Comments on: How Gifting Celebrities Dramatically Increased Online Sales

By: vina

vina — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:00:39 +0000

hi!
thanks for the tips. i am ready to gift away, but how do i go about it?

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Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:33:00 +0000

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By: Sterling Minerals

Sterling Minerals — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:45 +0000

I do so appreciate this article. I have been interested and have been approached by gifting promoters, yet I have been hesitant. I do agree with the feedback about marketing yourself and networking and truly understand there are no free lunches.

Also the ideas to send your products to someone in your particular industry for review is also a great idea, one which I have most recently pursued. I am waiting to see how things go. And my products already have gone into one celebrity’s hands yet like one person stated, they use it in the privacy of their home so in my line of products, recognition is not readily noticed.

Thanks for being so candid on what one can expect from their endeavors and to remind me to be realistic in my expectations on these types of promotions.

Katherine

By: Debbie Savage

Debbie Savage — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:55:46 +0000

Wow! I just visited your site and the diaper cakes that you make are just gorgeous! I love them! I also took the time to visit your link about the MTV event and it looks like a lot of fun! It is obvious how much work you put into this! Very impressive!!!

By: Robin Higgins

Robin Higgins — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:18 +0000

Hi Debbie
Unique Baby Cakes are
Made to resemble real cakes ,these elegantly decorated cakes are Created and filled with Inedible items appropriate for that “particular” Occasion.
Debbie we were invited to a 3 day gifting suite for MTV Movie Awards, I spent around 388 hrs and over $5,000.00 getting ready. Celebrities were not who we were told we were going to meet (you can see them on my web site under gallery) although they great to meet.(www.uniquebabycakes.com)
At the gift suite unique baby cakes were well received and we sold a few cakes after
returning home,but I was disappointed due to the fact that the celeb them self only wanted what they could get FREE.
But all in all we did have a blast, but I wouldn’t do a gift suite again unless it was baby related.
Hope this helps Robin

By: Debbie Savage

Debbie Savage — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:03:35 +0000

Hi Robin!

What is your business? I would love to learn more about it. I have not attended a celeb gifting suite myself only celeb gift bags. I know there are a few of them in LA was it a lot of work to put it together? How long was the event for?

By: Robin Higgins

Robin Higgins — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:40:31 +0000

Great tips Debbie, I was ask to attend a celebrity gifting room in LA and was not impressed, I’m glad your experience was better. It was fantastic to read how successful this has been for you!

By: Misty Cryer-Davidson

Misty Cryer-Davidson — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:09:31 +0000

Wow! This is the first time I have heard of Celeb gifting. Great idea.

By: Debbie Savage

Debbie Savage — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:57:58 +0000

Great ideas Shelly! I love your product. Kudos to you!!!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:22:11 +0000

You definitely have to be realistic about gifting. But instead of waiting for your product to be spotted on a celeb (as some products are used in the privacy of their own home) contact the Editorial Departments of each and every weekly/monthly Magazine…eventually one will bite and write up on you.

Sending product directly to them or their Managers does work as well…I’ve had major celebs turn around and order the product – so it does work.

Also, contact TV Shows…we were on TV Guide Network as a “Must Have.”

http://www.shopgogirl.com