Selling at Corporations

Many large corporations welcome outside vendors to sell their wares at their location. Our products are perfect for companies that employ a large percentage of women. Management sees it as a convenience to their employees to have quality merchandise brought to their door. Lunch hour and breaks can be a lively time for sales in corporate lobbies and cafeterias across America. These venues can be very successful for you.

Much like sales in hospitals and nursing homes, these sales generally are one or two days, where you bring product to sell to employees of the corporation.  At the end of the sale, you will give a percentage of your sales to the corporation's favorite charity, local school or follow whatever guidelines may exist.

How to begin selling at Corporations

1. Make a list of all of the corporations in the area you'd like to target.

2. Call each one and get the name and phone number of the person in charge of outside vendor sales (or whatever that particular corporation calls it). You'll find out whether or not each corporation on your list allows outside vendors.

3. Call or send each one of them a letter requesting a date for your sale. You can use the letter below as an example.

4. Follow up each letter with a phone call to set a date.

Once you have a set date

1. Place an order with Magic Scarf for whatever items you plan to sell. We can help you with the quantity to order. Leave plenty of time for regular ground shipping and to organize your sale.

2 Make sure you have enough mannequins and body forms for display. Remember that we sell all of these and have FREE Popcorn Posters in our Display and Merchandising section.

3. Price all items and learn prices so you can answer pricing questions. 

4. Refer to our website or Selling Points page to become familiar each product’s features and qualities. You can print out website pages as a reference. Practice before the sale so you’ll know what to say.

5. Find out from your contact at the corporation where you selling spot will be, what they provide and what you'll have to bring: tables, table covers, chairs, racks for clothing, etc.