Jingle In December

The holiday season is upon us, which provides plenty of fun ways to incorporate that fun into your business. Just as December is usually the big month of the year for retailers, so it can be for your Direct Sales business. Use the following tips from Beth Jones-Schall to provide fun and keep your business jingling during December!

• Holiday diva parties - Pick 2-3 friends or customers who you know love to decorate their homes for Christmas - those holiday divas - and invite them to host a party so everyone can come to enjoy all her creative talents, and enjoy Christmas shopping with you at the same time. 
• Holiday Hero Night - Invite the husbands of your hostesses, customers, family, friends, co-workers, neighbors to your home for a men's shopping night. Contact your customers to get their wish lists and their hubby's contact info. Maybe even ask your hubby to be the host and have it on a Monday Night to enjoy the football game while they shop. Offer free gift wrapping, and serve "guy food"! 
• Gift certficates - If your company doesn't provide them, design your own so guests can decide their price point. Be sure to clarify how to redeem and expiration date. Make great stocking stuffers. 
• Cookie exchange parties - Suggest your hostesses theme their December parties to do a Christmas Cookie Exchange party where guests bring 2 dozen of their favorite cookies (even from the bakery is fine!)and everyone swaps at the party. Then they do their shopping with you! Great to boost parties and attendance! 
• Suggest gift sets - Help your customers do their shopping by suggesting gift sets of various price ranges. Have a list of suggestions at your parties and to email to your customers. Make it easy for them to shop with you! 
• Host a December Opportuni-Tea - Invite your recruit leads to your home to enjoy Christmas cheer, a fun holiday tea and learn about your career opportunity. Encourage them to join now FREE and get started with holiday sales and so they can tell all those they will see at Christmas to get their January Calendars filled!
• Cards and coupons - Send Christmas cards to your faithful 2010 hostesses along with a coupon from you to use when they see you at a January 2011 party.

Here is my December schedule: 

• Wednesday, December 1, the wonderful Wednesday online special!  
• Thursday, December 2, I am headed to Bushland for a Ladies Night out at the middle school. 
• Saturday, December 4 brings our annual Wrap It Up Party!  Please come and bring a friend, family or customer to my house at 9AM!

Now, will you share a comment with your December sales plans?