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Getting started Your first decision is what type of fruit to sell. One big seller is citrus fruit. You can sell fresh oranges, oversized juice oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, tangelos, and other winter favorites. Or you can offer fresh apples in a wide variety of flavors.

Once you've made your selection, find a fundraising company that offers good prices and most importantly, high-quality sales brochures. Your customers are going to be ordering based on the pictures, the prices, and the sales pitch, so it's important to select a good supplier.

Sales pitch For your sales pitch, you want your sellers to emphasize three things - your group, your cause, and asking for their help. It's not enough to just show up at someone's door with a brochure, say your church or school is selling fruit, and hope somebody buys something.

There's an art to a direct sales pitch when it's used for fundraisers. Here are some key tips:

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n offer fresh apples in a wide variety of flavors.

Once you've made your selection, find a fundraising company that offers good prices and most importantly, high-quality sales brochures. Your customers are going to be ordering based on the pictures, the prices, and the sales pitch, so it's important to select a good supplier.

Sales pitch For your sales pitch, you want your sellers to emphasize three things - your group, your cause, and asking for their help. It's not enough to just show up at someone's door with a brochure, say your church or school is selling fruit, and hope somebody buys something.

There's an art to a direct sales pitch when it's used for fundraisers. Here are some key tips:

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e pictures, the prices, and the sales pitch, so it's important to select a good supplier.

Sales pitch For your sales pitch, you want your sellers to emphasize three things - your group, your cause, and asking for their help. It's not enough to just show up at someone's door with a brochure, say your church or school is selling fruit, and hope somebody buys something.

There's an art to a direct sales pitch when it's used for fundraisers. Here are some key tips:

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gh to just show up at someone's door with a brochure, say your church or school is selling fruit, and hope somebody buys something.

There's an art to a direct sales pitch when it's used for fundraisers. Here are some key tips:

1 - Look people in the eye as you smile and introduce yourself while extending your brochure.

2 - Clearly state the name of your group and name a specific reason why you are raising funds.

3 - Ask for their help and use the word 'because' as part of the request. The word 'because' is a proven subconscious psychological trigger word and using it will greatly boost your sales.

Example: 'Can you help us out because we really need those new uniforms?'

Fundraising tips You can easily offer more than one type of fruit and even include foods that compliment them. Consider offering fresh pecans or other nuts. Certain types of candy or seasonal items also go well with fresh fruit.

You can also combine offerings from different suppliers in the same fundraiser. For instance, you can offer holiday poinsettias along with citrus products. Or, Christmas wreaths and trimmings also go well with November order-taker fundraisers for holiday delivery.

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