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How To Sell Girl Scout Cookies

Every year, little girls across the US get a brutal taste of the business world in the sweet package of Girl Scout Cookie sales. Here, America's toughest 10-year-old sales shark tells you how to close the sale, David Mamet-style.


Step 1:

Know Your Customer

Girl Scout Cookies - indeed, most products are not for everyone. Just as you wouldn't sell hair gel to a bald man, don't go selling Girl Scout Cookies in front of the local health food market. Look for indulgent types, families with kids, seniors, maybe even college kids. In other words, get into suburbia.

Step 2:

Listen To Your Customer

A tried and true sales technique is to ask your customer what she's looking for, and listen. Offer her a product that dovetails with her needs, and repeat her own words back to her.

Step 3:

Create A Sense Of Urgency

Nobody wants something that's been sitting around awhile. Remind your customers that cookies come but once a year- they're special. Act now!

Step 4:

Work The Emotion

Buyers buy and closers close on emotion. Get your customer to that sentimental place: Make them feel good about supporting your fine organization. Make them feel good about supporting YOU. Connect.
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Anonymous  (59 days ago)

1 Effin box of somas! that part was funny

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Anonymous  (60 days ago)

This is more proof why I come visit VIDEOJUG every day... creative thinking and actualy making little movies that have information in them. This particular video about girl scout cookie sales techniques is very nicely shot, obviously inspired by the Alec Baldwin movie and makes a good point that no matter what you are selling, there are basic techniques and psychology behind every sale. Makes me happy I chose a different professions. And makes me want to buy some delicious cookies. Trans Fat?

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rubber12  (61 days ago)

was this meant to be serious instruction? The kids were great though.

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olivianicole22  (62 days ago)

wow.....how lame. they werent even funny. if they actually knew what they were talking about, it would be funny.

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0 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous  (63 days ago)

i hate all of these girls

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1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous  (65 days ago)

Hi Zarina, Thanks for watching and checking out video jug. We really appreciate you sharing your computer with us on the plane. Have a great day!

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Anonymous  (66 days ago)

Nice... enjoyed watching it.. Zarina (your friend from SW-Dallas-ELP) Hope you made it home safe.. we did.

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0 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous  (71 days ago)

Rye... is this you?

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2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful Anonymous  (71 days ago)

Actually, this blonde is not bad. A pretty good actress. Maybe she can be in a remake of The Winslow Girl - How little you know about little girls...

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2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful Anonymous  (71 days ago)

I think I have had this speech given to me about a hundred times. Not about cookies, but it doesn't matter what the subject matter was, it's the truth about selling. Well done, ya little f'ers.

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Anonymous  (71 days ago)

Very well done. Editing was top notch. Nice tracking shot from the yard back into the house.

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Anonymous  (71 days ago)

it is a solid B

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1 out of 5 people found this comment helpful Anonymous  (71 days ago)

I'm sorry, but the intention was good, it just didn't come together...the kid actors were bad and poorly cast, especially the Alec Baldwin part. Also, while I feel swearing alone doesn't make anything inherently funnier or better, these filmmakers could have a grown a few pairs of balls and actually had these kids speaking in more Mamet-inspired language. That alone would have made this perhaps even slightly funny...pity to see such a good idea so poorly executed. Fail.

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1 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous  (71 days ago)

I wish they had added the part in GGGR about the Caddy for 1st place and 2nd place ... a set of steak knives. Maybe a pony for 1st and a Ring Pop for 2nd

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0 out of 1 person found this comment helpful Anonymous  (72 days ago)

Too cheesey for me. I guess it's because they're kids and they're parents either put them up to it or had to intervene. I bet they don't even know why potheads like Girl Scout cookies. Anyway, it was alright. I know it would have been a lot funnier if I was younger.

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