Your customers will be delighted to attend a Paper Doll Party at your store, especially if you have all the right materials! We’ve compiled a list of materials and ideas to help get your party started!
1. Book Your Beyond Paper Dolls Artist: Find a local artist to see if they can stop by for a book signing. Click here for artists’ contact information.
2. Set the Date and Time: Set a date and time for the party and remember to confirm it with the artist if one will be present.
3. Order Enough Books: Make sure you have enough books to keep all your attendees happy. Use our special order form to conveniently request extra copies of Beyond Paper Dolls. If you don’t sell them all, simply return them. Click here to print out an order form.
4. Spread the Word: Create a postcard announcing the Paper Doll Party and include pertinent information about it.
- You can ask customers to bring materials to work with or to share with others for more possibilities.Remember to mention if there will be any discounts, prizes, contests or special offers on your postcard.
- Click here to create your postcard and to see an example of what you can do, as well as things to consider when designing your postcard. We’ve also provided a logo and an image of the book for you to use.
5. Create a Powerful Presentation: Display Beyond Paper Dolls opened on easels. Be sure to have materials ready for your customers to use and know how you’ll coordinate the materials that they bring in to share (place in bins, combine them all, sort them, etc.). Create doll templates for make-and-takes or use Lynne Perrella’s template used for most of her dolls in the book! Click here for Lynne’s template!
6. Boost Your Sales: Increase your sales by displaying materials your customers can use to decorate their dolls and possibly provide incentives for them to purchase your products. Recommendation: 5-10% discount or free gift with a minimum purchase.
7. Advertise Your Party for FREE! We’ll list your Paper Doll Party on our retail web site. E-mail Emily Wong at ewong@stampington.com with the following information:
Subject Line: Doll Party Listing
Contact Person for the Event
Company, Address and Phone Number
Date of the Event
Time of the Event
Brief Description of the Event (Prizes, door prizes, contests, etc)
