Nicki's Phone Sale: Keep Your Fingers Crossed for Orders!

[krzymomof4]

I am trying Nicki's phone sale. Started 15 minutes ago...no orders yet. Keep your fingers crossed.

 

[sfdavis918]

Good Luck! Now what is Nicki's phone sale?

 

[krzymomof4]

It is where your customers phone their orders in and you run some kind of special every hour.

 

[PamperedChefDebi]

How's it going?

 

[krzymomof4]

Nothing so far
I really thought the first few hours were going to be the best because they had the better deals.
Oh well.

 

[StacieB]

Hope something happens for you!!

 

[tlennhoff]

Hope your sale picks up. You might want to send a reminder email to people today.

 

[PamperedChefDebi]

I did a Black Friday sale last year and only got a couple orders. But a couple was more than none! Send an e-mail reminder!

 

[jbarnhill]

How is your sale going?

JoLynn

 

[krzymomof4]

3 hours left, still no dice....

 

[baychef]

I haven't read about Nicki's personal results, but I have never had much luck with phone sales. I usually try a "Black Friday" sale in November, but never had very good results then either. It is quite odd that some are quick to complain about our pricing, yet when we hold a decent sale like this, they still don't take advantage of it. Puzzles me!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I never had any success with "Phone Sales" when I used to try them.

I think it's because of something I've learned.....

"It's not their job to call us - it's our job to call them!"

 

[Dawn4]

Good point Becky. I think when I send my e-mail out maybe I'll say something like, "e-mail me the time you would like me to call you." No one is going to remember to call you. You're absolutely right.

 

[krzymomof4]

Well, no sales. No harm no foul. At least I wasn't out any cash.

 

[KellyTheChef]

Leslie~

Don't feel bad...sales like that never work for me, either.

The fortune is in the follow up! I only get sales when I ask them personally. I have never had a good showing for an email. Bummer for you...although I felt the same way you do- what's it hurt? Doesn't cost us anything!

 

[pamperedlinda]

I did this one time....expecting a big turn-out....only got a few orders, but it was enough to qualify as a show and I was able to get the host special that I was drooling over. I probably wouldn't do it again though.

 

[krzymomof4]

My fear was that only 1 person would call with a $20 order at 20% off and then I would have to pay the extra for an individual order.

 

[jkinak]

I tried the email sale for a day in June but got NO orders. Strange thing was that several people told me how excited they were about it when I sent the first email a week before, but no orders that day. I think everyone is right, we need to go to them and not wait for them to come to us.