Event Timetable
Christmas Times
Monday/Friday
Setting Up
Access to the area from 7:00am
We must be set up for 8:50am
Open to the public from 9:00am
Packing up
Packing up from 10:00pm
Overnight
Event Information
Thank you for joining The Crafters Roadshow and our
event in Silverburn.
We look forward to hearing all your thoughts and ideas about this great venue and how we can make it better.
On the day of your event you will be supplied a
6ft Showcase Station and seating.
You will be allocated your space on arrival which can change day to day but very unlikely.
Access to Silverburn
Access and parking is real easy at this venue and is just outside almost right next to the promotional area we will use and you have
FREE PARKING!
A map of the Silverburn with our location and map to the car park are all below.
If you have any problems please give us a call.
Address
Silverburn
Barrhead Road,
Glasgow,
G53 6AG
Point of Contact
Bryan
07592732752
www.thecraftersroadshow.com
Map
Free
Free
If you have booked more than one day and want to leave your stand set up you may do so at your own risk. The centre is open until midnight due to the cinema. Silverburn is heavily guarded by a team of security so we don't foresee any problem happening during the night.
Custom built
Showcase Stations
6ft x 2.3ft
Saturday
Setting Up
Access to the area from 7:30am
We must be set up for 8:50am
Open to the public from 9:00am
Packing up
Packing up from 8:00pm
The units will be wrapped up each night like above but leaving your stock is completely at your own risk. Every maker who joins us has always left their stock and we've been lucky enough for nothing to have ever gone missing over the years we've done this.
Only 1 person allowed behind the unit at all times.
PLEASE NOTE:
1, We supply a 6ft Showcase Station which has no table cover please ensure that you do not cover the front of this with your own table cover. You can use your table cover as a topper if you wish. All fronts should not be covered as requested by Centre Management.
2, Please ensure that no eating or drinking is done behind you stand as requested my Centre Management this must be done away from your table.
3, Please make sure you are set up with all trolleys, boxes or hazards cleared away for the public opening times which can be seen above. We also cannot have hazards on the floor before the public leave the Centre at the end of the day, this is a Health and Safety Issue.
If for an emergency you have to leave early please call us and we will arrange and escort.
TIPS OF THE DAY
1, The Crafters who continuously do well are the ones who have spent a little time thinking about their presentation, remember we are in a high quality retail environment and the public expect a certain level of sharpness.
2, It's not all about what you earn on the day use this opportunity to hand out business cards and gain new excited customers who have never seen your product before. The leaders in Craft all do this gaining them returning customers and sales out within going to events.
3, The biggest of them all that everyone doesn't like to do is COLLECT EMAILS Yes! I know you hate it but you must start now building a mailing list to send out information about you and your company to your excited new customers who want to know more!!! You don't need to send them out all the time just as little as once a month. Tell them about new products your working on (not selling) Tell them your next event or how about a genuine special offer.
HOW DO I ASK FOR THEIR EMAIL?
Run a raffle of something really good that you create and have a draw once a month from March-December (normal Craft event trading times) thats just 10 items. It has to be your highest valued items ( you have to make it worth it to ask for their email, a genuine offer) now we know this won't cost you a lot but
think what you will gain, NEW customers all year long who are interested in you and your product. The best Crafters collect around 10 emails per day, could you collect more? Please try this and tell me about how much it's woking for you, everyone does once the give it a go.
HOW DO I START UP AND SEND OUT A MAILING CAMPAIN?
Look up www.mailchimp.com it's one of the best FREE email marketing service provider and the one we use. OK we now pay for it because our database is so large now but it's well worth the money.
Sunday
Setting Up
Access to the area from 8:00am
We must be set up for 8:50am
Open to the public from 9:00am
Packing up
Packing up from 6:00pm
