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Billybonkers Loyal user Diamond Bar L.A 251 Posts |
I'm still kind of new to this kids show lark but I've been sending post show Thank you cards to schools and parents.
I thank them for having me at their Birthday party/School and say how much I enjoyed performing my show for them and I'd love to come back for any further events. The cards have my logo on and contact info on. Does anyone else do this and do you think it helps with rebooking? I've also considered sending pre-show birthday cards, something along the lines of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY (child's name) I can't wait to help you celebrate your big day on (Date) with my magic show". Any feed back or advice would be greatly appreciated. |
arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
Thank you cards are great, especially if they are hand-written. You could subtly suggest to the client that quote or testimonial would be appreciated. You might also add that you'd welcome any referrals.
Pre-show birthday cards (on a postcard) can also generate an unexpected booking, especially if your contact info is on the postcard. But don't rely too much on that happening. Another thing is, when you've performed for someone's BD, a year later send them a happy BD card about a month before their upcoming BD. It's a way to keep in touch with past clients, and also they may just book you for the kid's younger siblings! While performing at a BD party, try to find out (and remember) when the BD child's siblings have their birthdays. Then you can send them a BD card a month prior to their birthday. |
Billybonkers Loyal user Diamond Bar L.A 251 Posts |
Thank you for taking the time to reply to me Arthur, I really appreciate it.
I love the idea of taking note of the siblings birthdays and sending them a card. All my cards have been Hand written and included specific information about the gig so it was personal to them and didn't just seem like a generic card. |
Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7563 Posts |
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On Dec 15, 2015, Billybonkers wrote: Personally, I wouldn't do something like this. I've done over 1000 shows at birthday parties in the last 38 years (and 1000s of other shows as well), and I find that half of the time, or more, that the magic show is a surprise for the birthday child. So, the parent often likes to have the magic show as a surprise. Either your card would spoil the surprise, or the parent wouldn't show your card to the child. A few months ago, I made a post on this thread about how I handle thank you cards to the parents. And also how I consider a thank you card to be different than a request for a reference letter / testimonial quote. Since the time of that post, I've been enclosing a gift for the parent and also a gift for the birthday child, in with my thank you card. The gift for the parent is an idea from Joe Romano (see other thread), but the gift for the birthday child is a set of my collectible magic trick postcards (complete set of 6). I've only had the complete sets of postcards since August, so that is a new addition to my thank you card. The text in the thank you card is still written towards the parent, and not the child. I don't give the set of postcards to the birthday child at the show (each child only gets postcard #1), because I have other branded giveaways at the show (my own magic kit, wands, etc.) - Donald P.S. You can see a photo of my postcards in this Facebook album.
Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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Rook Special user I went to the Magic Cafe and all I got were these lousy 834 Posts |
I always send thank you cards after the show. Mine are pre-printed, but I add a handwritten postscript indicating what a great event/party/audience it was. This sends a subtle message of "I send cards out as a matter of course, but you guys are special. "
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
-Roald Dahl |
Karen Climer Veteran user Orlando, Florida 324 Posts |
For birthday parties, I send a thank you postcard addressed to the CHILD. It says thank you for inviting me to your party, I had a great time, etc. I try to mention something specific about the party.
Obviously, the parent sees any mail that goes to the child. It's a postcard so the parents see what I wrote. |
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