1. Girl Scout cookies are sold to benefit a not-for-profit. So, no marketing is really involved.
2. By creating cookies geared toward specific markets, such as Dulce de Leche, the Girl Scouts tried to provide a good that people did not want.
3. Girl Scouts in Atlanta used demographics to identify residential areas with the right discretionary income to spend on cookies. This is an example of a market orientation.
4. Girl Scouts selling cookies doesnt teach real marketing because Girl Scout cookies arent something people really need.