Rep Prospecting on Facebook• Many schools and PTAs

have Facebook pages

• Find them, “Like” them,

and get in touch!

1. Search for the school or

group name in the top

bar on Facebook

2. Click “Pages”

3. This example has 2

relevant pages, the PTO

page and the

Elementary page

Rep Prospecting on Facebook4. Like the page

5. Click “send message”

and write a personal

message introducing

yourself and say a bit

about our fundraisers.

6. Remember, Facebook is

personal and friendly.

Make sure your message

isn’t too pushy – you are

there to help them, so

present yourself as a

resource.

Hello! My name is ________, and I am a Fundraising Consultant for

Mixed Bag Designs. I’ve helped schools like yours raise up to $_____. I

am dedicated to helping organizations earn up to 50% profit running a

fundraiser that both participants and supporters will enjoy. Mixed Bag

Designs offers 100’s of stylish products like totes, kitchenware and gift

wrap, so there’s something for everyone. Check out the catalogs here:

http://myfundraiser.mixedbagdesigns.com/catalogs. If you have any

questions, or are interested in running our fundraiser, please let me

know!

Best Wishes,

__________________,

[email] [ phone number]

Sample Rep Facebook Message

• Why? It reminds your friends & family about your fundraising expertise.

• Download two rep-focused graphics created by

marketing to share on FacebookDownload Image 1 | Download Image 2

• You can also take images from our website, social

pages, emails, and blogs to share.

• Use hashtags (#mixedbagdesigns, #fundraising)

and tag us in the post (@mixedbagdesigns)

• Encourage your FB contacts to share your post with THEIR network. That will double your impact!

Post on your personal Facebook profile

How to share a

post from the

Mixed Bag FB

Click “share.” Then, you can add your own personal message before posting if you’d like

How to set up your own business page

Why? A business page is a public

page designated solely to you as a

Sales Rep. Post more regularly about

sales-oriented topics on your business

page vs your personal page.

Some Mixed Bag Designs reps have

already created their own pages! It’s

EASY.

Just make sure you have a Facebook

account, then follow directions here

Then, invite your existing FB friends &

reach out to prospects.

Post ideas from Dorrit Morgan

Share Mixed Bag Designs Facebook page company posts

Share photos you take at local events/trade shows

Save Mixed Bag Designs website photos, or even screenshot templates or flyers, and share those. Ready-made material is everywhere!

View Dorrit’s page

Post ideas from Carol Ponder

Share Mixed Bag Designs Facebook

page company posts

Post info relevant to your customer that

isn’t just about signing up for a

fundraiser.

View Carol’s page

Run your own Facebook ads!

If you create a Business Page for yourself,

you can run Facebook ads!

Set a budget, and choose demographics

to control who sees the ad.

This is a GREAT way to spread the word in

your assigned zip codes.

Separate FB ad presentation will be

available soon!

Customer overview to social

media success1. In all social media posts, they should include what the

organization is raising money for, their fundraiser ID,

important dates & how to support them.

1. Key Networks: Facebook, Next Door, and Instagram

2. Utilize the tips we email the Chairperson throughout

the fundraiser, and use downloadable graphics from

our website

3. Post regular updates on social media, and make sure

to thank their donors!

4. Send a personalized email to remind your network

about the fundraiser

Familiarize yourself with our web tools Ok, so you signed up a customer – that’s great! Now,

make sure you are informed on how your customer can promote their fundraiser online!

We send Chairs tips throughout their fundraiser via auto emails

You can also request a Custom Landing Page for your customer

Key pages and tools, accessed from Fundraiser Resources

Social Media Tips / downloadable graphics

Request a personalized email

Online Only fundraiser tips & graphics

Request a personalized email

Forms on the Send Emails resource

The email will arrive in your contacts’ inbox from you, list your organization name, and the email

will link to our online store with your ID already

entered for the customer!

We recommend asking sellers to fill in 5+ contact emails. Stay tuned for a raffle a seller could be

entered in by submitting 5+ emails!

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• Besides social media, help customers drive

online sales with a custom fundraiser page• Example:

http://www.mixedbagdesigns.com/Ravens

• Why this works:• No need to add a Fundraiser ID when

shopping online - the custom landing

page links add the ID for them.

• It’s personal, and easy to remember -

post the link on flyers and social media

posts

*Note – currently custom pages only display on desktop computers, not mobile. However, on mobile

the account’s fundraiser ID is still added automatically.

• Tell accounts about this option with the template “I - Custom Online Store Instructions.”

Custom landing page for your customer

• USE A CUSTOM LINK This link adds the fundraiser ID

automatically! (if we create a custom landing page for them,

use that link instead)

www.mixedbagdesigns.com/?fundraiserid=XXXXXX - just

replace the XXXXXX with your fundraiser ID number.

• Example: If my ID was 333446, the link would be

www.mixedbagdesigns.com/?fundraiserid=333446

• Use pictures - 87% of a Facebook Page’s engagement

happens on photo posts

• In all social media posts, they should include what the

organization is raising money for, their fundraiser ID, important

dates & how to support them.

Promote

online

ordering!

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How customers can craft the perfect post

Tracking orders

If Chairs follow our

tips, orders will

come pouring in!

Chairs can track

their orders by

logging into the My

Fundraiser site and

clicking on your

current fundraiser.

Tracking orders

There is an “All

Orders” tab, and an

“Online Referrals”

tab, which only shows

online purchases.

What about the sellers?

Sellers can register online to track their online

sales!

Visit www.mixedbagdesigns.com/seller or click “Register” from the My Fundraiser Homepage. Instructions for this are on our parent lettertemplates.

From the Mixed Bag homepage, sellers click “Seller Tools,” or they can click “Seller Tools”

from the My Fundraiser Homepage.

Direct Seller Tools Link

Seller portal review:Sellers can register online to track their sales!

Visit www.mixedbagdesigns.com/seller or click “Register” from the My Fundraiser

Homepage. Instructions for this are on parent letters.

Seller portal The Seller Portal allows sellers

to track online referrals,

enter their catalog orders, or

both.

Not many customers choose to

have sellers enter their own

orders, so we made this option

less prominent.

Seller portal

• If you click “Track My Online

Referrals” you will see what’s

in my screenshot on the right.

• Promotional tools are below

the orders

Seller portal If a seller registers and they already have referral orders, the

orders will not show up instantaneously. Every 15 minutes a

background search will attempt to match sellers with online

referral purchases.

When a seller first clicks online referrals, there is a message

explaining that it takes a little while to match any potential orders

referring them, and to check back shortly. All the seller would

need to do is refresh about 20 minutes later and any orders

referring them would show up.

Social media tips & tricks for customers

1. Check out our blog: Top 10 Tips for

Fundraising on Social Media

2. View an Infographic that sums up

tips + best time of day to post

• Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!

• Invite your friends to like our pages.

• Check out our blog @ https://blog.mixedbagdesigns.com

• Share our posts on your page or create your own posts.

@MixedBags /MixedBagDesigns

@MixedBagDesigns Mixed Bag Designs

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