Professional Documents
Culture Documents
EVENTS
AND PROMOTIONS
A SHIFT IN THINKING…
CUSTOMERS ARE MORE INVOLVED IN THE
PRODUCTS/SERVICES YOU PROVIDE
Project costs
marketing objectives?
Develop Your Messages
Less is more – Focus on your call to action
Target messages that speak to your audience and are
consistent
Pay close attention to the non-verbal aspects of the message
Images, graphics, fonts should relate to your overall theme,
message, and audience for the maximum effect
Choose Your Delivery System
Formal delivery system vs informal delivery system
Customers are spending less time in “traditional
media”
(Radio usage is down 19%, TV viewing is down 33%, and newspaper/magazine readership is
* Pew Internet and American Life **Nielson Mobile Study ***ComScore ****NY
Times E-Commerce Report
Evaluate, Evaluate, Evaluate
Measure and evaluate the success of the
promotion/event. Conduct customer feedback
surveys and after action reports!
FMWRC Promotion Result Examples:
2010 Texas Hold’em promotion provided 101 additional nights to sell food and beverage
at garrison facilities
Approximately half of all garrisons that participated in Texas Hold’em stated more than
50% of the participants were new customers
2010 Operation Rising Star reports indicated an average increase of 18% in daily revenue
compared to 2009 results
Eighty-seven percent of garrisons reported that the Operation Rising Star Program is
either valuable or very valuable in its ability to increase morale
The 2010 www.Oprisingstar.com webpage increased views by 40,768 over 2009.
Case Study