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Top 10 Tips

10 fabulous tips to make your show fun, memorable and beneficial for you!

  1. Follow up with guests about going to the website and getting a sneak peek at designs.

  2. Remind them they if they can’t make it they can order online and you will still receive your host credits!

    Try to have your computer or laptop ready to go with the website pulled up to help your guest navigate what they may have fallen in love with! Seeing is believing!

    Make sure you or any of your guests who already own one start advertising them before the show and bring them to the show to show off their great look and durability.

    Remind guests of all the different styles, 15-20, like diaper bags, tote bags, green bags, evening bags and all the added accessories for everyone’s price range.


  3. Showcase space
    Set up a mirror for guests to see their bags on and enough room to navigate around the display units to touch and feel the fabrics.


  4. Keep an eye on time.
    Encourage your guests to get there when it starts to hear about the vision and mission of Rebekah Scott Designs and so they can start buying or designing.


  5. The More the merrier!
    Over-invite! About 60% of who you invite will be able to make it, so plan to over-invite to get a good number of guests and plenty of fun. An average person knows 249 people, so even if some of your guests will not be able to buy, encourage them to come to help the others buy or design their own and to help spread the word of Rebekah Scott Designs. Plus you receive $1 per person who attends, so you really benefit from all your guests, even those there just to experience it all.


  6. Payment
    Rebekah Scott Designs prefers check or cash but will accept plastic of either Visa or MasterCard. Items are paid for at the show. If your guests order, shipping is just 5.95 and will also be paid at show. The orders will be shipped directly to their doors, no run-arounds for you after your show!


  7. Share the benefits
    Co-host with a friend! You will have more to invite and meet new friends! Plus the hostess credits will add up faster.


  8. Choose a weeknight
    Consider doing your party on a weeknight as an after work happy hour gathering. Weekends can get so busy and hard to plan when to have it. A weeknight party encourages people to stay organized and on schedule – arrive, eat, design, have fun and leave uplifted and excited!


  9. Light and tasty
    Keep snacks light and tasty and easy to visit around while you mingle!


  10. The best creative space
    Have your space well lighted and a mirror to help show off their new bags or visualize their custom ones. Allow enough space for the floor and table displays, plus the accessories as well as enough space for mingling. There is bound to be lots of fun in your creative area!
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