Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Honor Your DECA Seniors!

Honor Your DECA Seniors!

The purpose of the DECA Marketing Education Honor Award is to provide
recognition to marketing education students for their academic excellence,
leadership, and involvement in DECA. To receive this award, a student must be a
DECA member at the national level; be a senior; have an overall cumulative grade
point average of 3.2 for the seven previous semesters (with 4.0 being equal to
an A); and participate in at least three of the areas listed under DECA
activities, leadership, and involvement in DECA.

This is a great way to say "Thank you!" to those departing DECA members, who
have not only given their all to the organization during their high school
years, but who can also be a valuable resource for your chapter after they
graduate.

To access the application for this award, go to
http://www.deca.org/pdf/HonorAward2009.pdf. There is a $5.00 per application
fee. The due date, February 1, 2009.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Teens for Planet Earth Service Awards

The application for the 2009 Service Awards is now available! The Teens for Planet Earth Service Awards recognize teens around the world for service-learning projects that demonstrate their commitment to the environment. TPE teams whose projects are deemed to be of exceptional quality will be awarded at three levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold. This is an international award and we highly encourage all TPE teams to consider applying.

Learn more at http://teens4planetearth.com/serviceawards

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Marketing Essentials: Final Exam Review

Final Exam Review

Unit 5 Selling: Chapters 12 to 15
& a few concepts used in your project, from Chapter 16


Marketing Essentials


These chapters include concepts which include several parts, I would recommend you utilize the list below and add others to it as well, in order
to develop your study guide.
Reminder: concepts should be defined and
provide an example of each.



Pre-approach
Steps of the Sale
Terms of Sale
Purchase Order
Jargon pg 244
Customer Buying Motives
Three Types of Product Features
Types of Customer Greetings
Types of Customer Decision Making
Sources and Methods of Prospecting
Determining a Customer Needs (how to)
Product Presentation – Show and Tell examples
Maximum Numbers of Products a Salesperson can Show a Customer
What are the Types of Retail Store Transactions
Four Step Process for Handling Objections
Rules and Methods of Suggestive Selling
Parts and Calculations of an Invoice
Name Three after the Sale Activities
Typical Cash Register Arrangement
Relationship Marketing
Common Objections
Types of Closes
Buying Signals

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Essay Contest - Scholarship

Essay Contest

High school students in all 67 school districts are invited to participate in the statewide essay contest. Student entrants in ninth through twelfth grades are asked to write a 500-word essay responding to the following scenario: "Imagine that a devastating natural disaster has occurred in your community. There is damage to your home and to the homes in your neighborhood and there may be injuries. Tell us your story of how having a plan in place beforehand helped you, your family, and your pets survive the disaster."

All entries must be electronically submitted no later than TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009. For complete contest information please visit the Just Read, Florida!

Website at: http://www.justreadflorida.com/hwaw/EssayContest.asp

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Community Service Project Opportunity

As a current or potential partner with Deerfield Beach High School we would like to request your assistance with our annual “Black Shoe Collection” which, for the past three years has been providing shoes to students at the elementary level. As I am sure you are aware many companies support national drives during this season, however ours is community based – the shoes go directly on to the feet of elementary students through our Caribbean and Haitian partners.

You may ask “Why only black shoes?” One of the constraints of the Caribbean and Haitian school systems is that students must have the required uniform in order to go to public school (White shirt, dark pants/shorts and black shoes). It certainly seems a hardship for families to come up with black shoes when they can’t even put food on the table, but it is their reality. Ironically, providing shoes can help to educate a child!