1) Product Lines for the Sale
;
We will once again be selling Whitley’s Peanut Factory Nuts and introducing Camp Masters Popcorn. The majority of our Whitley’s products and pricing will remain the same as last year. For Camp Masters we have a whole new line up. Ordering sites will be through the Camp Masters system and again through emailme form for Nuts.
Remember that the Camp Masters system requires you to be registered prior to ordering. Previous Trails End sellers are not recognized at all. This is why even if you have sold popcorn in the past you must register for the sale for the system to recognize you!!!
So be sure to register.
2) Sale Period;
Every year we are asked when can my unit begin to sell? Most people think it is September 1
st
. Not true. You may start selling as soon as you get the order forms into the hands of your unit youth.
Orders may be placed in the Camp Masters system as early as August 1
st
. Sales are to end by October 29
th
.
3) How will you participate;
There are three main types of sales. Take Order, is where your youth go door to door and get the orders to be turned in and delivered later. We recommend that money be collected when the order is placed, this helps to prevent people ordering corn and then changing their minds. Be sure that the customer knows when they can expect the corn to be delivered. The second type of sale is Show and Sell. This may either be done at store fronts or door-to-door bringing the product with you, so you will not need to come back *be aware that not all product is available for Show and Sell. Any candy product will only be delivered as part of the Take Order Order. Finally, the last type of sale uses the Camp Masters system and is done as online purchases. There is no delivery, Camp Masters does that for you. It also allows your youth to sell outside of the area. The Online sales are dramatically growing and we recommend that you make sure your Scouts know how to use the system. Also, older Scouts who feel they have lost the cuteness factor can still do very well posting pictures and their dreams of how the funds will be used to further their Scouting Adventure.
4) Special Sales Training;
Through our partnership with Camp Masters we are able to offer our units a special training that will build your sales potential for the fall. The training will be led by Michael Beck. Michael has been Director of Sales for 20
th
Century Fox, a Consultant to Spelling Entertainment Group, CEO/President of Classic Plastic Inc. & Imajico Inc., and Director of Sales for Elkton Sparkler Company – Nitro Fireworks. Michael is also the parent of 2 Scouts as well as a Merit Badge Counselor.
Michael will be teaching a Masters Class in Sales. He will show you how in one weekend you can raise $3,000 in sales. Michael’s training applies to all Product Sales. He has worked with Camp Masters to develop a program for use as a preferred sales method. The presentation will be approximately an hour and a half. It is geared towards adults, unit leaders and unit kernels as a train-the-trainer program. By attending this training, you will also receive a bonus 1% towards your sale.
We are very excited to have Michael with us and hope you will join us. Whether this is your first sale or your 20
th
you will find a great takeaway in his presentation. Not able to make our training, you can attend the New Birth of Freedom Council training on June 26
th
or Hawk Mountain Council tr
aining on July 8
th
and still get the credit for the training. We hope to see you there.
