Sunday, August 25, 2013

The Prizes Are Very Cool -- But Not to Adults

We all know that a tiny bit of why we like to sell is prizes. It's a great incentive.  But customers want to feel like they're supporting scouts; they don't' want to feel like they are supporting  your toys.

Never mention the prizes when you're selling, even though they're really cool.  If you mention the prizes, people will think, "Oh, you're not selling to support the scouts, you're selling for the prizes." That's not what you want.

Sometimes the prizes are on the back of the form. (I've suggested they don't do this in the future). If this happens, a good idea is to tape a piece of construction paper on the back, so the prizes are hidden.  Before my Mom and I did that, people would flip the form over to see if there were more popcorn choices, stare a little and actually take a good look at the prizes before turning it back.  I believe this impacts sales and decreases them.

Good luck selling!


-- Elian

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