| When throwing a direct sale party, you want to | | | | placing the order. |
| keep it casual and fun. A good way to excite | | | | The story game is simple and also inexpensive. |
| your potential customers and keep them content | | | | This is why these two are the best games to |
| during the party is with a few games. Games | | | | play at direct sales parties. For the story game, all |
| should do two things: lighten the atmosphere and | | | | you need to do is have a few paragraphs that tell |
| give your customers a chance to get something | | | | about the company you represent. Then, choose |
| free. Everyone likes free stuff and if you can give | | | | a word from that story, such as the company's |
| them a product from your sales line it only makes | | | | name. Now, give the first person the prize. Tell |
| them feel more obligated to place an order at the | | | | the group that each time you say the company's |
| end of the party. | | | | name in the story, they are to pass the prize to |
| A few of the games that are simple and | | | | their left around the circle. Each time you say the |
| inexpensive to do that work well for parties are | | | | company's name, they will pass the prize off. The |
| 1) maze game and 2) the story game. The maze | | | | person that has the prize at the end of the story |
| game is simple and only costs a couple cents for | | | | wins it. A very simple and effective game. |
| each customer. Find a rather simple maze and | | | | Be creative, come up with your own games if |
| print off enough copies for each customer. The | | | | you'd like. Remember, the two goals are to lighten |
| game is easy... the first one to complete the | | | | the mood and make the customers excited and |
| maze wins the prize. You want to use an | | | | happy. Happy customers are the ones that will be |
| inexpensive prize from your product line. DO NOT | | | | willing to spend the money when it comes time |
| use a prize that isn't your direct sales company's | | | | for ordering. Also remember to only give prizes |
| product. You want to use something that costs | | | | from YOUR CATALOG. People that win prizes will |
| perhaps two to five dollars from your catalog. If | | | | tell others how they won it and word will spread |
| you don't have these items on hand, just let the | | | | about your direct sales business and products. I |
| winner know that you will add that prize to their | | | | hope these games to play at direct sales party |
| order at the end and you will give it to them for | | | | help bring your parties fun and extra orders! |
| free. Then you can just pay for the prize when | | | | |