My strategy will be somewhat simple today.
Where will I go:
I’ll be headed to the grocery store to give away dollar bills in the aisles in order to assist the girl scouts that will inevitably selling cookies. My goal will be to give someone 20% off of their cookies.
What kind of people will I approach:
Folks that are doping their their grocery run for the day and hopefully wanting some extra cookies to add to their cart.
What will you say to get the conversation started / what is your plan:
Every year I purchase a ton of girl scout cookies; one year I think I spent over $100 and froze them for the4 year. I particularly love tagalongs. However, this year because I’m training I’m not planning on buying any… So I want to help the girl scouts by inciting people to participate and give those cookies who would otherwise go without being eaten a good home.
Out of five attempts, how many dollar bills do you think you will be able to give away?
Thats a tough one… half of me thinks that I’ll easily be able to give them all away… That said; I’ll be the guy with a camera handing out dollars next to girls scouts… That in an of itself might make people want to run away. Here goes nothing:
A few others asked me not to post the videos (I probably should ask first next time).
Key Takeaways:
So WAY better than I guess I expected. If you’re clear in purpose and are offering something that people want then they will certainly take advantage of it. I actually ended up giving away all $5 and ended up with a box of cookies for myself. Other than a few weird looks and people walking the other direction because I had a camera strapped to my chest it was a fun little experiment.
Hi Kenneth! Out of all the free money videos I’ve seen, I think I like your pitch the best. It seems genuine, and in the end, it’s for a good cause. I think the fact that you were also persistent and honest with the second lady, which helped. She seemed hesitant, but I think you came across as respectful. Good job! Here’s my post if you wanted to take a look: http://youreamuggle.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html
ReplyDeleteHi Kenneth,
ReplyDeleteYou did an incredible job with the videos! They are probably the best out of all the videos I have seen. Also, I really liked the excuse you came out with! My cousin is a girl scout so I buy their cookies every year, and I have so many friends that always ask me to get them some boxes. Moreover, just like Melissa mentioned, you sounded really genuine, which helps a lot. While doing my fist attempt, I started laughing because I was super nervous, and the guy thought I was joking. I was able to get it under control for the next attempt, but being sincere really helps!
Here is the link to my blog, if you want to check it out: http://theroadtoentrepreneurship.blogspot.com/