When you become an Elora Shopping Planner, you join the world of fashion and home shopping as a self-employed home salesperson (VDI). Every day in France and neighbouring countries, our consultants organise meetings to present our ready-to-wear collections.
Discover Elora's advice on how to run your first and subsequent home sales meetings successfully: a training programme tailored to your needs, a friendly introduction and good appointment management are the keys to success.
Training and support to help you tackle your first meeting with confidence
When you become a VDI for Elora, you are not alone in ensuring the success of your project. The brand supports your first steps with careful onboarding and a training programme tailored to your needs and pace.
Whether you want to learn how to present the collections, run an effective meeting or prospect to develop your network, you can sign up and follow a range of online training modules to acquire new skills. If you want to develop your career as a shopping planner, our online direct sales training tool has 4 levels and allows you to obtain a diploma.
Right from the start of your business, your mentor Elora, an experienced Shopping Planner, will explain the sales model and your future job in great detail. Your mentor will be present at your first Elora clothing presentation meeting and will be available to share her advice with you outside these meetings.
Throughout the year, you will also take part in meetings that provide excellent opportunities to exchange ideas with the Elora team on various topics: best practices in meetings, tools and techniques for developing your sales, etc
The art of the introduction in an at-home meeting
At home meetings, the first impression is crucial, as it sets the scene for your meeting with customers. A good introduction captures the attention of the meeting participants and is the first step towards effective communication. You will of course introduce yourself, tell the story of the company and highlight the commitments of the Elora brand before moving on to the presentation of the clothes.
Each meeting is an opportunity to share your passion for fashion and set a friendly tone so that everyone in the group has a good time.
Managing appointments for future meetings
While you're hosting the meeting at your hostess's home, don't lose sight of your objectives as a VDI: advising participants on clothes suited to their tastes and body shape, of course, but also soliciting new meetings. You can make new appointments at the end of the meeting or when the orders are delivered to your hostess and her guests.
Maintain communication with your customers by asking for feedback on products, setting up open days or organising games on social networks. Any opportunity is a good one to organise new meetings and develop your Shopping Planner business!