MazimiIg Your Party Invitations

Let's Talk About Maximizing 

Your Selling Appointment Invitations!

Let's face it. We are in the Party Plan Business. We HAVE to have Parties for us to have residual selling opportunities, meet new people and as part of our main stream of income. Because we have parties, we need hostesses and those hostesses need invitations. Or rather they need to compile a guest list and WE mail the invitations. But you know what? Most of the party plan invitations I have received were post cards. Some of them were bland and unappealing. And some were uninteresting. And they got lost in the junk mail on the side table. One actually managed to get posted om my fridge, but it was covered up with some notice from the city about the parameters of garbage collection. And I really wanted to go to that party. And I know from experience as a hostess, I procrastinated to the point where I had to literally BEG a friend and a family member to attend. EEK! And I also received an e-Vite which I mistakenly deleted with the junk email in my box. Whoa! Now you don't want any of that to happen to your invitations do you? Well I don't. Not any more. So, with that in mind, here are a few tips to help you maximize your invitations.

Black Friday Blues

The Holiday Dollars are out there

What are you going to do to get 

your share?

So It's that time of year again and you can see Wilma and Betty grabbing their charge rocks and you can hear the "ta da da da ta daaaaaa" of the trumpets and then a resounding CHARGE!  

And They're Off

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Safe At Home Sunday (we can only assume that that means we are watching QVC and HSN or thumbing through all the catalogs that have come in the mail, and telephoning in orders), Cyber Monday, Mop Up Tuesday... All those named and un-named shopping days leading from Thanksgiving afternoon and leading up to Christmas Eve. That's a lot of retail and sales. So what do you do as a direct sales / party plan consultant? You Join in. You make sure you have the infrastructure to do business.

Thinking Like a Retailer (Pat 2)

What Mary Kay Did Not Teach or What I Found Along the Way

What Else Can You Do

To Think Like a Retailer?

Thinking like a Retailer So, as I considered that concept, I looked at one of my Favorites at the time, JC Penney. It Begged the Question, What did JC Penney have that my Mary Kay Business did not have or more to the point, What Were the Tools I Needed to be Just Like JC Penney.  And Better Yet, What Tools could I Utilize that were not Available through Mary Kay? 

I Don't Have Time (Time Management 101)

Thoughts on Time Management

Time Is Money!

Adage 1: Time is What We Want Most, but What We  Use Worst.

Adage 2: Time Invested in One Area, is Time Taken Away From Another.

Adage 3: Take Your Time, But Hurry Up!

Adage 4: Time is Money

Everyday we use words like schedule, calendar, appointment, day, date, minute, month, hour, year.  And you know what? It's true. We are obsessed with time; too much time on our hands, the lack of time, not enough time, where did the time go? I don't have enough time! 

Maximizing Your Inventory

You Can't Sell From an Empty Wagon,

 But you Surely Can Empty a Full One!

We have Heard it said at the beginning of the Mary Kay Career, "You Can't Sell From an Empty Wagon". So you have made the decision to stock Mary Kay Inventory. That's a business choice, a financial choice, a family choice and a personal choice. Think of this: No matter when you started your business, whether it was in the winter, spring, summer or fall, there is always going to be an occasion or holiday to cerebrate. So your inventory investment will not have been done in vain (unless you don't sell it - and that too is a choice!). So here are my recommendations for:

Thinking Like A Retailer (Part 1)

Are You Thinking Like A Retailer?

One of the greatest concepts that Mary Kay had given to the sales force was the concept of Think Like a Retailer. At the time I was a newbie. I had just gotten my starter kit, I had gone to two unit meetings and had received some valuable (and much needed training) and I had been on the "Inventory Phone Call"  with such things to consider as a) What was my beginning or proposed customer base b) How much inventory would I need c) How much inventory could I reasonably afford d) financing options.  As it happened, a small inventory order was keyed in and released to Mary Kay Corp. in my name, paid with another's credit card and sent to my home address. That incident was not without its' problems but it got me to thinking about one of the major selling concepts of that season: Think Like a Retailer. So, I looked at one of my Favorites at the time, JC Penney. It Begged the Question, What did JC Penney have that my Mary Kay Business did not have or more to the point, What Were the Tools I Needed to be Just Like JC Penney. 

50 Actions to Take to Build Your Business

Think Outside the Box to

Expand Your Business!

Which One Will You Do Today?

If you have your sights set on earning more and advancing to higher levels of leadership, or if you are just starting out and would like to build your business to leadership level, there is no faster path to cash (and fulfillment) than to fill your Date Book/Calendar with group presentations. Whether you call them parties, shows, classes, selling appointments or presentations… they all translate into sales, recruit leads and the perpetuation of your success. That’s why keeping your schedule full, needs to be a top priority for growing your business, growing your  income and expanding your sphere of influence as well as  your team in the coming months.