And while I am feeling a little soothed by the Cookie Sales Tracker and all of its Excel glory, my marketing background is itching to come out!
Now before everyone jumps all over me - this is Rose's business. She is extremely involved in every step. For instance, while I may have created the Cookie Sales Tracker she and her brother have logged 90% of the orders.
This morning at church, she patiently waited for a conversation to end in order to ask for business. She wanted me to go with her but I reminded her that this is her business not mine. She went and she asked and she received another order.....then came bounding back to me with the biggest smile on her face and a sense of pride for a job well done.
I remind her that people are going to say no (something I hate to hear myself and struggle with the fear failure in my own business), but am there to support her when they do and help her move on to the next customer graciously.
So cookies will make their way to our town tomorrow for the first round of disbursement and Rose is at about 350 of her 900 box goal. Sorting and separating and preparing for delivery have my Six Sigma skills tingling! (#nerdalert!) So in order to do so, I have tried to think of what the flow will look like (big believer in setting something up right from the beginning if possible!).
Step 1 - Using the second column of the Cookie Sales Tracker we've got the sales broken down into different groups - church, friends, mom's work, etc. so that we can easily group the cookies.
Step 2 - We've gotten bags donated from a friend's husband who is a local State Farm Agent - you might remember Ann Kelly from Recipes We Love, she coordinates our monthly cooking nights that are being revitalized from the dead. Anyways, this will make for easy grouping of cookies sold since they are generally 2-4 boxes.
Step 3 - I've made a Girl Scout Cookie Thank You card to help keep up with names, varieties purchased, amount owed (or can write "Previous" in the amount field if already paid), and number to purchase more cookies at if desired! I searched Pintrest for one that I didn't have to buy and came up empty handed when looking for everything I wanted so I just made my own! I hope that it may help you as well! My thoughts were to write the name of the customer up top, then the Troop number in the blank. You can indicate varieties ordered and amount total in the spaces provided. Rose will sign everyone one of these below the "Thank You-" and then included my phone number for additional orders in the space provided.
Step 4 - The cookies will be sorted, grouped and a Thank You Card placed with it for delivery!
Step 5 - Rose will call all customers to let them know cookies have arrived and to step up a time for delivery!
Step 6 - Cookies will be delivered!
Good luck Girl Scouts! And may the cookies be ever in your flavor! #cookieboss
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