Every year we sell 300-400 baby dinosaur puppets (or other types of puppets)! Therefore, it is especially important for owners to use dinosaur puppets for commercial performances to make money. Moreover, the puppets we made are relatively inexpensive, and buyers usually purchase them for rental commercial performances.

Here we provide guidances on how to generate profit through the baby dinosaur puppet / prop commercial rental. The detailed implementation method is a bonus for beginners.

QUICK FACTS:

#1. You own a popular dinosaur puppet first
#2. Choose a reliable manufacturer to cooperate with
#3. Commercial promotion after acquiring the puppet
#4. A rehearsal must be done before the performance
#5. Set up pricing standards for commercial performance rent
#6. Begin your rental business

1. You own a popular dinosaur puppet first

All dinosaur themed commercial performances must start with a certain number of props. The prerequisite for you to business a dinosaur puppet is to first own a popular puppet.

Here are two popular puppets recommended for you:

The prototypes of both of the above two puppet characters were created for the “Jurassic Park Show” at “Universal Studios“. For the majority of tourists, seeing the lifelike “baby Velociraptor” and “baby Triceratops” is what they most desire to interact with and have fun.

How can obtain popular puppets?

• First, utilize Google’s search function by entering keywords such as “Baby Dinosaur Puppet” or “Armed Dinosaur Puppet / Prop”. Based on the search results displayed, select the appropriate suppliers.
• You can log in to Alibaba and enter keywords such as “Baby Dinosaur Puppet” or “Armed Dinosaur Puppet / Prop” in the same way. By referring to the search results displayed, you can select the appropriate suppliers.
• If you are an experienced buyer of animatronics products, you can contact your preferred suppliers. They usually offer the customized puppets to fit your needs.

2. Choose a reliable manufacturer to cooperate with

When you’ve gathered information from several suppliers, choosing a reliable one to partner with is the most important. A responsible supplier can not only provide you with quality products, but also properly handle your after-sales maintenance and other issues.

How do you identify a reliable supplier?

• The person you first contact (via email or phone) has extensive engineering experience and can quickly answer all your questions and provide appropriate implementation methods.
• Respond to you very efficiently. In emails, generally respond within 8-10 hours; and when communicating by phone, don’t delay considering your questions.
• The supplier has experience in customizing related products and can provide you with pictures or videos for reference.
• The supplier has extensive experience in exporting products. The suppliers’ factories are generally located in China, and the large volume of product exports proves the supplier’s manufacturing capabilities and experience in ocean shipping.
• The supplier has an actual factory and production line. Only a real factory and workers on the production line can demonstrate that the supplier has genuine manufacturing capabilities. The factory area should be at least 600 square meters.

NOTIFICATION: Suppliers’ customization experience and export cases can be found on their official websites. Buyers should carefully observe these two points on the website to evaluate their potential partners.

If a supplier meets all five of the above requirements, then you have undoubtedly found a reliable manufacturer. You can then discuss cooperation with the supplier based on your needs and budget.

3. Commercial promotion after acquiring the puppet

Once having the puppets, the most important thing is to acquire your customers. There is no doubt that you need to invest in business promotion, especially since your local business activities are your market. Before proceeding, take out your phone or professional camera and film a 3-5 minute video of your funny dinosaur puppet, explaining your business mode, such as manipulating a small dinosaur to perform at children’s birthday parties.

To acquire commercial traffic, you need to invest in social media. In particular, investment should be made in the four platforms of TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

What are the methods of promotion on social media?

• TikTok – This is currently the most important short video social media platform, with billions of people using the app every day to watch their favorite short videos. You can invest in the commercial promotion of the software and then set up localized video promotion (upload your puppet video), which is the most effective approach.
• Youtube – This is also the most important social video platform, with billions of people logging in every day. Similarly, configure the promotional budget for the video you want to promote in the YouTube business backend and set up localized promotional services.
• Instagram – This platform primarily focuses on image sharing, but the promotion of short videos has also been somewhat effective. Please also set up relevant localized business promotions in the backend. Upload your videos or related images and set up promotions.
• Facebook – This platform operates similarly to Instagram.

The above four social media platforms represent the most extensive social media promotion and also the most significant investments! You can keep this investment around $4,000-$10,000 and try to quickly recoup your investment and make a profit in the later stages of operation. Of course, if you have a larger budget, you can also promote your business through local television stations or other platforms.

4. A rehearsal must be done before the performance

When you are promoting the dinosaur puppets rent business, you should also conduct a rehearsal of operating the puppets. The rehearsal here is not just about how to operate the puppets, but also about creating a theatrical performance.

Why create theatrical performances?

• Simply having a small dinosaur move its mouth and eyes in front of the audience doesn’t keep them excited for long; they might get tired of it after 10-15 minutes.
• Once a well-crafted performance is created, puppets and actors can directly form a story performance lasting about half an hour to an hour, which can effectively attract the audience in a limited space.
• These puppet shows with theatrical performances can better build your own themed commercial brand, making your show more competitive in the market.

Why is it important to rehearse beforehand?

• If untrained performers take to the stage with hand puppets, they can easily break free from the rhythm of the performance, making the show a complete mess.
• Only through rehearsals under various conditions, the puppet show quality guaranteed, and having the ability to handle various on-the-spot situations be ensured.
• Only meticulously crafted performances can win both critical acclaim and commercial success. And conducting thorough rehearsals is precisely how one refines the performance quality.

5. Set up pricing standards for commercial performance rent



Once your promotion is effective, customers will start asking about your pricing! Please determine your standard based on the actual performance fees in your local area. Reasonable pricing is essential to securing a long-term customer base and ensuring the sustainable growth of your business.

We suggest setting the starting point for charging fees at half an hour or one hour. The fee is calculated based on the length of time the client wants you to perform.

Notification: Because the performance market varies from place to place, the fees for performance time also differ. Please be sure to check the entertainment costs in your area and exchange ideas with the performers.

6. Begin your rental business



If you have all five points prepared, then you can begin your puppet rental business. All you need to do is patiently explain your performance style and pricing to your clients. Need to provide professional answers to every question raised by your clients.

Please follow these points:

• Offer performances of varying durations to cater to different customer groups. For example, an opening of shopping mall might require you to perform for 30 minutes; while a child’s birthday party might require you to perform for 2-3 hours.
• Please set reasonable fees based on the performance duration. Furthermore, performances of varying durations are customized. For example, the performance at a shopping mall opening is a short play; while the performance at a party mainly involves interaction with children.
• Depending on the target audience and the performance duration, please develop solutions to these problems in advance to ensure the long-term, professional operation of your business.

Conclusion

The above six points outline how to operate or business the baby dinosaur puppet rental. Clients interested in starting a puppet rental business should read this carefully; they will surely find inspiration and guidance within it. The information above can basically help you start your puppet rental business. We welcome people with similar experiences to share more helpful suggestions here.