PamperedK
11-14-2008, 09:33 AM
This question branches from something I posted behind the apron but I thought it might be helpful to discuss here.
I hand out mini catalogs everywhere I go. I often talk to people at the grocery store - mostly the people at the checkout. A lot of times I'll ask if they're familiar with PC, they say no and I tell them what they do. They sound really excited and so I ask if they'd be interested in doing a show. Usually they say something like, "yeah, that would be great!" Rather than hold up the line, I get them to give me their info and I get their permission to call them when they're off work to book their date.
Every person I've spoken to that's said yes, they want to book, has not answered and not returned a call and then when I do get them on the phone, they hang up! It's really weird.
So my question is...how can I go about securing a booking or at least getting solid leads who are actually interested in booking?
I know some people just can't say no and I know it's my job to follow up so I'm going to end up with a lot of dead leads. I just wonder if there is something more I could do when I'm standing there in the store talking to them to get them on the calendar.
I've tried booking them right there, when there was no line, but that doesn't usually work because they don't have their calendars on them.
Any ideas?
I hand out mini catalogs everywhere I go. I often talk to people at the grocery store - mostly the people at the checkout. A lot of times I'll ask if they're familiar with PC, they say no and I tell them what they do. They sound really excited and so I ask if they'd be interested in doing a show. Usually they say something like, "yeah, that would be great!" Rather than hold up the line, I get them to give me their info and I get their permission to call them when they're off work to book their date.
Every person I've spoken to that's said yes, they want to book, has not answered and not returned a call and then when I do get them on the phone, they hang up! It's really weird.
So my question is...how can I go about securing a booking or at least getting solid leads who are actually interested in booking?
I know some people just can't say no and I know it's my job to follow up so I'm going to end up with a lot of dead leads. I just wonder if there is something more I could do when I'm standing there in the store talking to them to get them on the calendar.
I've tried booking them right there, when there was no line, but that doesn't usually work because they don't have their calendars on them.
Any ideas?