Mississippi Valley Council Popcorn Orientation www trailsend com

Mississippi Valley Council Popcorn Orientation www. trails-end. com www. mississippivalleybsa. org

Rotations We will break into three groups and spend 7 minutes at each breakout - Storefront Sales - Take Order & Online Sales - Your Unit Kickoff

Important Popcorn Dates • September 3 rd – Submit Storefront Orders on http: //sell. trails-end. com • September 22 nd – Storefront Popcorn Pickup & Sale Begins! • October 8 th – Free Return Day for all products – Chocolate is not returnable after this date. • November 1 st – Sales Begin in Burlington/West Burlington • November 15 th: – Last Day to turn in leftover Storefront Popcorn (Chocolate not returnable) – Submit Take Order online – Pay at least ½ of Unit Storefront Sales bill – Order all prizes on sell. trails-end. com • December 1 st – Take Order Pickup & Final payment due – A 5% late fee will be added for unpaid bills after 12/1

Storefront Blitz Day • September 22 nd will be Popcorn pickup for both Districts • Council coordinated Storefront locations will be setup throughout each District – Sign up tonight if you know where you want to sell! • Units are encouraged to continue Storefront sales on their own throughout October & November

Product Mix Discontinued Products • White Chocolaty Pretzels • Caramel Sea Salt Product Changes • Caramel Corn with Nuts Bag

New Commission Scale • 20% Base Commission • Potential 10% in Bonus Commissions – 1% bonus for each $50/Scout sold starting at $100 – 1% - $100/Scout, 2% - $150/Scout, 3% - $200/Scout…. – Maximum is 30% for $550/Scout – Units reaching $15, 000 in total sales will receive at least 26% commission – Scout numbers are based on 7/1/18 Rosters – Online Sales included in totals

Prizes! • Popcorn Prizes are ordered through http: //sell. trails-end. com by November 15 th • Prize sheets are included in each order form • $750 Bonus Prize – Baja RC Car! • $1, 500 Sellers Club – Family STAYcation! • $2, 500 – Trail’s End Scholarship!

Online Sales & Incentives Encourage all of your Scouts to sell online to friends and family! • Setup your online account at www. trails-end. com • Send out an email to your mailing lists for family, work, friends, social media, etc.

Unit Incentives • • • Pie your Unit Leader in the face Pizza party for top selling Den Special Pack or Den field trip Prizes purchased by the pack Duct tape your leader to the wall Other Best Practices? Examples of activities that are not unit level incentives: • Holding a Popcorn Kickoff • Pushing Scouts towards the $750 prize • Encouraging the scholarship program

Online Popcorn System • Access the popcorn system by going to http: //sell. trails-end. com • A user name and password will emailed to you after the Popcorn Commitment Form is completed • Tutorial videos, including a walkthrough, will be available online at www. mississippivalleybsa. org/popcorn • For Popcorn system troubleshooting, contact Ryan Barnes at ryan. barnes@scouting. org

Wrapping Up Selling Popcorn supports an well-planned Unit program! Selling Popcorn supports the operations of the Mississippi Valley Council, including many capital improvements at Camp Eastman and Saukenauk Scout Reservation

Questions? www. trails-end. com www. mississippivalleybsa. org