Newspaper Advertising Still Primary Shopping Information Source

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Newspaper advertising is the leading advertising medium cited by consumers in planning, shopping and making purchasing decisions, according to data from a Frank N. Magid Associates survey of 2,500 adults. The findings, announced today by the Newspaper Association of America, paint a strong picture of the unmatched value newspaper advertising continues to deliver in today’s media landscape. “This important new research reaffirms the power of newspaper advertising to engage consumers and drive them to take action,” said NAA President and CEO John Sturm. “More than all other media, adults continue to turn to newspapers to inform shopping decisions that lead to purchases. They are an opt-in media in an opt-out world, making newspaper advertising an ideal and effective choice for advertisers who want to reach consumers ready to shop and spend.” Read more

Website Design & SEO Help Providers Build Census | Tips & Guidelines

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The development of a strong website with relevant content that is search-engine friendly is becoming increasingly important in the senior living industry. As housing rebounds and more older boomers look to sell their homes and move into active senior communities and assisted living facilities, reliance on the Internet is greater than ever before.

With seniors and their adult children becoming savvier in Internet usage, it is becoming critical for the senior living market to address its target audiences online. A strong website that is easily found by the search engines (such as Yahoo and Google) is key to generating interest. For some, it is the first step to determine which community to visit.

Forward-thinking operators and owners of senior living communities are learning to harness the power of the Internet.
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Homebuilder Marketing: Communicate With Prospects Based On Where They Are In The Buying Cycle

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When pursuing new homebuyers, it’s important to think about their mindset and the tools available for marketing to them during various stages of the buying cycle. Consumers act—and react—differently depending on where they are in the buying process. Radio, TV, magazines, and billboards all can be effective ways to deliver your brand to the masses. But no matter how creative or compelling, your message may be lost if it doesn’t reach those who are ready to receive it. That’s why today, your outreach marketing should concentrate on home shoppers—those defined as actively looking for a home, and prospects—those who have made contact with you either by visiting your sales center or registering online. Read more

Homebuilder Marketing: Target Your Homebuyers With A New Media Mix

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When pursuing new homebuyers, it’s important to think about their mindset and the tools available for marketing to them during various stages of the buying cycle. Consumers act—and react—differently depending on where they are in the buying process. Radio, TV, magazines, and billboards all can be effective ways to deliver your brand to the masses. But no matter how creative or compelling, your message may be lost if it doesn’t reach those who are ready to receive it. That’s why today, your outreach marketing should concentrate on home shoppers—those defined as actively looking for a home, and prospects—those who have made contact with you either by visiting your sales center or registering online. Read more

Victoria’s Secret on Marketing

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It has been since 1995 that Victoria’s Secret figured out a big advertising secret.

First, let’s look at the Victoria’s Secret corporation because this is big business.  Victoria’s Secret is an American retailer of women’s wear, lingerie and beauty products. Sales have surpassed $5 billion dollars. It is now known for its annual fashion show, catalogs and bringing models to the forefront. Read more

The Perfect Holiday Gift For Your Resort And Your Customers

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Looking for a way to boost occupancy and improve revenue? Try gift cards. Many resort properties are capitalizing on the holiday season by offering gift cards redeemable for room nights, spa services, special packages, dining options, and more.

Pheasant Run Resort in the western suburbs of Chicago has taken to advertising its gift card program across all mediums—signage, radio tags, print ads, eblasts, and the property’s website all promote gift card sales. The resort is banking on the fact that people are looking for easy and affordable stocking stuffers for family and friends. Gift cards can be purchased in denominations of $20. To encourage repeat customers, Pheasant Run Resort also is offering a limited-time special where customers receive and extra $50 for every $200 in gift cards they buy. Read more

Attraction Marketing II: The Marketing March

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Attraction Marketing is the process of making your company, its products, services and culture more attractive to prospects by driving marketing initiatives with the people you already employ. How to process this activity to steadily move your marketing forward, using data to guide you, is called “The Marketing March.”

The strategies outlined in Attraction Marketing are numerous and interdependent. Keeping each strategy moving forward is critical. Getting things all moving in the same direction has been referred to as herding cats and making decisions on where to focus resources and where to cut is the key to success. Read more

Attraction Marketing I: Drawing Prospects To You

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Often marketing is something only focused on once or twice a year. You may be buying media today, running online listings on Web sites your prospects frequent. You may even be using Google AdWords and some limited print.

But so is your competition.

How are you going to stand apart? Increasing your spending may not be an option with tightening margins and flat or lower sales. So how can you get prospects to notice you? Here is where Attraction Marketing comes in.
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Resort Email Subject Lines of the Month For September

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Below are some of the top email subject lines from resort/hotel email marketing campaigns that we saw during the month of September.

Getaway this Month with our NEW Hot August Nights Package

Wake Up to the Beauty of Eagle Ridge

Make some memories at The Lake before the end of Summer

Your Labors Deserve A Getaway to The Abbey Resort

Labor Day and Fall Fun at The Abbey Resort

Celebrate Labor Day at The Abbey Resort

Live Entertainment at The Abbey Resort

August Beach Blast Cookout & Fireworks Show in Lake Lure……

Fall Events…Delaware Wine & Beer Festival

Ends Thursday! Sale starting at $49* one-way

Escape to Kohler this Summer for $148

Your August Pure Michigan Featured Deals

Luxury Escapes – August

Help Shanty Creek Name a Ski Run and WIN!

Snap up these great deals by Thursday!

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Attraction Marketing: How Can You Do More Within Your Organization To Draw Business To You?

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Over the past two years we have been asked by many companies what they can be doing themselves to improve their result in marketing. Budgets are tight and often people have time on their hands due to decrease workloads or seasonality. In June 2009 we began work on strategies that companies can implement with their team to build their business. During the process it became clear that, in order to control spending the focus would need to be on non-media strategies. Further discussion led us to the term “Attraction Marketing.” In short, Attraction Marketing improving your attractiveness to your prospects, to the marketplace.

We all personally want to be seen as attractive, be respected, admired, relevant. Similarly, Attraction Marketing addresses topics that can help create these perceptions for businesses.

Some of the strategies we will cover will be familiar to you, though we hope to get you to think about it a little differently. Some of the tactics you may already be doing, and that’s great. Hopefully we can show you how these things as connected and building on each other.

Stevens & Tate Marketing have been the test group for Attraction Marketing for 12 months now. In the postings I will tell you what worked for us and speak to our results. I will offer suggestions on how to lead the process through developing management and tracking. So join me is as I cover topics like All Dressed Up, Show Up In Style, Be Impressive, Become A Socialite, Lend A Hand, Stay Top Of Mind over the next few months.