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10 Ideas to ROCK Your June
Hellooooooo summmer!!! I am so excited summer is finally here and I can spend some quality time with my kiddos, making memories & making messes!
We have a whole summer bucket list that I cannot wait to get started, including a Donut Trail here in Cincinnati where you visit 12 different donut shops, they stamp your passport and you get a free t-shirt at the end! We are gonna be in donut heaven! (Local friends – check it out here: https://www.gettothebc.com/donut-trail)
Who else is excited to get their summer on? Summer is an amazing season of the year, but you need to keep in mind that it is just a season, and if you don’t work it right, your business could totally wilt or die this summer if you don’t continue to water, nurture and plant new seeds. You will have no fall business if you don’t keep your summer business moving!
So here are 10 Ideas to ROCK your June:
#1 National Donut Day (6/1) – Idea #1
Hello?? This might just be the best day of the year, right? Be sure to be one of the first announce National Donut Day to your followers so they hear it from you first. Schedule your post using CinchShare to hit your FB business page at 6:00am, then turn around and SHARE that post from your public business page to your Customer VIP group and your personal timeline on Facebook so you will be the first in their timeline to tell them what day it is, and they will share your post with all their friends!
#2 – National Donut Day (6/1) – Idea #2
You can even take it one step further and do a little research about who has free donuts on that day, I know that Krispie Kreme and Dunkin’ Donuts both do something that day! Be a resource and your followers will definitely share your posts!
#3 National Donut Day (6/1) – Idea #3
Do a “Donut Drop” at a local business or office! This is something you will need to start working on this week. You make a post to your FB Business Page, your Customer Group and your timeline asking if anyone works in an office that would like to host a Donut Drop party with you. You will bring a dozen or so donuts, catalogs and order forms to her office and she can do a catalog party with donut bribery for her co-workers! You can do with with cookies on another day (Cookies and Catalogs), but just imagine if you lined up 2-3 Donut Drop parties on June 1st! It is a Friday (payday!) and you can close the parties a couple days later. You could have a couple thousand dollars in sales the first week of June just from the Donut Drops! Take lots of pictures and share them on social!
#4 National Donut Day (6/1) – Idea #4
“Do-nut” miss the opportunity to really play up this day in your social media posts. You can share products and specials that your followers “donut” want to miss out on, or “you donut know how excited I am about this new product”. Or letting them know that they are the “icing on your donut”, “I donut know what I would do without you”, “I like you a HOLE lot”, “hope your day is sprinkled with fun”. You can have so much fun with this day and your followers will have a blast because it is fun and different! Run a contest and give away a gift card for donuts!
#5 Change your FB Customer Group cover photo to something more “June” themed
This is an easy way to update your group and get a post into your group member’s news feeds. Make sure you are using that prime real estate of the cover photo space as best you can. Make sure you are not always just featuring product, be sure to include your smiling face sometimes! And use the group photo size 1920×1080 for optimal visualization of your awesome banner and details!
#5 Update your Facebook Business Page cover photo to something more June-like
Make sure you are updating your Facebook Business Page with the season, you definitely don’t want a cover photo featuring Christmas items up when it is June But I cannot tell you how many times I see this on some of your business pages. Your cover photo is like your storefront window for your business, make sure it is attractive and in-tune with the season. Use a filter and add a summer frame, jazz it up!
#6 Beach Bucks
Remember Cupid Cash from February and the Bunny Bucks in April? You can totally summer-ize it up by allowing your customers to “earn” $1 in Beach Bucks for every $10 they spend with you in June. The Beach Bucks are only redeemable with you and only redeemable in the following month, in this case July. So this idea gets you sales this month and potentially next month too. If you want to move some cash and carry products, you could easily change the coupon to where they can only redeem the Beach Bucks toward something you have cash and carry and then payout the difference. For example, if they have $10 in Beach Bucks and the item is $31, they give you the $10 in Beach Bucks and pay the $21 difference. That’s a sale for June AND a sale for July!
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#7 Happy Mail – Send crazy fun goodies in the mail to upcoming Hostesses and team members
Imagine what the response will be when you a flip flop or beach ball to a Hostess in the mail (no box or envelope) letting her know she will FLIP over the Hostess special this month, or you cannot wait to have a BALL with her at her party! Walk around your local dollar store, pick things up, ask yourself “Can I mail this?” and figure out a fun pun or play or words that you can feature with your happy mail! If this mailing stuff without a box or envelope freaks you out, go and and box it up, but I will tell you it is far more fun to get sill random stuff in the mail without the envelope. They REMEMBER this and they remember you (and they talk about you and share on social media)!
#8 Share summer recipes, crafts and tips with your followers
One of the best things you can do to have your followers engage with you is to curate good seasonal content that your followers will love and share! Think all things summer and share those cute tips and ideas to get people sharing your content. Share a tip a day or at least a few a week!
#9 Create a June Ideas Pinterest Board and share it
Head over to Pinterest and create a theme board specifically for June and pin what you love for June (tips, recipes, crafts, DIY, outdoor cleaning, etc). Once you have a minimum of 10-15 pins (I am sure you will find far more that you love), share the link to your Pinterest board in your customer group, your FB business page, your personal timeline, your customer newsletter, etc. Share it everywhere! Invite them to follow you while they are over on Pinterest!
#10 Summer-ize Your Vendor Booth
Summers are a great time to do vendor booths at fairs and festivals. People completely pre-judge your vendor booth in about 3 seconds. Think about ways you can completely “summer-ize” your table and display to make it attractive to those scanning the room or just passing by. Be sure to use colors that go well together, maybe just 2-3 colors. Keep things simple and clean! I have seen amazing vendor tables in the summer, using beach towels as tablecloths, pool noodles as jewelry bumps for bracelets and watches, sand buckets to hold Hostess Packets and goodies! You can really have a lot of fun and catch a lot of attention with a seasonal table.
What fun June ideas do you have?
Melissa Fietsam @DirectlySocial
10 Ideas to ROCK Your May Business
Oh May! I am desperate for your beautiful weather, I need to get these kiddos out of the house!
Can’t you just hear Justin Timberlake singing “It’s gonna be May”! (You know you just totally read that like he sings it! Well done!)I am excited to throw open the windows and let some gorgeous May weather come flooding in my house! This is more than Spring Fever, ladies, this is “Mama needs a break, go play outside” fever!
Got the fever too? Ready to ROCK your business in May? Here are some fun May Marketing Ideas to get you moving and shaking today for an awesome May!
#1 May Day (5/1)
This day is all things flowers. Do you sell a product with a flower pattern on it? Or sell something that has to do with flowers? You will want those products to be your marketing focus for May Day.
#2 – Cinco de Mayo (5/5)
You could have a blast with this holiday as a theme party in a home or online. Think Mexican food, drinks, fun and fellowship. Do you have products that lend themselves to food or cookware, this is a perfect one for you. Do you like margaritas? nuf’ said!
#3 May the FOURTH Be With You (5/4) and/or Revenge of the Fifth (5/5)
All my fellow Star Wars fanatics will be all over this one! Can you imagine how much fun this would be as an online Facebook Party theme? Complete with theme-y recipes and drinks, games, trivia, etc. Who wouldn’t want to attend an awesome party like that?
#4 Change your FB Customer Group cover photo to something more “May-y” themed
This is an easy way to update your group and get a post into your group member’s news feeds. Make sure you are using that prime real estate of the cover photo space as best you can. Make sure you are not always just featuring product, be sure to include your smiling face sometimes! And use the group photo size 1920×1080 for optimal visualization of your awesome banner and details!
#5 Update your Facebook Business Page cover photo to something more Spring-like
Make sure you are updating your Facebook Business Page with the season, you definitely don’t want a cover photo featuring Christmas items up when it is May. But I cannot tell you how many times I see this on some of your business pages. Your cover photo is like your storefront window for your business, make sure it is attractive and in-tune with the season. Use a filter and put some flowers in your hair or add a flowery frame, jazz it up!
#6 May Day Mon-aaaay (go on, say it, it is fuuuun!)
Remember Cupid Cash from February and the Bunny Bucks in April? You can totally May-it-up by allowing your customers to “earn” $1 in May Day Mon-aaay for every $10 they spend with you in May. The May Day Mon-aaay is only redeemable with you and only redeemable in the following month, in this case June. So this ideas gets you sales this month and potentially next month too. If you want to move some cash and carry products, you could easily change the coupon to where they can only redeem the May Day Mon-aaay toward something you have cash and carry and then payout the difference. For example, if they have $10 in May Day Mon-aaay and the item is $31, they give you the $10 in May Day Mon-aaay and pay the $21 difference. That’s a sale for May AND a sale for June!
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#7 Happy Mail – Send flower seeds to upcoming Hostesses and team members
Imagine what the response will be when you send flower seed packets through the mail. Just slap a mailing label and stamp on them and you can mail them. To your hostess you can mail Forget Me Nots and say something about them being an unforgettable hostess, for team members you can send any type of blooming flower packet and let them know how excited you are to see them “blooming” in the business! Scared to mail the seed packet by itself? You can always throw it into an envelope!
#8 Share cute spring recipes, crafts and tips with your followers
Think flowers, planters, spring meals, bird houses, anything May-ish! People love that kind of thing and cute tips and ideas get shared!! This is called “curating content”, go find something cool on a blog and share it!
#7 Create a May Ideas Pinterest Board and share it
Head over to Pinterest and create a theme board for May and pin what you love for May (tips, recipes, crafts, DIY, outdoor cleaning, etc). Once you have a minimum of 10-15 pins (I am sure you will find far more that you love), share the link to your Pinterest board in your customer group, your FB business page, your personal timeline, your customer newsletter, etc. Share it everywhere! Invite them to follow you while they are over on Pinterest!
#8 Spring-ify Your Vendor Booth
We are heading into vendor booth season again! People completely pre-judge your vendor booth in about 3 seconds. Think about ways you can completely “spring-ify” your table and display to make it attractive to those scanning the room or just passing by. Be sure to use colors that go well together, maybe just 2-3 colors. Keep things simple and clean!
#9 Host a Mother’s Day event
Did your company come out with new products recently? Host a Mother’s Day theme event, either in person or online, celebrating the mamas out there. Even if they didn’t come out with anything new lately, it doesn’t matter! Spring-ify the current offerings and get people excited! People are looking for Mother’s Day gifts, why not help them get it from you? Get out there and market yourself and what you have to offer the moms in their lives.
#10 Bundles! Bundles! Bundles!
Bundles are fun and fast sellers! Can you create some fun baskets or bundles with your products? Some of my faves in the past have been nail polish bottles filled upside down on the top of a stem like flowers! Or hand lotions tucked inside gardening gloves. Think outside of the box. People LOOK for things that are different, be what they are looking for! Create 4 Spring bundles and post one a week with $5 if they order during that weekly deal
What fun May ideas do you have?
Melissa Fietsam
@DirectlySocial
Book 10 Holiday Thirty-One Parties!
So here’s a team challenge for our team. We have a goal of booking 10 holiday parties to close by October 15th.
WHY?
10 Holiday parties at $200 each, equals $2000 in sales. BAM! Right there. So let’s get after it!
Check out this video:
Now you can see the exact video I posted in my customer group:
Here are a couple of graphics we will be using. This will be an ongoing push until the end of October. The goal is to get people in the holiday spirit! It’s time to rock out this fall season to:
- Help everyone earn the Leadership Incentive Trip starting in October
- Get our customers on board, that if they host a party they get to shop from the outlet sale early
- increase sales in general
- increase the # of people in our customer group
- increase the amount of people we’re in front of, therefore increasing our chances of recruiting
- and the more people we’re in front of, the more people who will book for NOVEMBER!
Each month will have the same idea. A “holiday package” with the goal of booking 10 Holiday parties each month!
It states a $200 party because that’s EASY. But we will be focusing on hostess coaching to (OF COURSE) get them higher sales than $200!
Score all around. Who’s ready for Melissa Fietsam and the holiday season? Cause I have a TON of ideas we’re pushing right now! You ready?!
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
www.buymybags.com
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Melissa’s Great Big Thirty-One Giveaway Event on Facebook
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Melissa’s Great Big Thirty-One Giveaway.
Everyone asks, what do you give away as prizes?
**Below, I have posted a script that I will start integrating into my normal 4 day Facebook script next month. I always do this at the END of my 4 day FB script. So, normally on the 6th day of the month.
Day 1: pre posts
Day 2-5: party script
Day 6: Great Big Giveaway
Well…here you go. I give away $200 in prizes in a ONE NIGHT event every month. Before you have a heart attack or tune me out…see how I only pay $25 for it:
And here is an ACTUAL Live event I did. This is the first one I did. I was really nervous. Now I have them down to about 18 minutes and they’re a lot of FUN!!
Description:
Come see some great deals in AUGUST with a LIVE event from MY KITCHEN! I’m GIVING AWAY OVER $200 IN PRIZES!!
AND…I’m going to show you some great ways I organize with Thirty-One in my own kitchen!!
Did I mention you’ll get to see some FALL product?! I’m going to show you my top 10 favorite fall products!
HERE’S HOW YOU EARN TICKETS:
- 5 TICKETS If you are a HOSTESS in AUGUST
- 1 TICKET: just for clicking “join” on this event
- 1 TICKET: for each 5 friends you add to my customer group and they join the event! Remember to ASK them if they’d like to be added!
- 5 TICKETS: for booking a party in SEPTEMBER
- 1 TICKET: for every $10 you bought on a party this or retail order this month!
- 3 TICKETS: If you are a member of my HOTM (Hostess of the Month Club) every month
- 1 TICKET: If you came to BINGO this month
- 5 TICKETS: for joining my team and becoming a consultant
- 5 TICKETS: for joining a Hostess of the Month or LAYAWAY club!
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POST #1:
100% chance of winning
I’m GIVING AWAY $200 IN PRIZES!
I’m super excited to announce our Great Big Giveaway in August! We will be giving away $200 in prizes this FRIDAY night during a LIVE event right here on Facebook!
To join the event:
- Go to ((insert customer page)) and request to join
- Go to ((((( )))))) and click “GOING” on the event!
POST #2:
Who’s earning tickets?!! Don’t forget! You get 1 ticket for every $10 you spend before the BIG EVENT Friday night! $200 in prize giveaways!
To join that event:
- Go to ((insert customer page)) and request to join
- Go to ((((( )))))) and click “GOING” on the event!
POST #3:
EARN TICKETS for $200 in PRIZES!
If you’ve been thinking about booking your own Facebook party, now’s the time to do it!
Because you get FIVE tickets into the drawing by booking your own Facebook party before the event! Post “ME!” below and we will get you set up! I run all Facebook parties on the 1st of the month. So I’ll get your packet in the mail, we will begin September 1st, and close September 14th!
If you haven’t joined the Great Big Giveaway yet…
- Go to ((insert customer page))and request to join
- Go to ((((( )))))) and click “GOING” on the event!
POST #4:
Over $200 in FREE prizes to give away!!! Tomorrow night at 9pm Eastern!! Join that event here:
If you haven’t joined the Great Big Giveaway yet…
- Go to ((insert customer page)) and request to join
- Go to ((((( )))))) and click “GOING” on the event!
And here’s how you can earn tickets for that event!
- 5 TICKETS: If you are a HOSTESS in AUGUST
- 1 TICKET: just for clicking “join” on this event
- 1 TICKET: for each 5 friends you add to my customer group and they join the event! Remember to ASK them if they’d like to be added!
- 5 TICKETS: for booking a party in SEPTEMBER
- 1 TICKET: for every $10 you bought on a party this or retail order this month!
- 3 TICKETS: If you are a member of my HOTM (Hostess of the Month Club) every month
- 1 TICKET: If you came to BINGO this month
- 5 TICKETS: for joining my team and becoming a consultant
- 5 TICKETS: for joining a Hostess of the Month or LAYAWAY club!
POST #5:
Don’t be THAT guy…
Today’s the day!! $200 in prizes will be given away TONIGHT! Place your orders by tonight and you’ll get 1 ticket for every $10 you purchase!
If you haven’t joined the Great Big Giveaway yet…
- Go to ((insert customer page)) and request to join
- Go to ((((( )))))) and click “GOING” on the event!
TIPS:
**Have someone hold the phone for you while you do the Live event (if you can)
**Have a notecard with a bullet point of what you’re talking about
Here’s mine:
**I have a separate card with the top 10 products that I want to show. That way I don’t get off track or fumble now
**This month I’m doing the event in my Kitchen and giving a quick tour of some of my own organizing bins in the kitchen. So you could do a different room each month
**Get the Hostess Goody Bag on business supplies for $25 and that is ALL you will need. You can easily say $100 in prizes to give away. Make this a regular part of your business expenses each month. This is WORTH EVERY PENNY. It is getting NEW people added to my customer group every single month, it’s adding people to my HOTM Club every month, it’s BOOKING me parties, and it’s getting me recruits! DO IT! I order this goody bag on the 10th of every month for the following month’s prizes.
**FOCUS on what you want out of the group. My focus is always hostess of the month club. but decide what you want the most and FOCUS on that!
**Have the person holding the camera read through comments DURING the live event and relay them to you out loud so you can still interact with everyone. They love teasing and talking to my daughter Samantha now, because they know she’s the one behind the camera narrating:)
Have a great event ladies!! ANd do this EVERY month. Your business will thank you.
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
www.buymybags.com
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Fall Thirty-One Fashion Show
Okay ladies! Time to show off the new fall Thirty-One catalog with a BANG!
And since I’m in Facebook jail, everyone’s gonna have to do this training right along with Team Trendy. LOL!
We’re going to do a fall fashion show right inside our customer group. NOT an event. I mean, posting an entire Facebook party right inside your customer group!
Watch this quick video to learn more about the Fall Fashion Show:
Step 1: get your customer group excited about some giveaways and a Facebook event:
Guess what?! We’re going to kick off the new fall catalog with a 4 day event RIGHT HERE in your VIP group! There’s going to be giveaways, you’ll get to see some new fall product, and have some FUN with me (your favorite Thirty-One consultant)!! So stay tuned!! Who’s excited to win some FREE STUFF?!
Step 2: Set up the 4 day August Facebook script in your customer group. Here’s the LINK to that 4 day event for you!
https://buymybagsblog.com/2016/08/01/august-thirty-one-facebook-script/
Step 3: You’re going to get yourself prepared for the LIVE event in your customer group:
The great Big Giveaway in August. And Melissa doesn’t CARE if you hate videos. Or you don’t like the way you look. Or you don’t know HOW to do a LIVE video. I’m telling you right now, you need to LEARN! Jump, then figure out how to land on your way down!!
Check out this link for more details on how to do the Great Big Giveaway:
https://buymybagsblog.com/2016/05/06/best-thing-i-ever-did-for-my-thirty-one-business/
Step 4: We have to integrate some incentives for your CUSTOMERS to start adding their friends to your customer page for the LIVE event
Here’s an example:
You ready to earn some more TICKETS?!
You can earn ONE ticket for EVERY 5 people you add to our VIP group here! Deal is, you have to ask their permission and you have to post below how many tickets you get so I can get your tickets added to the prize bucket!! So keep count and start asking your friends if they’d like to join in on the fun too!! Cause THEY will get a ticket just for JOINING this group as a new member!!
**Now, you’re going to need to push this out a few times before the event. Posting a reminder about this is BIG! You can’t just post once and give up!
Step 5: Host your GREAT BIG GIVEAWAY EVENT!
Who’s IN?! Who’s ready to kick the fall catalog season into HIGH GEAR?
Who’s ready to earn their spot in a K group so you can do product testing?
Who’s ready to earn some Start Swell kits?
Who’s ready to double their paychecks this fall?
Let me give you a HINT…It’s not gonna happen on it’s own. Time to get to WORK! Time to get out of your box and work like Team Trendy works. BIGGER. Let’s do this ladies!!
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
www.buymybags.com
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Thirty-One Business Cards Vs. Mini Catalogs-TKO
When a new consultant signs up, one of the first things to pop through their head is…”OH! I need BUSINESS CARDS!”
I would like to challenge you to think outside the box from the get go!
Watch this quick video:
A mini catalog really tells our Thirty-One story. It gives them something to KEEP and look through…and SHARE!
Now, I’m not saying you don’t need business cards. But I challenge you to think BIGGER and share your mini catalogs the same way you would a business card. It will serve your business well!
Everybody always asks me…WHAT DO YOU SAY….when you hand out mini catalogs??
“I just don’t know what to say”
Ready for it??? This is monumental…this is going to be a turning point in your career….pay very close attention…..you ready for it????……………..”Do you mind if I leave this with you?”
-she’ll say……. “Sure, what is it?”
-and you’ll say…. “I help people organize their lives. And this is our mini catalog.”
All you need to make your own is…………
-a mini catalog
-address label with your business information on the back
#1 Where do you put the mini catalogs?
IN YOUR PURSE!!
IN YOUR CD VISOR
IN YOUR FRONT SEAT
**every Sunday….make up 25 mini’s….and put half of them in your purse and half of them in your CAR! Your job each week is to hand out 25 mini catalogs a week to complete strangers…
Who do you leave them with??
*** EVERYONE!!!! When you go into the……
-grocery store, give it to the teller
-bank, send it in the tube
-gas station, give it to the clerk
-library, give it to the lady checking you out
-walmart, give it to the cashier
-doctor, leave some for the staff
-dollar store, give to the cashier
-WORK…leave in the BATHROOMS, breakrooms…
-servers….attach your bill to the mini catalog
ANYONE you come into contact with. And when you get really good at this…you not only go into the dollar store you intended to, but you go into the store NEXT DOOR! Why not? You’re already THERE!
AND WHAT DO WE SAY WHEN WE HAND THEM OUT????? “Do you mind if I leave this with you???”
Now one more thing that’s fun to do……
You CAN get some kiddy looking goody bags and a sticker book, mini notepads, and a pack of 64 crayons at your dollar store. Put some stickers, two sheets of paper folded over, 2 crayons, and a mini catalog packet. Hand them to rowdy kids in stores-the moms will love you 🙂
Here’s an old one I had a picture of!
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
www.buymybags.com
#31 #31bag #31bags #thirtyone #thirtyonegifts #marketing #businesscards
Share Your Thirty-One Accomplishments!
Just getting back from National Conference and I’m wrapping up the END of a catalog and beginning to work on a NEW catalog.
I’m exhausted, anyone else?
But it’s VERY important to make sure you’re sharing your accomplishments inside your customer group. Things you want to share:
- amenities
- pictures with friends
- your lanyard
- any awards
- anything that inspired YOU
Here is one video I made for my customer group explaining how they helped me earn all those ribbons on my lanyard!
Let them celebrate with you! You’re planting recruiting seeds, you’re including them in your accomplishments, and you’re showing them what a great time you’re having with your business!
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
#31 #31bag #31bags #thirtyone #thirtyonegifts #NationalConference #success #directsales #customergroup
Host Your Own Thirty-One Opportunity Night!
Here is everything you need to host your own Thirty-One Opportunity Night on Facebook! If you’re a Director, I highly encourage you to host this for your entire downline!
Hosting an opportunity event is essential to making sure everyone knows what you have to offer.
It shows them you’re organized.
It shows them you are someone who can lead them in the right direction to run their own business.
And if you’re a leader, this is simply something that is non-negotiable that you provide for your team.
PRE-POST 1:
((introduce yourself))
Hi there! My name is Melissa Fietsam. I’m a Senior Executive Director with Thirty-One Gifts. I’ll be walking you through some amazing incentives going on right now for all consultants joining us on (or after) July 21st!
I’m a retired Registered Nurse and mother of 5 crazy wonderful kids and I’d love to share with you how I balance working from home and being a mother and wife. Whether you want to pay off some bills, pay for some extras for YOU, plan a family vacation, or just get some girl time…this is right where you need to be!
Welcome to our opportunity event!! 🙂 Can’t wait to meet everyone tonight!! Who’s ready?!!
PRE-POST 2:
How does this event work?
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Thirty-One and what it’s like to be a consultant? We want to share all that’s new and exciting with Thirty-One right now! Who knows…you might just decide to take the leap and join our 31 family!!
This event will take place RIGHT HERE on this Facebook page on Tuesday, July 19th, TONIGHT! So just come back to this event page at that time to hang out with us! We will have a few posts and they are all numbered, so if you want to refer back to this information after the event, you can easily follow along.
The night of the LIVE event we will welcome everyone, learn some fun things about Thirty-One and show you some awesome ways to get your business started NOW! But the best part is the Q & A at the end. No question is off topic!! We look forward to “chatting” with you!
PRE-POST 3:
Don’t know much about Thirty-One?
Check out this video! I truly LOVE the mission of our company and believe it’s why we continue to be so successful through our 13th YEAR!!
PRE-POST 4:
((Share your story))
Fair warning! Grab the tissues if you’re a crier. This is my Thirty-One story. How I began, who I am, and where I came from. But most importantly…who I became with the help of this amazing company called Thirty-One Gifts.
This is a 20 minute video. But well worth your time. I promise.
And the cool thing is…we ALL have a story. Each And every life long friend you make in this company, will have a story all of their own. How they overcame obstacles, made amazing friendships, and simply became a better person…because that’s what this company does. It has a bigger mission and purpose than you could ever imagine. And I love to share that!
PRE-POST 5:
Less than 30 minutes until GAME TIME ladies!!!
Grab your favorite glass of (tell me!)…
Grab a snack…
Put those kiddos to bed or pop a good movie in for them…
…and get ready to explore all the things this Thirty-One opportunity can do for YOU!! Who’s ready???
PARTY TIME:
Step 1:
Order your enrollment kit! This new fall enrollment kit is available starting July 21st!
This consultant kit is AMAZING and comes with over $350 in product. It takes you about 5 minutes to enroll online and your kit will arrive on your doorstep in about 3-5 days!
Step 2:
So what all comes in this amazing enrollment kit?
EVERYTHING you need to start your own business!
SUPPLIES:
25 catalogs
40 mini catalogs
25 hostess fliers
10 Opportunity Brochures
10 pink envelopes to share hostess packets
Product feature tags
25 recruiting fliers
50 order forms
one set of fabric swatches
PRODUCT:
Large utility tote
large utility top a tote
all in organizer
fold n file
zip top organizing utility tote
cinch sac
organizing shoulder bag
thermal tote
18×18 canvas pillow cover
all about the benjamins wallet
wristlet strap
zipper pouch
Step 3:
Book your launch party!
When you order your kit, you want to set your launch party for about a week and a half, to two weeks out. Host a $600 launch party and you’re going to earn $150 in COMMISSION AND…all the hostess benefits!! Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of these amazing August specials? I know I would! And I know your friends and family will be happy to help!
That way, you can get all of THIS:
- hostess benefits
- commission from your OWN party
Step 4:
When you host your own launch party in August, you’re not only going to get the COMMISSION and the HOSTESS BENEFITS…you’re also going to earn your Start Swell kits!
Thirty-One just announced the new fall start swell kits. When you hit $600 in your first 30 days…you get to pick ANY one of these 6 kits that you want for FREE!!
But it gets even better…
You get to do that once a month for your first FOUR months! You can earn FOUR of these kits for FREE!! ALl you have to do is submit $600 in each of these periods. Each one you do, you pick a kit! If you miss one period, you still get to earn the other periods! No pressure…just PERKS!
Days 1-31: hit $600 and pick a kit for FREE!
Days 32-60: hit $600 and pick a kit for FREE!
Days 61-90: hit $600 and pick a kit for FREE!
Days 91-120: hit $600 and pick a kit for FREE!
That’s like 1 average party a MONTH!!
Step 5:
But that’s not all you get for free…
We all know you can hit $600. But what happens if you hit $1000 during your start swell periods (first 4 months)?
You get MORE free product!!
Hit $600: pick from the start swell kits mentioned in step 4
Hit $1000: and you get to choose a hostess exclusive item OR a $75 FREE CREDIT in your back office!!
That’s EACH MONTH for FOUR MONTHS in a row!!!
HOLY MOLY do you know how much free product that is?!!! Check out the 2 hostess exclusive items you can earn on TOP of your start swell kits each month! Or…maybe you want to use that $75 credit and buy something you can’t live without in the catalog!! Either way is a WIN/WIN! And can easily be done with 1-2 average parties each month!!
Step 6:
Now let’s talk about DREAM REWARDS. We haven’t had this incentive for almost 4 years now. For every $1 you sell, from now through September, you’re earning points towards Dream Rewards. This is where we earn up to a $1300 GIFT CARD!! Right in time for Christmas. How would YOU like to pay for your Christmas, your entire Christmas shopping, with a FREE gift card?
Because it’s possible with Dream Rewards
Now let’s recap:
1. order your kit ($99 and comes with over $400 in product)
2. host your launch party
3. make all hostess benefits AND commission
4. earn your start swell kit
5. AND…when you hit $1000…you get this bad boy!
6. PLUS…you’re earning points towards Dream Rewards and a FREE Gift Card to pay for all your Christmas shopping, or maybe a new computer, or a new washer and dryer..
Tell me what YOU do with a $1300 Gift Card?
Step 7:
So I bet you have some questions, right?
Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions answered for you.
1. I have a very busy life and I’m not sure if I can be gone at night. What are the shopping event options?
You can do JUST catalog parties and online parties if that is what fits your schedule. A catalog party is when you give someone a hostess packet and they just collect orders from their friends and family and turn them in to you.
2. Do consultants have a monthly/quarterly quota to stay active?
To stay active with Thirty-One, consultants only need to submit $200 in sales every rolling three months. A qualifying party for Thirty-One is only $200! Very easy to stay active!
3. Does the company supply consultants with a website? If so, what is the cost?
The cost is $15 a month. That is an optional cost, not something you HAVE to have. And you can cancel that at any time.
4. How do I submit orders?
You submit orders via your personal website in what we call our “Back Office”. Here you will place party orders, create online orders, and do business supply orders
5. Can my customers order from my website?
Yes! Your customers can go directly to your website and place an order or re-order without hosting a shopping event.
6. What is my initial cost to become a consultant?
It only takes $99 to secure your consultant display kit! It comes with over $400 in product you get to use for yourself and your parties.
7. What will I get with my kit and when can I expect to receive it?
You will get all the products on the back of the new catalog along with 25 catalogs, invitations, and 50 order forms in addition to other start-up paperwork. You will receive your kit in 3-5 days.
Step 8:
And I bet you have even MORE questions!
So here are some more Frequently Asked Questions:
8. Are there any hidden fees?
No, Thirty-One does not charge you any other fees throughout the year.
9. What can I do to prepare while waiting for my kit?
You can visit www.vistaprint.com to order address labels for your catalogs and business cards.
And you’ll want to spread the word about your new business. Tell all your family and friends and start booking those parties!!! Your best bet is to have what I call a “launch party” at your house. Invite everyone you know and do your own party when your kit arrives. That way you can enter your first party, you’ll make all the commission, and you’ll earn all the free and half-price items as the hostess-so you can add to your kit for FREE!
10. How are Consultants paid at Thirty-One?
We get paid by direct deposit on the 10th and 25th of each month. You can also choose to have a paper check sent to you if you don’t want direct deposit.
11. Does the company offer consultant incentives?
Yes, Thirty-One offers us challenges during various months to receive something FREE or have the opportunity to qualify for various things. You just learned about SIX of them today!
12. How do I collect money from customers?
As a consultant, you can accept cash, checks, or credit cards for the full amount owed includ-ing shipping and tax. Consultants are not charged for this service. Thirty One accepts all ma-jor credit cards.
13. Do I have to have a separate business checking account to become a Thirty-One consultant?
No. Although, by having a separate checking account for your Thirty-One business it may make it easier to track business income and expenses.
14. Is there a penalty or fee if I decide to get out of the business?
No. Just contact home office and let them know of your decision. There is never a penalty for not selling…you have nothing to lose by trying!!!
15. Are there any support groups or training for Thirty-One consultants?
Yes! Yes! Yes! We have a Consultant Website calledwww.thirtyonetoday.com and it is updated daily with the latest information that you will need to run your business. You can get all the info on company announcements, consultant information, and online trainings. We also have a team page full of daily tips and marketing tricks for your business!
THANK YOU!
Simply wanted to say thank you for joining us tonight. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to ask! And your consultant will be reach out shortly to touch base and see if you had any questions and give you any updates!!
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Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
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Pie Throwing Contest for Thirty-One Consultants
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Okay, here’s something FUN to help you earn your Ready, Set, Sell…a PIE THROWING CONTEST!
The fun part is this: When we hit $600 in orders, I’m going to let one of my customers smash a pie in my face via Facebook LIVE. I will literally drive to their house with a chair and a pie. And I think I have a few customers who will be fighting over this honor. LOL!
Check out this video and then see the details below:
So this is just like a “Turkey Trot” with a social media TWIST.
You get 6 people to collect $100 in orders and you submit one big $600 party and split the hostess rewards between those 6 Hosts.
**Please note: you will want to CHANGE this graphic in some way so we don’t all get thrown in Facebook jail. Add a border, or your name to the bottom, or something to make it different before you upload it to your customer page!
Here’s the breakdown of what they earn if you hit $600 in sales:
1. Any item half off
2. $25 Gift Certificate
3. One hostess exclusive item
4. One hostess exclusive item
5. Back Pack or Take Two Tote
6. $31 Gift Certificate
7. $31 Gift Certificate
8. Any item half off
What we’re actually asking them to do is ALL social media. I created this PDF of our July bundles. And I’m asking my customers to simply sell TWO bundles (that will get them to $100 most likely): JULY BUNDLES PDF
Then I uploaded it to a site called ISSUU so I can send it as a TEXT.
PIE THROWING CONTEST TEXT: https://issuu.com/buymybags/docs/new_july_bundle
Here’s a sample post in your customer group:
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HEY HEY! It’s a Pie Throwing Contest! All you have to do:
~Is share this LINK with a few of your friends
~Sell 2 bundles
~And YOU get to pick one of these Hostess gifts below!!
~If you end up selling FOUR bundles, you get Hostess gifts 1-3!
It’s really that easy! You can text this link, post it on your Facebook page, email the link, or send in a Facebook message. You can also PRINT the bundles (when you click on the link) and show it to your friends at work or out and about!
Here’s your LINK: https://issuu.com/buymybags/docs/new_july_bundle
Who wants to give it a shot?! Post ME below! Can’t hurt to TRY!!
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Here is the “launch video” I posted in my customer page about this pie throwing contest. Just so you can hear my wording for it:
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This really is one of the easiest things you can do. And one of the easiest things your CUSTOMERS can do.
TIPS & TRICKS:
**Let them know the first person to submit orders gets to PICK their hostess benefit. This encourages them to collect and get them in.
**Let everyone know that if they sell 4 bundles, they get all hostess benefits 1-3, don’t ASSUME they know that.
**Want to get fancy? PRINT the bundles and send it to them.
**Day 1-text them the link…Day 2-FB message them the link…Day 3-email it to them…with tips on how to message a few people, text a few people, etc. HELP THEM. Don’t just sit back and hope it turns out great.
**Hey…don’t forget YOU can sell them too. Text your favorite buying customers, customers with kids heading back to school…and SELL SOME YOURSELF!!
** I will start a texting blitz myself. By messaging all past hostesses first. And asking them if they want to give this a shot.
**I will probably post DAY 2 and let everyone know that anyone who turns in $100 in orders will get one of my very first FALL catalogs in the mail.
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Hope this helps someone earn their RSS!!
Melissa FIetsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
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New Way to Share Thirty-One Bundle Pictures!
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Landing yourself in Facebook jail lately?
If you haven’t…I bet you know someone who HAS!
Facebook is cracking down. And I’ve been working hard to find a better way to share our bundle pictures…check this out:
There are actually SO many ways we can use this! I’m super excited to start exploring some ways to better use issuu.com. It’s going to be a game changer for me this fall. And of course, everything I do…I’ll share with all of YOU fabulous ladies!! #BetterTogether
Love you guys! Have a FANTASTIC Thursday!! Go get your ISSUU accounts set up ASAP and get familiar with it! It’s an amazing tool for your business!
Melissa Fietsam, Ind. Senior Executive Director at Thirty-One Gifts
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