ALOHA COUNCIL 2017 POPCORN SALE

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1 ALOHA COUNCIL 2017 POPCORN SALE UNIT LEADERS GUIDE

2 ALOHA COUNCIL 2017 POPCORN SALE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 Product Line 2 Timeline 3 Selling Methods 4 Selling Popcorn Online 5 Prizes 6-7 Checklist 8

3 2017 Product Line Chocolate Lover s Collection Tin Cheese Lover s Collection Chocolatey Caramel Crunch White Chocolatey Pretzels 18-Pack Unbelievable Butter Microwave Popcorn 18-pack Kettle Corn Microwave Popcorn 2 Premium Caramel Corn w/ Almonds, Cashews & Pecans White Cheddar Cheese Corn Classic Caramel Corn Popping Corn Sea Salt Caramel Corn

4 TIMELINE Popcorn Training Kickoff July 29 Pre-orders Due August 8 Pre-order Distribution September 23 Final Orders Due October 27 Final Date to return unsold product NO EXCEPTIONS October 27 Final Order Distribution December 2 Prize Orders Due December 16 Final Payment Due December 16 3

5 B EST W AYS 1.Show & Sell Unit gets permission to sell in front of a retail location & sets up a display with product for people to purchase as they walk by Advantage: Gives unit access to large number of potential customers and promotes the Boy Scouts of America to the community 2. Take Order 4 Selling door-to-door with the Take Order form. Customer chooses the product they wish to buy and scouts collect the money when they deliver the product a few weeks later Advantage: Provides a personal connection with customers and the community. Higher dollars per customer than storefront sales TO S ELL 3. Show & Deliver Similar to Take Orders, except units bring Trail s End products with them to show to customers. Customers are able to purchase from unit s selection. Product is delivered and money collected in one visit. Advantage: No return trip required for product delivery and money collection 4. Online Selling Sell to relatives who live out of town. Send s to customers asking them to purchase Trail s End products online. Customers order products and pay online and Trail s End ships product directly Advantage: No product delivery or money collection. Ability to sell popcorn year-round and reach customers who live far away

6 SELLING POPCORN ONLINE Visit trails-end.com Click REGISTER in the top right-hand corner Select SCOUT/PARENT as the type of account Continue to complete your registration Search your Unit Personalize your Scout profile! Upload a profile picture so customers know it s you Write a bio/description telling customers why you re raising money Link your page with your Twitter or Instagram handles 5

7 P RIZES The prize program enables Scouts to choose one or more prizes based on the prize level earned. Scouts may select one prize from the closest level achieved without going over. Prizes are for individual Scout sales and should not be combined with other Scouts sales for a unit prize. Units are also able to take an extra 4% of commission earned in lieu of prizes. Participation Patch: Sell at least one product One of Each: Sell one of each product on Scout s Take Order form Seller s Club: Sell at least $650 of product Military: Sell at least one Military Donation online or traditionally Online: Sell at least one product online 6 Top Seller: Sell at least $1,500 of product

8 S ELLERS C LUB $300 Seller s Club Scouts who sell at least $300 worth of popcorn will receive an Aloha Council fidget spinner and complementary carry case in addition to the gift card of their choice from the Aloha Council prize program! $650 Seller s Club Scouts who sell at least $650 worth of popcorn will receive a Djubi Slingball game and the official Seller s Club patch segment in addition to the gift card of their choice from the Aloha Council prize program! $1,500 Seller s Club Scouts who sell at least $1,500 worth of popcorn are eligible to participate in one of our $1,500 Adventure Club events a private screening of Star Wars Episode VIII in addition to the prize of their choice from the Aloha Council prize program! 7

9 C HECKLIST Popcorn Kernel Training and Kickoff July 29 or August 5 Double check login credentials for the Trail s End Popcorn System or create an account at scouting.trails-end.com Double check login credentials for Sign Up Genius (used to sign up for storefront sales) or create an account at signupgenius.com Scouts create individual profiles at trails-end.com Sign up for storefront sales at Signup Genius Pre-Orders (by case only) due August 8 Pre-Order Distribution September 23 Oahu Pacific Transfer Warehouse Hawaii Hilo Service Center Return any unsold product October 27 NO EXCEPTIONS Final Orders (includes individual containers) - October 27 Final Order Distribution December 3 Oahu Pacific Transfer Warehouse Hawaii Hilo Service Center Final Payment due December 16 Prize Orders due December 16 Visit scoutinghawaii.org/popcorn for all guides, links, forms, and contact information 8