Girl Scout Cookie Program Online Tools
- Cookies Program 2010
- Information for Public
- Information for Troops
- 4-Week Cookie Countdown
- 411 on Online Product Marketing
- 550 Club Events
- Booth Sale Tool Kit
- Cookie Activity Pin
- Cookie Bundles
- Cookie Contact eCard
- Cookie Program Incentives
- Cookie Program Online Tools
- Cookie Program T-Shirt
- Cookie Recipe Cards
- Cookie University & Rallies
- eBudde Website
- Gift of Caring
- Online Cookie VIP Training
- Selling Cookies Safely
- Nuts & Magazines 2010
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We have online and downloadable tools to make this your best cookie sale ever! Imagine how your cookies sales can make a difference with this world of resources! With this one stop shop we help you set goals, connect with your customer, and have fun! Check out all the possibilities!
411 on Online Product Marketing
Although GSUSA prohibits the sale of Girl Scout cookies online there are many tools available for Girl Scouts to market their sale online. This document clarifies some of the guidelines for troops interested in merketing their sale using these online tools.
Stay Safe Online
- Online Safety Pledge - Before you visit any of these pages, click here to take the Girl Scout Online Safety Pledge with your parent or guardian.
- Cookie Sale Safety - Click here to view Safety Tips for Selling Cookies
Set Goals
- Cookie Entrepreneur - Older girls can use the tools on this website to reach their goals by creating a marketing plan, printing business cards and more.
- Cookie Club - Younger girl troops can plan online activities to set goals and track your progress.
- Incentives - Get excited by viewing the incentives you’ll receive at each box level.
Make Contact
- Cookie Booth Finder - Customers can find booth sales in their neighborhoods. Make sure yours are listed, talk to your service unit Cookie Booth Manager.
- Cookie Bundle Marketing Material - Five boxes for $20
- Business Cards - Get a professional calling card to leave with prospective customers
- Door Hanger - Leave a note for customers who are not at home
- Cookie Contact eCard - Send a personalized eGreeting to previous customers, friends, and family
- Facebook - Become a fan of Girl Scout Cookies and send links to your friends
- MySpace - Watch the vintage Girl Scout Cookie commercials and send them to your friends!
- Flickr - Browse great photos and videos of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale and upload your own!
Have Fun!
- Games - Get into the game with an online scavenger hunt and “Go Fish” from Little Brownie Baker
- Clip Art - Make a digital masterpiece with this great clip art.
- Cookie Recipe Cards - 10 tasty recipes for desserts, snacks, even entrees and salads using this year’s Girl Scout cookies
Cookie Entrepreneur Tools
From Little Brownie Baker
As a Cookie Entrepreneur, you can run your Girl Scout Cookie Sale as a serious business — with a creative style all your own. Explore your talents, tap into powerful tech tools, learn business tips from the experts... it's all here to help you reach your big goals.
Cookie Club
From Little Brownie Baker
Imagine if... you could change the world by learning to set and track goals as you manage your cookie activity with this unique on-line resource.
Leaders, click here to set up an account for your troop!
You can also view complete help documents and download flyers to get your girls excited.
Girls, click here to login to your troops’ page!
(Check with your leader for a Girl Id and Password)
Incentives for Girl Scouts in Northern California
Input your goal for this year’s cookie program and see your incentives, troop earnings, and cookie credit! Click here to review this year's Cookie Sale incentives!
Cookie Booth Finder
By visiting www.ILoveCookies.org customers throughout our council can find booth sales near to them! During the 2009 sale more than 14,000 people used the Booth Finder!
This year the cookie booth finder will be handled through eBuddy. Please contact your local service unit cookie manager if you're unsure how to publish your booth sale.
Cookie Bundle Marketing Material
Girl Scout Cookie Bundles are a great way to encourage your customers to buy more cookies. Tied together with ribbon in groups of 3 boxes for $12 or 5 boxes for $20, bundles are not only convenient, they make great gifts and provide customers with a good assortment. A little different presentation can produce big results in sales.
Download the GSNC Table Tent and use at your booth sales!
Visit the Little Brownie Baker Site for other Bundles Marketing tools!
Business Cards
Use your Cookie business cards to create awareness and visibility for the cookie program. Always list the troop leader name and phone number on the cookie business card. Please call your local Girl Scout office to get your business cards or click here to download a printable PDF (fill out the leader’s contact information using Acrobat Reader)
Ways to use your business cards
- While taking pre orders in your neighborhood, leave the card with the customer, in case they want to order additional cookies.
- If no one is home, leave the card. Customer may follow up with a call and place an order. Add the booth sale dates on the card too.
- At booth sales, hand card out to customer when purchasing cookies, so they have a way to reconnect with the troop to place additional orders.
- When delivering cookies in late February, give the customer a cookie card so they can call your troop leader to order additional boxes of cookies.
Cookie Door Hanger
With this great “leave behind” your customers are sure to come knocking! Click here to download and print your custom door hangers! Fill out the girl’s initials and leader’s contact information using Acrobat Reader!
Ways to use the Cookie Door Hanger
- As a leave-behind when customer is not at home.
- Leave with customer when delivering cookies for future cookie orders.
- Use at booth sales and give to customers for future orders.
Cookie Contact eCard
Send this custom eCard to previous customers, friends and family! Fill in your information and your customers’ information, write a personalized note and click on “Go!” Click here to send a custom eCard!
Facebook Page
Facebook is a fun way for people over 13 to stay in touch with friends. You can also “become a fan” of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale and send it to your friends as well! If you don’t already have a Facebook account, you can create one by following the link below.
Click here to visit the Girl Scout Cookie Sale page and become a fan.
Girl Scout Cookie MySpace Page
MySpace is a website where you can post your interests and keep in touch with friends (as long as you’re over 14 years old). Watch the vintage Girl Scout Cookie commercials and send them to your friends! Click here to see the Girl Scout Cookie MySpace page.
To “friend” Girl Scout Cookies, login to your MySpace account and search for “Girl Scout Cookies.” If you don’t already have a MySpace account, visit www.myspace.com
Girl Scout Cookie Flickr Group
Flickr is a website where people can post photos and videos. Girl Scouts of the USA has created an official Flickr Group so that Girl Scouts can view and post images of the Girl Scout cookie sale. Click here to view the Girl Scout Cookie Flickr Group!
Games & Activities
By Little Brownie Baker
Relax and have fun with the “Imagine If…” scavenger hunt, online Girl Scout cookie “Go Fish.”, and other downloadable activies. Click here to play online games from Little Brownie Baker!
Clip Art
By Little Brownie Baker
Download line drawings of Girl Scout cookies to color, get photos for collages, or download logos for use on your own custom flyers. Click here to become a Girl Scout cookie designer with this digital clip art!
Cookie Recipe Cards
By Little Brownie Baker
Girl Scouts of Northern California invites creative chefs to take cookies into the kitchen for delicious and exciting Girl Scout cookie creations. This year, Girl Scouts and Little Brownie Bakers have released 10 tasty recipes for desserts, snacks, even entrees and salads using this year’s Girl Scout cookies.