Last year Trails end introduced Popcorn University, in 2018 it has expanded. There is training available covering just about every aspect of the sale, (council specific information will not be addressed.) There are two ways to get to the training, go to either your unit personal site and click on “Go to Training Site,” or go to the following link,
http://sell.trails-end.com/content/6d8eb8b59aa67b6/training-videos
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Once on the site go to the Unit Training Dashboard, that lists all nine areas and the individual courses in them, click on the area you are currently interested in. That’s right there are nine individual areas;
Team Building – 3 Courses
No more popcorn kernel (build a unit team)
Roles and Responsibilities
Goals
Ways to Sell – 4 courses
Show and Sell Basics
Show and Deliver Basics (Wagon Dragon)
Take Order Basics
Online Sales
Show and Sell – 4 courses
Booking Locations
Scheduling Shifts
Merchandising Sale
Training Scouts and Parents
Sale Logistics and Best Practices – 6 courses
Goals
Inventory Tracking
Popcorn Ordering (Does not include Nuts)
Equipment
Ongoing Training
Financial Best Practices
Kick Off – 4 courses
General Guidelines
Scout Only Info
Parent Only Info
Sample Scripts
Prize Incentives – 4 courses
Unit Prizes and Incentives
Online Sales Prize Program
Win a Trip to Disney
Scholarship Program
Recruiting – 1 course
Recruitment at Show and Sell
Resources – 4 courses
Trails End Products
Sample Scripts
Sample Agreement Forms
Scout Pledge Example
Scholarship Program – 5 courses
How it Works
Submitting Sales
Submitting for Payout
Program Forms
Terms and Conditions
35 individual courses, the longest is about 5 minutes, and you can study at your leisure. If you still have questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
