toy, etc.) aisle at your local department store and strike up conversations
26. Join a Chamber and take advantage of all the membership benefits
27. Visit Chamber of Commerce networking events as a guest
28. Get a book at the Chamber of Commerce for non-profit organizations
29. Don’t forget special interest or small-town Chambers for all of the above: Become a Chamber hopper!
30. Join business networking groups
31. Visit business networking groups as a guest (a different one each month)
32. Offer your services at the community center, Spanish center, etc.
33. Set up a table on neighborhood yard sale days
34. Bring cookies -you always get what you want when you bring cookies
35. Offer business luncheon shows
36. Strike up conversations at McDonald’s playland, parks
37. Ask for referrals for/from other companies or service providers
38. Do fundraiser shows in front of the grocery store
39. Talk to schools, fundraisers, catalog in teachers’ lounge, show before PTA meeting
40. Put displays at bridal locations
41. Promote kids’ birthday parties (you are the entertainment)
42. Help the girl/boy scouts get badges
43. Take a branded traveling office with you everywhere (people will see you working and ask)
44. Hold tailgate parties at sports events
45. Give out gift cards or contact info on Halloween with the candy
46. Include contact information on the back of your holiday cards
47. Run a weekly/monthly/quarterly prize drawing and invite people you meet out and about to join
48. Carry little gift bags everywhere you go to hand out (always get contact info when you give a gift)
49. Stop at every car wash/bake sale fundraiser; buy something, then ask about their cause
50. Set up a table at your bank: many banks have a ‘highlight a local business table’ so start a campaign to inquire
51. Contact churches, advertise in church bulletin, fundraisers
52. Routinely perform “Out Of The Box” calls to check in, be sure they are using their items and offer use and care advice
53. Trade home parties with other consultants in other companies
54. Offer your demo services at stores, gyms or other related businesses to provide value to them
55. Take your product with you to events whenever possible.
56. Advertise in football or music programs, alumni newsletters
57. Trade services/referrals with other direct sales consultants in non-competitive companies by handing out each others’ mini-brochures
58. Contact colleges for opportunity events & you will get bookings too
59. Wish two people happy birthday every day in social sites using birthday coupons & include a bookings upsell
60. Contact past purchasers about appropriate upcoming specials based on their past purchase
61. Pamper a Business day at your dentist, doctor, or any business
62. Go to sports events and connect with the band booster clubs
63. Tape your grocery list to a catalog to go shopping with
64. Schedule your own shows in restaurants or bars for fundraisers, women’s night out or just for fun (motorcycle clubs love bar shows!)
65. Have custom note cards made with your business info on the back (or use a service for sending cards that customizes them for your business)
66. Move into new neighborhoods by offering a get-to-know-the-neighbor residential community show
67. Offer “last week of school” teacher shows to celebrate all the teachers who have a birthday, baby shower or wedding over the summer
68. Offer entertainment workshops or fundraisers to apartment complexes
69. Hold a customer appreciation New Year’s party or holiday party the last week or the first week of the year (or in August)
70. Ask the manager of apartment complexes or condo communities if you can distribute fliers
71. Hook up with the local welcome “wagon” and put something in their basket (it is not called that anymore but many communities have one)
72. Join com groups in your business niche or hobbies
73. Offer entertainment workshops or fundraisers to condo – resident groups
74. Offer entertainment workshops or fundraisers to employee relations committees (all hospitals have them)
75. Set up profiles on all social sites like FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn, Pinterest and use them consistently… they really work!
76. If your company allows it, start a blog to share about your products, opportunity and services. Why Blog?
77. Brand your car with a magnet or a decal and be loud and proud in a roving billboard!
78. Create a system of texting for bookings to one contact group per week – every week!
79. Check out ads (online and off) for those who offer daycare in their homes. A lot of home daycare providers are interested in fundraisers!
80. Make a plan to ask for referrals and give a gift for referrals from friends, family, guests at shows, etc.
81. Attend political town meetings, fundraiser or activist events as a supporter to meet new and influential people
82. Put an ad in your local paper or community bulletin merchant buy-sell-trade paper
83. Offer retirement home or assisted living parties for holiday shopping
84. Put your company name on your mailbox
85. Write “Ask Me For A Brochure” on one of your company logo bags, fill it with catalogs and take it everywhere you go
86. Hold 1 plus 2 coffee break parties with two friends. (The host invites a friend and meets with you for 30 minutes.)
87. Buy Leads… NO! Get Them FREE at the courthouse! Access public records of new home sales!
88. Make “thank you for coming” follow up calls within two days of every show. 20% will book a party!
89. Hang door knob promotions (or catalogs) on all the doors in a new neighborhood
90. Create tear off poster campaign to hang in “Ladies’ Night” locations such as bars or restaurants
91. Carry a photo brag bag instead of a purse.
92. Participate in quarter auctions if it is legal in your state – they really are powerful booking tools!
93. Donate bookmarks to libraries, clubs or groups with your message on one side and their message on the other.
94. Set aside one day every month for multiple hostess shows so you have a great resource for almost any excuse!
95. Include your (live and online) party information & benefits in with things you sell on Ebay or other online auctions.
96. Start a layaway Christmas club
97. Invest in promotional pens and hand out to special people!
98. Create a value-packed PDF electronic book (e-book) that includes bookings promotions and a call to action
99. Host a ladies’ night out at your church (or any church)
100. Host a ‘trunk show’ – throw open your trunk and set up a display in store parking lots for those passing by
101. Hold your own charity events and offer bookings bonuses
102. Become the ‘welcome to the community’ welcoming committee in your area and visit all newcomers
103. Write a guest post for leads
104. Practice child marketing by letting your kids carry and play with your business cards. They are very proactive at handing them out!
105. Offer pet parties! Pet owners LOVE to pamper their pets – how can you capitalize on that?
106. Use short live stream Facebook videos to create desire for party plan bookings both live and virtual
107. Use Facebook ads and target a very specific niche market that will resonate with your passion
108. Take one idea from this list of direct sales bookings ideas and implement a new one or two each week in a strategic action plan

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