My goal is to attend 12 events, home parties (or some other direct sales related meetings) this year. So direct sellers, keep me on your invitation list.
This helps me understand what you are experiencing in real time, hear what your customers are saying and keep my direct selling training relevant and current.
Last nite I attended a home party where Christine Kowalski was both the Host and Consultant. She is an Independent Consultant with The Wine Shop At Home.
This was my first time attending a home party with this company or product line. I really had a nice time and learned some new information about wine and met a half a dozen new women (7 guests attended). This was a great opportunity for me to taste a generous selection of wines, meet some new contacts and wind down after a busy week . From the conversation, it appeared that Christine met most of the attendees from networking, which led to some funny stories.
Although there was a red wine that I found interesting…(Mariana, I think)…I purchased my favorite…chardonnay (like you wanted to know?).
The support material and marketing literature was well done and helped me as a ‘customer’ follow the presentation. And I use the word presentation loosely… it never felt like a very formal presentation, more like friends chatting about wine.
One guest, Alena, had been to Italy and talked about her visit to the wineries. Christine (and The Wine Shop At Home) narrowed down the choices so it is was easy to understand the options available.
Be prepared to pay a $12 shipping fee, (* may vary by state and is common with most all home parties) which needs factored into the cost. However, for me, that expense was in my mind the cost for a fun evening which included entertainment and education.
There was no pressure to purchase – Christine made that clear.
Christine served liked snacks: strawberries, cheeses & crackers.
I will follow up and see if Christine is willing to post her web site and the sales from this event. If you have never been to one of these events, then I would suggest you do so!