43 Tips To Find Business Home Party Plan
Posted by Deb Bixler43 Ideas For Finding Business-Not At Your Home Party Show
Everyone in party plan or direct sales is always looking for more business. How to find business is probably the number one speaking topic that I am asked to present on.
There are probably more than 43 ways to find leads outside of your home party shows but this was all I could think of today.
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It is essential that every direct sales business owner has multiple systems to generate a continuous supply of direct sales business leads. These tips should give you some good ideas. If you need more ideas, the Power UP For Professional Results program is a direct sales marketing program for work at home sales professionals that will bring an unlimited supply of leads into your business. |
Direct Sales Lead Generation Tips
These tips and ideas will work for any direct sales business, not just party plan. So if your direct sales business does not do home party shows, please do not rule yourself out.
- Realtors, mortgage broker, home remodeling gifts
- Home owners organization clubhouse shows
- Bingo: donate gifts to fill basket bingo
- Use your catalog not your business card
- Leave old catalogs in waiting room
- Hang posters on community bulletin boards
- Have an open house & invite everyone you meet for 3 weeks before the show (get follow-up numbers)
- Change hair, nail, spa salons every time you go
- Tell the HO if you are bilingual
- Do video tape shows, instead of catalog shows
- Put up fish bowls/prize drawings at businesses
- Teach classes at the gym, grocery store, doctor
- Offer yourself as a FREE public speaker
- Swap business services
- Attend fairs, expos, food festivals as a guest
- Attend fairs, expos, food festivals as a vendor
- Hang out at the (kitchen tool, makeup, toy, etc.) aisle at your local department store
- Join the Chamber of Commerce
- Get a book at the Chamber of Commerce for non-profit organizations
- Join network marketing support groups
- Offer your services at the community center, Spanish center, etc.
- Bring cookies -You always get what you want when you bring cookies
- Offer business luncheon shows
- Strike up conversations at McDonald’s play land, parks
- Ask for referrals for other services
- Do fun-raiser shows in front of the grocery store
- Talk to schools, fund-raisers, catalog in teachers lounge, show before PTA meeting
- Put displays at bridal locations
- Promote kids birthday parties (you are the entertainment)
- Help the girl/boy scouts get badges
- Take your office with you everywhere (people will see you working and ask)
- Soccer/sport tail gate parties
- Stop at every car wash/bake sale fund-raiser; buy something then ask about their cause
- Contact churches, advertise in church bulletin, fund-raisers
- Take your product with you to events whenever possible.
- Advertise in football or music programs, alumni newsletters
- Contact colleges for opportunity events
- Contact past purchasers about appropriate upcoming specials
- Pamper a business Day at your bank, dentist, any business
- Go to sports events and connect with the band booster clubs
- Tape your grocery list to a catalog to go shopping with
- If your company allows it use FaceBook, Twitter and Linked In, they really work!
- If your company allows it, start a blog to share about your products, opportunity and services.
Learn more about blog set up and the value of social media.
Ideas For Finding Leads In Direct Sales
The Power UP For Professional Results program is 7 seminars chock full of ideas and tips for direct sales leads. You deserve a solid show schedule and utilizing all of the resources available will get you there.





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Hi Deb, when you contact colleges for opportunity events, are you saying to ask them if you can set up a table to pass out catalogs and business opportunity information about your products?