2014 Fall Product Program
Magazines and Munchies
Girl Scouts of Western New York
Your support means the
world to us!
Thank you for taking the time to help Girls
Throughout Western New York
Thank You for being here!
You are the Key to Success of the Fall
Products Program in your Service Unit
Steps to
Your SU
Success
•Be Enthusiastic about the
Program!!
•Encourage all your Troops
to participate
•Train and Support them in
the process
•Please Give all girls the
opportunity to be included
2013 A Record Breaking Year!!
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Magazines increased 25% overall!
Munchies increased by 78%!
Total Sales increased by 48%
$115,277 earned in Troop Proceeds
Congratulations on a Fantastic Job!
2013
2013 a Record Breaking Year!!
• 1,121 girls sent out 12 or more emails!
• 2,859 address booklets were completed
and submitted!
• 255 “Save the Children” Chick donations
were made on behalf of Girl Scouts
• The number of girls selling increased 37%
• 3,130 Project Share items were placed, a
46% increase!
2013
Top Selling Products in 2013
Nuts and Chocolates
Magazines
1. Peanut Butter Bears
2. Dark Chocolate Mint
Penguins
3. Deluxe Pecan Clusters
4. Dulce De Leche Owls
5. Whole Cashews with Sea
1. National Geographic Kids
2. All You
3. Better Homes and
Gardens
4. American Girl
5. Family Circle
Continue to Grow by Adding one more unit per girl
• If each girl added one more nut item and one more
magazine……
One More Per Girl
Nuts Units
Nut $$ Sales
Magazines Units
Magazine $$ Sales
Total Additional Sales
2013
74,292
$472,189
10,575
$283,246
$755,435
2014
79,655
$504,367
15,938
$406,595
$910,962
Difference
5,363
$32,178
5,363
$123,349
$155,527
Goals:
Our Goal is to
Increase Participation
More Troops
More Girls
With the books closed on 2013
WE’RE MOVING ON…
Get Excited about the
Fall Product Sale Program!
New Opportunities
2014 Fall Product Program
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Many options for Troops and Girls to participate
Multiple ways for Customers to support Girl Scouts
Simply Nuts and Chocolate and Magazines
Customers receive an excellent value for their support
Troops earn early start-up funds
Girls earn individual recognitions
Girls gain experience and learn life skills
through participation
• Funds are generated that help our Council deliver
programs and expand the opportunities for
girls and Volunteers!
What’s New This Year?
• New Online Nut Store!
• New Nut Products!
• Enhancements to the online selling process
• New Product line – Photo Keepsakes!
• Tuition Rewards!!
What You Will Receive…
• 2 shipments
• 1. Your boxes of Girl Sales
Packets, 25/case
You Will
Receive These
Materials
• 2. Printed materials for
Girls/Parents, Troops & SU
• And……….
• Training kit with program
information
• Your Nut-e User Name &
Password and instructions
• Samples of Nuts &
Incentives
Program Dates
• Online opens:
– Friday, 09/19
• Program starts:
– Friday 10/3
• Program ends:
– Saturday 11/1
• Product deliveries:
– Saturday 11/22
– Rewards should arrive
the same week
• Troop payments due:
– Nov 3, 2014
• Troop product/
• Service Units locked out
recognition order due in
of nute:
nute:
– Monday 11/3
– Nov 4, 2014 midnight
2014 Theme
Sea Otters!
What Can Product Programs Do?
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Goal
Setting
Decision
Making
Money
Management
People
Skills
Business
Ethics
Ashdon Farms/QSP
Program Materials
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Ashdon Farms
Program Activity/Goal Chart
Be A Reader Program
Activity/Goal Chart
Plus Online Learning Activities
Online learning activities designed to enhance the
troop program activity pieces
• Similar to a frequent flyer program, points
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can be earned
Instead of used for flights, the points can
be applied toward College Tuition
Participate in the Fall Product Sale and
earn points for College Tuition Reduction
In addition to all of the other benefits of
participation in Girl Scout Product
Programs
EVERY Girl has the opportunity to receive
2,500 Tuition Rewards Points!
• 330 Private Colleges across the US are
currently participating in Tuition Rewards.
• Including 21 in New York State, 51 in PA,
and 24 in New England.
• Girls can earn up to one full year of
College Tuition can be earned by a
student and applied equally over their 4
years of College.
• Points can be used to reduce College
Tuition.
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Now it will be Available to Girl Scouts!!
Participation in the Fall Product Sale
Fall 2014
It’s simple. Every participating Girl Scout
that earns one of the Dive-in or Be Active
patches will receive 1,000 points.
Every Girl Scout that reaches the program
goal of $150 in sales, will earn an
additional 1,500 points.
Total = 2,500
• Participation in the Fall Product Sale
• Fall 2014
• It’s simple. Troop participates with at least one
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sale and Leader/Manager will receive 1,000
Tuition Rewards points.
Attain a Troop average of $150 per girl in sales
will earn an additional 2,500 points.
Total = 3,500
Why Magazines are a big part of
your Fall Products Program
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Did you Know?
• 90% of Magazine Subscribers Buy Directly From The Publishers?
• Sometimes People Assume Schools Already Have All Of The
Magazine Sales and won’t give Girls the opportunity to benefit
• Schools only represent 5% of the magazine subscriptions nationally.
• Girl Scout Customers typically pay the same price as through other
sources and in many cases they will pay less when they order from
Girl Scouts
• Girl Scouts represent 0.5% of all orders. Big Opportunity!
300 Million Subscriptions
NOT Sold by Schools or Girl
Scouts
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2
School
Sales 5%
3
Girl Scout Sales
Less Than 0.5%
Girl Sales Packet
Troops earn:
$1 for for each
nut/candy item
$3 for each
magazine/photo
keepsake order
$2 for each address
booklet
How Much Can
Your Troop Earn?
Troop with 10 Girls
Each Girl sells:
3 QSP Orders
20 Nut Items
1 Address Booklet
Troop Earns:
Over
$310 Profit
Tools to Train the Troops
It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3…
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First…Send emails to
friends & family offering
option to order Nuts &
Magazines
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Next…sell nuts and
magazines in person
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Last…complete the
address booklet before
everything is due to
troop
ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCESS
Participants register from the link on the
Council website or directly login at:
http://girlscouts.qspgao.com/westernnewyork
for online magazine store and the online nut
store.
Girls can set goals and
personalize their welcome
page with optional photos and
messages.
Girls Get Tech Savvy
with their QSP Online Store
1st: Go to Council Site and Click:
Or go to: girlscouts.qspgao.com/westernnewyork
2nd: Click: New Registration
OR
2nd: Login using same email
& password from Fall 2013
Registration for Girls and Parents
And for Troop Leaders
Write Girl’s Online ID Number on Girl’s
“Spread the Word” Cards
22LBYUB
Just Give’em the Card!
 5 Cards in each girl’s envelope
 You can download a business card
file from the council website and
print as many as you need
 Hand out cards to potential
customers
 Customers order magazines &
photo keepsakes… Girls DO NOT
have to collect money, nor deliver
products
 Super Quick & Easy
10% of Sales Came From Cards
Facebook & Twitter
• Using Facebook & Twitter to reach
more supporters is simple!
• All Sales track directly to Girls
Online Sales Report
Magazine Sales Catalog
NEW!
This is the first page all potential customers will see
before going to the site to shop.
Girls Set Goals
1. Create Welcome Message
2. Choose Profile Image
3. Select Background Theme
Girls can now put their own
videos on their online store!
1. Shoot video
2. Upload on hosting site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmHMZ6xuC6c
Sending Emails to Family & Friends
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For all previous participants, emails from last year
will already be preloaded into your send emails
page.
Participants will also have access to an Order
History Report with customer purchases from last
year
Recipients of the email simply click the link, make
their selection and pay with credit card
No processing fees for customers
Parents print Girl’s Online Sales Report or email
to troop manager for girls to receive credit for
orders generated online
Troop leaders should identify themselves
during the registration process to receive a
detailed report of all sales for girls in their troop
at the end of the program
Customers Click Links in Emails
Magazine/Photo Keepsakes
AND
Chocolate/Nut Stores
ONLINE NUT STORE
New!
• All emails will contain a link
to shop for nuts online
• 25 Girl Scout items + 5
corporate gift items
• Customers pay shipping
• Girl’s Online Sales Report
will have a total number of
online nuts and dollars sold
• Troop manager should enter
this information in Nut-e in
the Online Nuts column
Online Corporate Gift Items
Only available online
 23oz Chocolate Tuttles
 15oz Gourmet Blend (cashews,
almonds, macadamia's and
pecans)
 20oz Gourmet Caramel
Corn with Almonds & Pecans
 30oz Jumbo Cashews
 12oz Pistachios
Shipping Cost for Online Nuts
Product
Almond Cran-Orange Crunch
Blueberry Pomegranate Crunch
Butter Toasted Peanuts
Carmel Treasurers
Whole Cashews w/Sea Salt
Chocolate Covered Almonds
Chocolate Covered Peanuts – Panned
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Raisins
Chocolate Pecan Tuttles
Chocolate Toffee Almonds
Cranberry Nut Mix
Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Deluxe Pecan Clusters
Double Chocolate Truffles
Dulce de Leche Owls
English Butter Toffee
Fruit Slices
Gourmet Blend
Gourmet Carmel Corn with Almonds & Pecans
Gummi Berries
Honey Roasted Peanuts
Hot Cajun Crunch
Jumbo Cashews
Mint Chocolate Penguins
Peanut Butter Bears
Pistachios
Salsa Mix
Gluten Free?
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YES
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YES
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Kosher?
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Not Kosher
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Online only
Online only
Online only
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Online only
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Online only
Online only
Online only
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Online only
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Online only
Online only
Online only
Girl card and online
Girl card and online
Online only
Girl Card and online
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Not Kosher
Girl card and online
Online only
Online only
NOTE: Due to the prevalence of nuts in Ashdon Farm’s factories, they do not recommend that individuals with an
allergy to any nut variety consume their products.
QSP – Troop Leader/Chair
Online Sales Reports
Track & Receive Credit For Your Sales
Girls & Troops should receive
credit for every item sold!
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All Online Magazine, Photo
Keepsake & Nut Orders will
be listed
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Girls/parents submit reports to
Troop no later than 11/1 for girl
rewards & troop proceeds
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Number of emails sent &
confirmation that patch was
earned
It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3…
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First…Send emails to
friends & family offering
option to order Nuts &
Magazines
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Next…sell nuts and
magazines in person
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Last…complete the
address booklet before
everything is due to
troop
Magazine Program……….
Refreshed – Revamped – Reworked - Revitalized
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Digital Magazines
• 150+ digital offers
o 75+ digital magazines
o 75+ free-with-print digital
magazines
Available In
Catalog &
Online
Photo Keepsakes
To remember this
• A collection of photo-driven personalized
digital photo books and more
• Customers upload photos from Facebook,
Instagram, PCs and mobile devices to create
photo books, calendars, cards and other
items
• Runs seamlessly with existing program
since orders are taken just like magazines –
paper order forms or online. No additional
work!
• Customers receive email with code or prepaid certificates with instructions on how to
create their keepsakes at
torememberthis.com
• Completed products delivered directly to
customers 5 to 7 days after completion at
torememberthis.com
• Mobile Bookshelf app included with every
purchase.
New!
Special Troop Gift
•As a Thank you for Leaders of participating
troops we are providing a certificate for a
FREE Digital Book.
•Troops will be provided with a certificate with
a unique code and instructions on how to
access the website to create their own digital
book. ($10 value)
•The only requirement is to share their
creation with the other parents in the troop
and help spread the word about the new
collection of photo-driven personalized digital
photo books, calendars, and holiday cards
being offered this year.
•Please encourage all troops to get
registered asap. Service Units will receive
certificates for all REGISTERED troops in
August.
•Distribute the Free book certificates to the
Troops that have been trained for 2014 Fall
Products Program.
New!
PAPER FORM ORDERING
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New form to be used to
order magazines and
photo keepsake items
Customers should fill
out the paper order
forms
Money is collected at
the time the order is
placed
White and yellow
returned to Fall Product
Manager. Pink copy
stays with customer
New Order Forms
ADDRESS BOOKLET
• Use for family and friends not contacted
through other parts of the sale
• Names and addresses not rented or sold
• Easy to complete
• Have girls bring holiday card list to a
troop meeting and complete booklets
during that time
• A completed booklet consists of 8 unique
names and addresses
• Personalize with P.S. note
• Opportunity for $2 in troop proceeds for
each completed booklet
• Only one mailing sent to customers
• Supporters will have the option to go online
and order – no processing fee!
Chicken Donations
• Partnership with Save the Children
• Each Supporter that order 3 or more magazine subscriptions from a postcard
will result in a baby chick being donated to one of 2 under privledged countries.
Guatemala or Nicaragua.
QSP CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
Customer Service
877.289.6247
State of the art facility built in 2000 in Waukesha, WI
“Girl Scout warehouse” opened in 2008
also located in Waukesha, WI
Chocolate facility purchased in 2010
located in Sun Prairie, WI
Product Selections
- Continuing to create innovative products and
packaging.
- Product is packed to order to guarantee the
freshest items delivered to your customers.
- Troop orders placed to the piece.
- Great prices mean great value for customers!!
- Great for gifts!!
English Butter Toffee
New Item!
$6
Almond Cran-Orange Crunch
New Item!
$6
Gluten
Free!
Share Program!
• Program allows customers to purchase nuts
and magazines as a donation to the Military.
$5
Delivering Product
• SU will be assigned a delivery agent. Delivery will vary
depending on which area of the council you are in.
• Products will be delivered to the SU from
• Saturday 11/22
• SU should receive a call or confirmation e-mail from the
Delivery Agent before your delivery within a week of their
delivery
• ALWAYS count your order during delivery
• Distribute the product to each troop
• ALWAYS use receipts when distributing product Remind
troop coordinators to count orders and use receipts too!
• Keep copies of the receipts for your records!!!
2014
Patches & Recognitions
It’s Time to Play…
OTTER TRIVIA!!
What is a group of otters called?
A. Herd
B. Raft
C. Troop
D. Gaggle
It’s Time to Play…
OTTER TRIVIA!!
Sea otters use ______ to find their
food?
A. Whiskers
B. Paws
C. Nose
D. All of the above
It’s Time to Play…
OTTER TRIVIA!!
A newborn otter pup cannot sink or
dive?
True
False
It’s Time to Play…
OTTER TRIVIA!!
What is the male otter called?
A. Dog
B. Slob
C. Pig
D. Boar
www.ashdonfarmsnute.com
•Intuitive
•Easy to Use
•Fast
•Dependable
Login Page
Enter the Login & Password assigned to you by your Council
and select the 2014-2015 Fall Product Sale Campaign. Click “Sign-In”
Service Unit Icon
On this page Service Units should enter or verify all of their information.
Recognitions ship to the Manager Address listed on the left.
Nut/Candy items ship to the Delivery Station information on the right.
Troops Icon
The is where you will find a listing of all your Troops.
Just click the pencil icon to get to the Troop Detail page.
Troop Detail Page
On this page Troops should enter or verify all of their information.
Note that the “Level” is a drop box so please confirm that the
correct level is selected.
Highlighted fields are required.
Girl Orders Icon
When you click this icon you will see a list of all your Troops.
Just click the pencil icon to get to the Girl Order page for that Troop.
Girl Order Page
Note the 4 step process listed in the Troop Order container.
Step 1 - Enter number of Girls Registered and click “Save”.
Step 2 – If allowed by the Council, add Girl Names and Member ID’s to
the system by clicking the “Add Girl Name” button to the left.
When the pop up appears, type in the information per the instructions
of your Council and click “Add Girl Name”.
Keep adding names until you are done.
The girl’s will appear in the bottom container.
Step 3 - Add Girl Orders by clicking the green plus icon.
FYI – At this point you can also edit a girl’s name/ID (pencil icon)
or delete her from the list (red x icon).
All 3 portions of each girl’s order must be “Saved”.
Type in the quantities for each Product item and keep tabbing
until all items are filled.
NEW: Online Nuts! You will just enter Total Nut Units and Total Nut
Dollars from the Girls Online Sales Report.
Reminder: Nut Promise units should be included in the
order card totals per item.
1) Click “Save” on either side of the “Product Order” container.
Recognitions will automatically calculate based on the girls order.
Make selections as necessary.
2) Click “Save” on either side of the “Recognitions Earned” container.
3) Click “Yes” in the pop up box to complete the order.
You must click this to save her order!
The system will automatically take you back to the girl list.
As you can see the first girls totals have been added. Once all orders have been
entered, the user should proceed to the final step.
Step 4 - click the pink “Submit Nut/Candy Order” button.
Note: Girls and QSP items can still be added after you submit your Nut/Candy
Order. All girl orders will LOCK after the Council submits their recognition order.
Reports Icon
This page contains all reports as well as manuals and tutorials.
The T-2 – Nuts/Candy & Mags Report is especially helpful.
If you have any problems opening PDF reports please update your system
with the free Adobe Reader upgrade at the top of the page.
The G-2 is a great
recap report for
individual girls.
The T-2 is a
great recap
report for
Troops!
Email Icon
Service Units are able to send Email blasts to all of their Troops.
Attachments can be included! Please read instructions carefully.
Have Questions?
Click on the HELP Icons
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Our council’s success is due to your endless efforts…
THANKS FOR ALL YOU
DO!