Question

1. Main Entry: You have just been elected President of the "Good Doer Club." As president you are responsible for designing a door-to- door champagne to get people to do one of the following (pick the topic you like best): donate blood help build housing for a low income residents donate used but in good condition household items for the "Good Doer Club Yard Sale" -proceeds go to a good cause. Convince employees take advantage of the FREE flu shots their employer had paid for as a service to them. A) What tactic(s)* will you instruct your solicitors to employ? B) Give a brief step-by-step account of what the solicitors should do (bullet point format is fine). C) Justify your approach with supporting evidence as to why this is the best way to proceed; that is, how does it improve the chances influence will lead to conformity?

Answer 1

Donate blood.

A) The tactics that one should instruct their solicitors to employ must revolve around the foot in the door technique. This is a strategy where an individual would make a person willfully comply with a larger request by persuading them to agree with the smaller request first. Another way in which this can be done is to provide public awareness regarding the club and how one can convince the public that it is reliable.

B)

• Firstly, it is necessary to conduct an area mapping of the community in target for this campaign.
• It is necessary to estimate the adequate resources and manpower based upon the first step.
• Ensure that the tasks are delegated properly based upon the strengths and weaknesses of each person.
• Conduct a certain amount of advertising in a small scale in order to help the locality gain knowledge about the club.
• Visit the potential blood donors and explain to them the importance of the process and how they can begin by voicing their interest in a small manner. ( Smaller request first)
• Secondly , one can contact them and identify their willingness to join the campaign on an assigned date.
• Document the processes as it is done or completed.

C) This is one of the best way to process based upon evidence as it has been found that people are more willing to participate in a campaign or a workshop, once transparency and rapport is established , rather than mere sending out a message or a notice. It prevents influence leading to conformity as the tasks are delegated and planned ahead and adequate guidance is given. Moreover, the fact that more positive responses are expected helps to ensure feedback and opinions for improvement.