Avon Hints and Tips (Part 2)

johanne

just read in Ht5 that from c6 all thre brochures will be "magazine style" with a hard spine or something after the success of c15 and c17 last year.

I'm guessing that means they are adopting the c17 style? I wasnt a rep for c15 so not sure what it looked like.

On one hand i think that its fab as they looked so much better and modern than the "normal" books... but i just spent money buying another 100 bags to fit the normal books which now wont be any good in 3 campaigns time! :rolleyes:

Oh and they are putting the prices of brochures to reflect the change..... !!!

This is on top of the fact i noticed in my C3 books the prices of a few products has really increased.. i think the anew eyelift has gone up to £17 now instead of £15.50 to name just one example. Everywhere else is putting prices down, and AVON are increasing them! I can see my customers being unhappy about it cos its not like its 10p or something!

Elliebee_2

Hmm! A bit sneaky, the price rise isn't it :mad:

The C15 brochure was normal size but with a hard spine. Nothing to write home about really, and if it costs more to do it then I'm not at all sure it will be cost effective

I buy my bags from an internet company and they are 8" x 11" so just about fit both the normal and the larger books.

minigirl762003

Well just submitted my order and it came to £304 so really happy. Will sort out all my brochures ready for next campaign over weekend. Got a cold at the mo so dont feel to good

johanne

well done minigirl! I only made my £250 target on C2 because i needed about £50 worth of stuff and my OH spent £40 too!

re the brochure prices reading it with fresh eyes its not too bad at all if you buy a few packs::o

Current prices are in black new prices in red.

Pack(s) No. of brochures Cost each Total
1 5 brochures 59.4p/63p £2.97 /£3.15
2 10 brochures 40.6p/42p £4.06/£4.22
3 15 brochures 31.7p/32.4p £4.76/£4.86

Additional packs will stay same price of 48p if i read it right. So if you buy more than 3 packs it will only be a 10p increase i think?!!


I really cant get my head round my avon stuff at the min.. part of me has no motivation.... think its the cold and the fact i have not been well... plus im on a bit of a downer as i started on C17 so now my C2 sales look dismal in comparison.. because of course my first 3 campaigns where christmas shopping!!!:rolleyes:

minigirl762003

Johanne I know how you feel. My first 2 campagins were £500 and £750 and have struggled on my last 2 campaigns to get the £250 so I can get my incentives. Hopefully things will start improving. Im hoping the credit crunch wont bite too much. :rolleyes:

Salsaaddict

Hi Minigirl762003,

Would you mind me asking how you managed such great sales figures ? I have just taken over an area and am on my 2nd campaign - 1st one I did £194 and this one due in on the 5th I have just scrapped in with £68. I usually order 20 books and try and get them out at least 4 or 5 times in the times between campaigns and then re-use the last 20 from the previous campaign. Not sure if it is my area that is not good or there is something else that I could be doing ??

I put a newsletter into each one and this time have even stapled a teabag as per a previous note that I found on here - will collect the books in again tomorrow and am hoping for more luck but I do get dis heartened when no-one orders.... Not sure if I should order more books and canvass a bigger area ?

Any help for my flagging spirits would be welcome
Thanks

minigirl762003

Hi Salsaaddict

Been really lucky. I have a large extended family who all got excited and I got quite big orders from them. Then with my second campaign I had one order from my estate for £97 on its own. I have just taken over some more roads so got another 130 houses but its a bit slow with them.

My first campaign I did 'spend £20 and get a free gift' my SL gave me the free gifts which helped (everyone likes a freebie)

All I can say is be relaible, some of my customers didnt order till 2nd or 3rd campaign.

I also found this forum and one of the others I go on a wealth of info and advice.

Hope this helps.

johanne

i only put my c2 out to only people who had ever ordered before as it fell over xmas and doesnt get delivered till tuesday... i thought ok... no time wasters... sale book...should do OK at least.....then quickly realised i was wrong when some of my customers who had ordered every other time didnt place an order and avoided conversation like usual.

I even went to the extent of making and printing out a full colour "EXCLUSIVE UP TO 25% OFF BROCHURE PRICES ON SELECTED PRODUCTS" flyer to put in with the books instead of my usual newsletter with a huge list of items i had in stock (thanks to the £50 anniversary pack :rolleyes: ) or stuff I could back order to make a 25% discount. Not one person ordered anything from it.....

My MIL didnt even LOOK at the brochure, or pass it to SIL or her neighbour like usual! She just handed me the 3 brochures back the day after i gave them to her and said she didnt have time to look at them or the money

I'm really worried the "credit crunch"/recession WILL hit us... specially as I said some the brochure prices have gone up in C3... i know my mum has stocked up on one item this book as i naughtily warned her it would be going up in future campaigns! Shes my mum afterall... and she helps me with my round or babysits for me when my OH is working so cant mind the baby.

I hope i can make campaign 5 onwards more successful... when were back on 3 week campaigns! More time to trek the streets in the freezing cold... good job my daughter got lots of warm clothes as presents for christmas!!!:rolleyes:

pretzels

hi
just thought id share something, im just putting in some of my order for C3, someone has ordered the little black dress perfume, half price for £6, (pg 70)

im the HT campaign 5, pg 35 there is a LBD gift set in there for £5. and you get the perfume, body spray and body cream too

eta, its also in ht c3 for £4.20

Pips_Mum

Hello Everyone:hello:

New to this thread, have got some good tips from you all already.:T

I am VERY demotivated with Avon and have been for a while hopefully this thread will spur me back on as I know it is possible to get some good earnings.
When first baby ever arrives (I am 9 days overdue!:mad:) I hope to go back to doing Avon properly for some extra cash but for the minute I am just placing an order to keep my account open.