New teen online tools help girls DISCOVER, CONNECT and TAKE ACTION!
A variety of business literacy and marketing strategies help teens achieve high goals, build their cookie business and make powerful community connections. The eEntrepreneur Program tools for girls include:
- Goal Action Planner
- My Cookie Customer List
- Business Card Template
- Stellar Marketing Plan Guide
- Customizable PowerPoint Presentation
- eCards and eGrams
Goal-setting begins with make-believe.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. This season opens with setting team and personal goals, and then tracking success.
Spotlight on Role-Playing
Creative role-playing helps young leaders sharpen their communication skills. Girls brainstorm by performing their ideas for what they want to do with their cookie proceeds. Younger girls can practice connecting and communicating with finger puppets. They can also practice how to overcome obstacles to meeting their goals.
Selling Tips
Your adult coaches will help teach you and give you some
guidelines in the selling process. Here are some selling
tips to help you MAKE IT A HIT !
- Set goals — both short-term and long-term. Break
the long-term goal into small, short-term goals. It is
not so overwhelming to set a short-term goal of 50-100
boxes a week.
- Have confidence in what you sell. We sell a great cookie,
but we are really selling Girl Scouts. Most people buy
because they want to support Girl Scouts. So let your
customers know what you are going to do with the funds
your troop earns.
- Wear your uniform or be neatly dressed with a Girl Scout
pin
- Be friendly and cheerful. Wear a smile — especially
if they say no!
- Have a cookie order card and a pen/pencil with you at
all times.
- Let customer write down their information and order.
- Know the eight varieties and cost.
- Always say "thank you" to customers whether
they order or not. A thank-you note is especially nice,
just be sure to use only your first name or troop number.
In a thank-you note, be sure to mention that they helped
you meet your goals.
Safety Tips- Always sell in pairs.
- Brownie and Junior Scouts should be accompanied by an adult. Older girls should inform parents of whereabouts.
- Take orders and deliver cookies to the front door only.
- Never enter a home or an apartment or accept refreshments from a customer.
For the safety and security of the girls who are selling cookies,
Girl Scout Cookies are not available for purchase online.
For more information regarding the Girl Scouts of Cahaba
Council Cookie Program Activity, please contact Nicole
Harris.
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