Friday Coffee Chat! FROM THE VAULT
Friday, May 6, 2016
May is here and we are in FULL SWING with our MAY booking contest!!
It light of my son's birthday today-- I am not re-inventing the COFFEE CHAT wheel, but bringing back an oldie but goodie :)
OVERCOMING OBJECTION as you reach out to book! Post those new MAY trunk shows on our Goldem Gems team page (or email me here!)
Cheers to a great weekend!
XO
Gina
Who still wants to book a trunk show in May? With so many new stylists, many stylists working on promoting to Star before Hoopla, Costa Rica Glam Getaway, filling our trunk show calendar is TOP priority, right?!?
Create a sense of urgency with let’s do it now!
Help your hostess envision a casual and fun get together 1-2 weeks out. What are you doing on Thurs May 12th date? Why don’t we invite some girls over for a casual and fun get together? I’ll bring the jewels and accessories. All you have to do is provide me with email addresses and I’ll do the rest. On the day of your trunk show, run out and get some wine and cheese and crackers and boom, done and ready for FUN. Encourage your hostess to let her friends bring a friend. The more the merrier
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IT’S NOT A WEDDING! Make sure your potential hostess understands that this is easy breezy, FUN and casual and not expensive to do, but oh so rewarding – time with her friends and FREE and HALF OFF sparkle
Let's start with some top tips for BOOKING in TIGHT and it is about your MINDSET
1. offer a theme up front
2. make it easy breezy
3. "everyone knows what they are doing next thursday, are you free" No one knows what they are doing next month!
4. I thought of you, let's do a fun Cocktails and Cupid and show with your girlfriends. I'll bring jewels, you invite girls
Doesn't sound too hard right?
In keeping it FUN, GO WITH A THEME! When I offer a show to a future hostess, I love pitching a FUN idea!
Anytime:
Style Makes Me Happy Hour
Swing by for Style
Sip, Shop and Socialize
Sip & Shop
Sip & Sparkle
Cocktails & Couture
Cupcakes & Couture
Sparkles & Spirits
Sip N' Sparkle
Sip, Sparkle, and Shine
Bucket of Beer, Bubbly, and Bling!
Cupcakes, Champagne & Shopping
Books and Baubles (book club)
Eats, Drinks, and Jewels
Evening Trunk Shows:
Style Makes Me Happy Hour
Wine, Cheese, and Jewelry Please
Wine Down Wednesday
Margarita Monday
Eat, Drink & Be Styled
Girls Night In
Ladies Night Out
Mommies Night Out
Baubles & Bubbly
Bubbly and Bling
Sangrias & Stella
Samba, Sangria & Stella
Little Black Dress Revival
Morning/Weekend:
Start Your Weekend with Style!
Java & Jewels
Baubles & Bloodies
Baubles & Brunch
Bling & Brunch
Bagels & Baubles
Bellinis & Baubles
Baubles & BBQ
Coffee, Tea, and Something to See
Drop Off & Drop In for Style
Salon Trunk Show:
Brush up on Style
Curl Up & Dye for Style
SNIP Sparkle & Shine
Botox & Baubles
For Men:
Beer & Bling
Man of the Year
Football/Men/Sports:
Ball, Beer and Bling
Playdate Trunk Show:
Bubbles and Baubles
Babies and Baubles
Mommy & Me
Valentine’s Day:
Get What You Really Want for Valentine's Day
February:
Football Wives Retreat
(pregame trunk show before the superbowl)
Spring:
Spring Bling
Luck of the Stylish
Green with Envy
Luck be a Lady with Stella & Dot
May:
Juleps & Jewels (for Derby Day - first weekend in May)
Summer:
Drinks and Jewels by the Pool
Red, White, and Jewels (4th of July)
September:
Fall into Fashion
Fall in Love with Stella & Dot
October:
Shoptoberfest (sample sale!)
Gobble up the Jewels (sample sale)
Ghouls & Jewels
Breast Cancer/Causes:
Think Pink
Boobies and Bling
Shop for a Cause
Trunk Show for a Cause
Generosity Looks Gorgeous on You!
Give a little....get a little
After Thanksgiving:
Give Thanks for Glam
It's never too early to eat, drink and shop Stella
Holiday:
Holiday Sip-N-Shop
Mingle & Jingle
Making Spirits Bright
Whoop! Whoop! Holla-Day Shopping Is Here!
Help Santa with the Sparkles
Deck the Halls with Stella & Dot
Christmas Cookies and Charms
Giving the Gift of Style
Girls, Gifts and Gab
After Christmas/January:
Bling in the New Year
Get What You Really Want for Christmas
Sip, Sparkle, & Shine!
New Year, New You. Look good, feel good.
Ball, Beer and Bling (halftime of SB)
Warm Up with Some Sparkle
HOW DO YOU REACH OUT??
When booking a trunk show—there are 3 lists:
1. Build a list
2. Warm them up
3. Follow-up
Need help building your Who Do you know list? Our team members wanting to promote to Star before Hoopla are in PROJECT STARBURST and our challenge this week is to reach out to 10 a day for 5 days straight. We are rolling up or sleeves and digging deep on who to contact.
I always LOVE this FRANK video: https://youtu.be/G6IHDDTGJP0
(Note on this one making it personal to connect with the hostess!)
Hi Lianne Happy May! I love this sunshine and warmer weather! I ironically saw you walking through your neighborhood on Sunday! I was watching my niece Sophia, picked her up at Tracy’s house and then drove by your family. Did you see that Stella & Dot’s new Spring line launched? It is our best line yet. I am looking for ladies to help me debut our newest line and wondered if you could be interested. A fun style session with your girlfriends? “Cupid, Cocktails, & Couture” or maybe some “Wine, Cheese & Jewelry please”? There are many fun options. Our shows are easy breezy—everything ships to the guests and minimal planning required. Let me know if you would be up for it, or I can give you a call to see what you think. Chat soon!
(Following up with a past hostess! Lots of hostesses have an "annual" show)
Just saw this on Facebook and thought of you. I guess it was last year that you hosted your Mimosa bar brunch. With summer around the corner, morning could be fun again! The new line is here too! I am dropping off look books this afternoon to another hostess. I will pop one in your mailbox to see what you think and then check in, if you would for up for hosting again. LMK xo
(A brand new contact for Stella & Dot!)
I am sitting her opening up some of my new jewelry samples and brainstorming of ladies to be my debut hostesses. Are you familiar with Stella & Dot? We are a super cute line of jewelry, handbags, scarves and more but not your typically “home party kind of business”. Our brand is fun and easy. I bring my samples and you gather your girlfriends. Our hostesses earn free jewelry and shopping at 50% off. I handle all of the invites too! There are no icky presentations and our product ships directly to your guests (which means no sorting & delivering for you!). Like I said, easy, breezy and fun for our hostesses. I have several dates left for later this month and was wondering if you would be willing to give it a whirl. It would be fun! I will call to check in!
Best
Gina
(note here giving her Specific Dates with Specific ideas of the "theme")
Happy February ! I love this sunshine after all of the snow! Did you see that Stella & Dot’s new Spring line launched? It is our best line yet. I would love to have you be one of my debut hostesses, now that the hectic holidays are behind us. What do you think? A fun style session with your girlfriends? Let me know if you are up for it and if so which would work best: Thurs. 5/19 “Baglels & Bling” 10-12 pm or maybe Thursday May 12 for some “Wine, Cheese & Jewelry please” I will give you a call to see what you think. Chat soon!
(For those that have a birthday this month - check via FB events or in your stella & dot contacts under "Birthday this month")
Happy birthday month to you!! I had a great idea about how to celebrate your birthday! What do you say we plan a fun girls get together to celebrate YOU? I know I always struggle to try and think of something to do for my girlfriends around their birthday so why not get your friends off the hook and invite them over? They don’t have to do anything other than SHOP FOR THEMSELVES!!! When they do, you’ll earn rewards so it’s a win, win for everyone.
What do you say to a super low key night this month – you invite the girls and I’ll bring over the cupcakes (and of course the BRAND NEW SUMMER COLLECTION) – my gift to you!
Let me know if you would be up for it, or I can give you a call to see what you think. Chat soon!
Some shows are going to be super easy and just land on your calendar. That’s great.
For the most part, there is going to be an objection. “What if” are the two magic words that are going to help you overcome most objections. Help your potential hostess see beyond her fears. What if - these are the two magic words that you can use to overcome any and all objections. Help your potential hostess see beyond what is stopping her (imaginary or real) from hosting a trunk show. You can acknowledge her concerns and then help guide her into seeing POSSIBILITY with WHAT IF.
“I JUST DON’T DO HOME PARTIES”
That’s great because this isn’t a home party. This is so not like that. This is happy hour or mimosa’s & muffins or _______. This is a fun girls night out. I bring the jewelry, your girlfriends will come over and we’ll try everything on. You’ll get a ton of free jewelry. I promise it will be super easy, not painful for you, and your friends will love it!
Stylist Guide response: “I felt the same way! So you can imagine how fabulous Stella & Dot must be to make me change my mind. Once you check out the Look Book, I think you’ll love it!"
“WHAT IF PEOPLE CAN’T MAKE IT?”
Not everyone could come to my wedding, but I still had my wedding. Not everyone could come to my birthday party, but I still had my birthday party. It’s crazy to think that everyone is going to be able to make it. People are busy and we can invite as many people as you want and those that can come…great. We’ll style those ladies up and have a great time. For those ladies that can’t make it, they can order online. I can give you look books and order forms to help you get orders from the ladies that couldn’t make it or they can contact me to place an order.
Stylist Guide response: “Not everyone you invite will make it – people are busy! It’s perfectly normal for only some guests to attend, but what’s most important is getting to connect with friends and try on great style.”
LET THE HOSTESSES KNOW THAT THIS IS ABOUT THEM, NOT YOU
You’re working to help them get the hostess rewards and all the items on their wish list. Be lighthearted and make sure they understand that no matter what the trunk show is (5 people or 15+), that it’s going to be fun and worth your time and theirs to do the show.
“I DON’T KNOW WHO TO INVITE”
Help your hostess create her WDYK list. Use a FRANK list to prompt them. You’re inviting people over for a casual get together. Everyone wants to be invited. Include everyone. They’ll be offended if they aren’t invited.
Stylist Guide response: “I had no idea either, but when I sat down to make a list, I realized there were lots of people I knew who would LOVE Stella & Dot! If I could help you brainstorm a list, would you be interested?”
“I’M TOO BUSY, MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME”
Acknowledge that they are busy. Everyone is busy.
I love the FEEL, FELT, FOUND strategy.
I totally know how you FEEL. It's actually all the more reason to have a Trunk Show! I actually have FELT so busy myself. You deserve 2 hours with your girlfriends! I've FOUND that my friend are pysched to get together when we are all so crazy. I bet they are dying to see you. How fun would it be to have everyone over for 2 hours of wine, sparkle and laughs? How about a coffee break with your friends. Let’s find a window that works for you. Sometimes, the thing you least can imagine doing/taking on is the thing that you need to do the most!
Stylist Guide response: “I understand! Who isn’t busy these days? That’s why our Trunk Shows are quick, 2-hour style sessions in the comfort of your home. When do you normally get together with your girlfriends? If we can plan a Trunk Show around that, would you be interested?”
“I AM NOT SURE I WANT TO ASK MY FRIENDS TO SPEND MONEY. OR MY FRIENDS DON’T HAVE MONEY.”
I’ve done trunk shows for girls in college, girls right out of college, in x community and y community and everything in between. Trust me when I say that people are going to spend what they want to spend. Half of our line is under $50. There’s no pressure to buy. My goal is to share the style with your friends and make it a fun event for everyone. That's why we invite a lot of gals!
You could do a $50 and under trunk show and only display pieces that are < $50
Stylist Guide response: “Can you believe half of the line is under $50? It’s style for a steal! There’s no pressure to buy! My goal is to share the style with your friends and make it a fun event for everyone.”
WHAT IF MY FRIENDS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN INVITED TO A STELLA & DOT TRUNK SHOW?
Ask: did all your friends actually go to the show? If they didn’t, they’ll probably want to go to your show. If they did go to a show recently, I bet they didn’t get everything that they wanted and they can get those items at your show. Give the analogy of shopping at Nordstroms, Target, Marshalls-- use whatever. Do you only go there once a year? NO. You go a lot because there are sales or occasions come up that you need new style. We’re refreshing our collection multiple times a year, so what they saw at a trunk show 1 month ago or 1 year ago is different from the next show they are attending. Your friends can just come over and have a drink, there’s no pressure to shop, but I guarantee you that they’ll love the collection. We’ve been featured on Nashville, The Bachelor, Housewives of Beverly Hills, InStyle and the Today show recently. Our pieces are irresistible, versatile and affordable. I bet you that you’ll be surprised by what your friends actually purchase! Your friends are coming over to hang out with YOU…the jewelry is just the icing on the cake.
Stylist Guide response: “Fantastic! I’m so excited that the word is getting out. I bet some of your friends couldn’t make the other show and some didn’t get everything on their list, so they’ll come to yours.”
MY PLACE IS SO SMALL (NOT GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING).
Well, your place doesn’t need to be a mansion. Your friends don’t care how big or how small your place is. They just want to be with you. Cozy is better! We just need a space to set up the food and the jewels and we’re good to go. If they are adamant about not doing it in their home, then help them brainstorm an alternative location – local wine bar, restaurant.
What about co-hosting as an option? Suggest to her to partner with a girlfriend or with family member and have that person host the show at her home.
IF THEY REALLY ARE SAYING NO, NO PROBLEM, ASK FOR A REFERRAL.
You never know where your next trunk show hostess or Stylist will come from. If someone says no, feel free to ask for a referral.
Stylist Guide response: “Thanks so much. Please let me know if you’re ever in need of some accessories. By the way, do you know anyone who would enjoy hosting a Trunk Show or be interested in becoming a Stylist?”
Are you tracking what you are doing? Did you know that you attract what you track!! If you care about it enough to track it then you will begin to attract it too!! What methods are you using to track your follow-up??
Are you actually tracking how many calls and reach outs you make? Tracking is one of the most crucial parts of following up and feeling good about it? What methods do all of you use to make sure that you don’t forget to follow up?
You are 1 call, 1 prospective, 1 compliment way! (one of my FAVE images of tenacity!)
We have so many new team members who have joined our team, so many stylists reaching for big goals this quarter and so many stylists wanting to get a trunk show on her calendar-- that this is the perfect chance timing for a FUN incentive to help get you guys into the fun & competitive spirit!!
It pays to book in May! Did you know our average show earns you $250 on your little blue card? How could you use this money this spring? Shopping spree? Pay down a credit card? Summer vacation? Mortgage payment? Spa trip? All the above?
Now--- Dream BIGGER!
It obviously "pays" to book in May but Pamela Meester and I are teaming up to pay out $250 in product credit! 4 chances to win!
As a team when 10 brand new in home May shows are booked and entered into the Lounge, we'll raffle $25 in product credit!
When 20 new shows are booked, we'll raffle $50 in product credit!
When 30 new shows are booked, we'll raffle $75 in product credit!
When 40 new shows are booked, we'll raffle $100 in product credit!
Prizes are cumulative so get on the list early! New stylists, this is a perfect way to get 2 easy entries! Book your launch show for next week and get a 2nd show scheduled with your BFF!
Product credit will be transferred once your show has qualified.
Post your newly booked May shows on the GOLDEN GEMS page! Tag your team and new stylists and let’s fill our pipelines! Refer there too for words to say and tips!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/184446764987347/
READY, SET, LET's GET BOOKING!!!
xo, Gina Bogda, Director
Email: gbogda@gmail.com
Website: www.stelladot.com/ginabogda
Location: Lititz, PA
Phone: 908-591-6329