Using Labels Like Woah

If you haven't discovered Avery Labels yet, you're missing out. I use labels A. Lot. I have always gotten mine from Walmart but last time I went, they only had the "eco friendly" which are more expensive. I mean, I'm not saying I'd rather save money than save the environment... but... I like saving money. Anyway, here's what to look for:

And here are different ways I use them:

Labeling EVERYTHING with my contact information. I put these labels on the back of catalogs, customer receipts, hostess packets, style guides, mini catalogs, home show folders, sponsoring packets, opportunity brochures, and anything else that customers or hostesses may come in contact with! I just create a file and print as needed. Usually I change the font or colors because it's more fun that way. :)

Label Gifts. Anything that will go home with the girls also gets a label with my information on it. Here are some items that I've used in booking activities or gift with purchase.

Jewelry Cleaner

Chapstick (Was in a Summer Makeup Bag)

Keeping My Catalogs.

Often, people want to take my home show catalogs home with them. I've found that often when ladies feel guilty about not ordering, they'll say they want to take a catalog and order later. They NEVER DO. I've started putting these labels on and then covering the catalog with the clear catalog protector cover from PDI. Now that we have the online catalog, I can feel even less guilty for trying to avoid sending catalogs home with every guest!

Some hostesses are really great about returning every little item you give them, down to the tax cheat sheet. Others ask for nine different catalogs to give out and then never return them! I've started putting these label, along with a clear catalog protector, on my catalogs that I give to my hostesses for pre-orders. Then when I'm hostess coaching I point out that we recycle the catalogs, so please return them!

Labeling Jewelry

At Christmas time I have a "Treasure Box." After spending $75, ladies get to shop in the treasure box for discontinued, SALE jewelry. I calculate the total in advance and label the items like this:

Mass Mailings

When I send invitations to my renewal show, Christmas cards, or when I am using the post cards that Premier provides advertising promotions, I use my Hood & House program to print labels. It's easy peasy! If you don't know how to do this, here are the steps:

Step 1: Choose REPORTS on the left side of your screen.

Step 2: Under "Lists & Labels" choose Customers

Step 3: Select the names of the girls you would like labels for

Step 4: At the top of your screen, select LABELS

Step 5: Select your Parameters and hit "OK"
This is where you choose your font and size for each line

From here, you'll get your page of labels and be ready to print!

Hostess Coaching Cards

When I get a new hostess, I print five labels for her. I pull out my sheet of hostess labels once per week for mailings. Each hostess will eventually get 4 hostess coaching cards and then one thank you card. Printing these labels in advance saves me time and helps me track the mailings I've done for each girl. 

Compliment Card

Print these labels and put them on the back of your business card. Then when someone compliments your jewelry in public, you can give them your card and "coupon" as a thank you!

Sometimes I also use shipping labels (6 per sheet). They look like this:

I only have a couple of uses for these so far. 

Dropping Catalogs:

This is my favorite use of the labels. At Rally every year, you are allowed to pick up as many of the previous year's catalogs as you can load home with you! I like to take these home and then print these labels. The goal is to drop the catalogs off at local places of business with waiting rooms. Some ideas are: doctor's offices, dentists, salons, oil change places, the veterinarian, DMV, etc. Sometimes boutiques will take them too.

"Triple Treat" Booking Activity:

I saw this at a Rally. For this booking activity, you load a tray with hostess cakes tied with a bow. The girls get to pick a hostess cake and on the bottom it has one of these stickers. Each sticker has a different item they've won (charm bracelet, free shipping, extra tickets or Diva Dollars, etc)

And that's all I've got for now! I know there are other ways I've used them. I would love to hear feedback or your creative ideas for using labels!

Love you!

Denise

My Sassy "Always Prepared" Box

Ok, so I've been in Premier two and a half years now, and this is the first time I've tried this. I've heard it taught about several times, so obviously it works for somebody! And I've had several moments where I'd wished I'd had one. So here goes: My Sassy Always Prepared Box. 

The idea is you have a box that you keep in your car in case of any circumstance where you may need something Premier-related. Maybe you meet someone at the mall who you convince needs some free jewelry to go with that new wardrobe! Maybe you're having coffee with a friend and she starts asking a million questions about your business. Well, voila!

My Sassy Always Prepared Box contains: hostess packets with catalogs in them, extra catalogs, opportunity brochures, blank note cards, mini-catalogs, and premier charm bracelets (my gift to those who do an OP with me). 


I can't wait to see YOURS! :) 


PS. If you're DYING to have this box, I found it at TJ Maxx for $9!

Thank You Cards without the Postage!!

Hey girls,

So forever I've been wishing I were better at thank you cards for my guests. I almost ALWAYS send one to my hostess. You should ALWAYS ALWAYS do that. But sending to all of the guests gets daunting! Well welcome to 2012: the age of technology! I know email is not nearly as personal, but this is just too good to pass up. This morning I got the email with the tracking number from my latest show, and I decided on THIS fun project!

Punchbowl is an online ecard website. They have LOTS of really cute options and tons of ways to personalize it. Some of it is paid members only, but there are PLENTY of free options (I use free only). SO today I sent an ecard to my hostess thanking her, and then one to each of her guests! Some of them got a general note (I resend the same card, just changing the name), and others got something specific. One of the girls plans to host a show in September, so I mentioned something about that in hers. One of the girls wants to come to another show, so I mentioned a friend's upcoming show.

For the guests, I also included how much free jewelry the hostess got. :) You can send these in bulk, but I chose to send one at a time for the sake of being able to personalize them a little bit more.

Here's what the steps look like:

First you choose your design. There are a TON of cute options!

Then you add to the inside. You can write on both sides
and can change the font, size, color, alignment, etc.

Then you can change the inside of your envelope, the rubber stamper
and even the postage!!!

Here's an example to a guest (I didn't realize until AFTER I sent this first one that there are typos! No worries, I changed it):

The front

The inside. I love the font options!

The envelope. I changed the inside to match the stamp :)

This is SO much faster and CHEAPER than sending cards in the mail, yet it gives your customers another way to remember you. This would be a great option for 60-day check ups, if you're having a hard time with that, or even reminder emails for different aspects of hostess coaching!

Returns & Exchanges

So, one of the many jobs of a Premier Designs jewelry lady is to handle returns and exchanges. You WILL have an abundance of jewelry brought to you that has gone wrong in some way. Because of Premier's awesome Golden Guarantee, we get to tell our customers, "That's no problem at all! I'll take care of it immediately!"

Now, r/e's can be overwhelming. They can seem frustrating and time consuming. BUT work to keep in mind that this is a WONDERFUL service that Premier offers, and it gives US the opportunity to offer OUR hostesses and customers WONDERFUL customer service!

Now, when I first signed with Premier, I started dealing with r/e's almost immediately. At first, I was running to the post office every time I had an r/e. I quickly realized that I was spending TOO MUCH time and money on this process! So here's what you're going to do!

1. Sign up for an account at USPS.com. It's very convenient, and easy to use.

2. Order some small flat rate boxes. (Under 'ship a package', then 'get mailing and shipping supplies'). These are FREE and are delivered for FREE! :)

3. When you have an r/e, immediately go online & order the new piece. Print the form at the end of the order, and drop the form & the jewelry into the box. DO NOT SEAL IT! I just set the box on a shelf with a post it note on it telling me when to ship it. I try to ship it 7 days before the 30-day limit.

4. Throughout the month, as you get more r/e's, just continue to add them to the same box.

5. When you are ready to ship, go online and print a shipping label for a small flat rate box. (Under 'ship a package', then 'print a label with postage.' It will cost you $5 to print a label for a small flat rate box. And because it's flat rate, you can shove as much as you want in there! My favorite part is there is an address book & you can save Premier's address, and your return address, and use them in the future. The label prints on regular computer paper. Tear the paper in half, put the label half on the box (I use glue AND tape) and then keep the receipt half for your records!

6. Here's my favorite part! Just drop the box in the mail! Or put it in your box with the flag up. The mailman will stop by and pick it up! And you NEVER have to leave your house! :)

Organize.Yourself!

I'm looking forward to hearing notes on ALL of your trainings this month! I attended a new training in Morristown and the ladies were SUPER sweet! I won TWO drawing prizes! The training was on organization. Here are some quick notes:

Organizing Yourself
- Keep your receipts filed by the different sections on the tax sheet I gave you! If you don't have this sheet anymore, it's on the Terrell website

- Find a way that works for you to file your past shows. A couple of the ladies have a file for each hostess. Others file their receipt by CUSTOMER! I fold my hostess order form, stick all of the customer orders and guest surveys, and put it in a box. Maybe I'll get more technical on down the road.

- Once your investment is paid back, buy Hood & House! It's a GREAT program and will benefit your business greatly!

- Set MONTHLY goals so you have something attainable in a short time. My goals for March & April (combined) are to share with 20 people and have 6 home shows.

- In your email, keep a "group" or email tree of just hostesses and another one of just prospects. That way you can quickly send out promotions, coupons, special deals, new lines, etc.

- Keep a box in your car with hostess packets, envelopes for return/exchanges (WITH labels), and supplies for sharing the business. That way you're ALWAYS PREPARED!

- Keep a log by month with people to call to book, prospects, and 60 day mark. So for example, if a hostess says to call her in 2 months, you'd write her in under May. And any hostess you have this month, you would write in under June so you can call everyone who placed an order before their 60 guarantee mark "just to check on them". This is just so they know you're there and remember you as their jewelry lady!

Easter Booking Idea
Also a cute idea for March & April! For your pass or play (deal or no deal, shop or drop) use an Easter basket with plastic eggs! Make at as cutie as you please. :)

Some cute combinations I saw:
- mocha layered with promenade
- savvy layered with runway