Here are some things you should either have on hand or have ready to update and get out the door in a FLASH:
- Business cards; either through MDS (marketing opp for MDS!) or from a vendor
- Current promotion flyers
- Samples to hand out or display
- Preformatted press releases
- Thank You For Asking packets* (see below)
- Giveaways or donations
- Prize drawing slips
- Hostess Packets
- Recruit Packets
Also think about:
- Putting the SU! logos on you car with other DE motifs (check with your automobile insurance company first!)
- Carry SU! reusable shopping totes, your SU! event bags, deliver EVERYTHING (even non-SU! stuff like things for school, etc). in SU! plastic bags
- Wear your SU! apparel and Simply Adorned items
- Carry one of those window totes with card or page samples showing
*Thank You For Asking packets are these little packets that I make batches at a time. They consist of our card sized flat cello bag with several (2-3) blank-inside cards, a business card, a mini, any SU! promotions printed two to a page and sliced in half, a half sheet flyer I make up listing my classes and a "FREE PARTY!" coupon. I hand these out to EVERYONE! If the cashier is a peach, give her one and say something like "You have been so nice today, I would love to give you one of these!". And if the cashier is nasty, give her one and say something like "You seem like you could use some cheering up, I would love to give you one of these"! And then turn to the person behind you and say "My mom told me that unless I had one for everyone, I shouldn't offer something, so here's one for you too!" If anyone asks "What's Stampin' Up!?" you say "Thank you for asking – here's a little gift that will tell you all about it."
Here is a list of places that might need: cards to send – remember that when you do this you have DOUBLE exposure – the people for whom you are making the cards and the people who are receiving them, PLUS anyone else they show it to!; may have inexpensive advertising in newsletters, at events or on their websites – many offer a discount or free ads to people who offer discounts to their members; may need someone to come in and be a guest speaker or provide an activity for their group
- Realtors – offer to put together little "We've Moved" kits with stamped post-it notes for the new people to put on their bills, etc. with some stamped postcards and a Welcome to the Neighborhood or Thank You card for the realtor to send to them.
- Teachers – thank you notes, good job notes for students, postcards for events, post-it notes; offer to teach scrapbooking or stamping to kids
- Nursing Homes – for the residents to send to their families, for the employees to send to families; offer to hold a monthly mini camp for the residents with the nursing home paying only for supplies
- Chamber of Commerce – thank you notes, congrats notes, etc. for members to send to customers and clients
- Rotary Club – ditto
- Mothers Groups – Mothers & More, MOMS, M.O.P.S. – offer to be a guest speaker about scrapbooking, stamping, etc at one of their meetings; offer to hold a special event for the members
- Adult Education Centers – teach classes!
- Fundraisers – offer baskets – fill with as much retired stuff as you have with a current mini, current catalog, promo flyers AND A COUPON FOR A FREE PARTY!
- Libraries – while many won't allow you to "sell" you can teach classes!
- Consignment Stores – see if you can set up a little area with cards and gift packaging
- Gift Stores – any independent store that does not already sell cards (and some that do might still be interested!) has that need – go fill it!
- Florists – make up a bunch of business card sized cards (that's the size of the envelopes they have and what their stands fit) along with some greeting card sized items; show them around!
- Candy stores – cards and gift packaging
- Hair Salons – make up some fun, blingy, girlie cards
- Wedding Stores – see if you can display a board with everything from save the date cards to thank you notes
- Maternity Stores – show off baby announcements, congrats cards, enclosure cards for gifts
- Tutoring Centers – parents sit there with nothing to look at – give them something!; tutors may want congrats and good job cards to give to students
- Monument Stores – Sympathy cards, thank you notes
- Nursery Schools – make up albums of party invites, announcements, thank you notes
- Greenhouse – same as florists
- Jewelry Stores – cards, gift packaging, set up display for shoppers
- Knitting Stores – gift enclosures, cards using the knitting set for the knitters to send, set up display for shoppers to buy
- Sewing Stores – WAHOO! All our new sewing stuff – PERFECT!
- Garden Clubs – Offer to be a guest speaker, demo garden related projects, see if they need cards to send to members, etc.
- Civic Groups – thank you notes, congrats, etc.
- Women's Groups – cards for members to send
- Red Hat Groups – be a guest speaker, cards for members to send
- Attorneys – cards to send to clients
- Medical and Dental offices – cards to send to patients
- Nutritionists – cards to send to clients, set up display for clients to buy
- Health Clubs – cards to send out to clients, set up display for clients to buy
Remember, OFFER don’t ASK, make it all about the other person and LOVE WHAT YOU DO!!!
