The
Corporate Connection
Educating our new and existing clientbase is one of the most difficult and least
understood marketing principles. Whether you are Marketing through your referral base or
just through new acquisitions you need to develop a strategy that will cut through all the
rhetoric that occurs in what era we call "the over communication age."
A small fitness center in Golden Colorado was faced with the need to increase and
improve their clientbase. Their strategy for educating their customers was as follows:
They created a box they gave to each current or potential member. Inside the box you
found some fun and exciting information.
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This was the offer
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"As a valued employer of our area, we wish to thank you for your continued
economic support of this community by offering you, through a program called the Corporate
Connection, a special corporate rate for membership to the New Golden Community Center,
for you and your employees.
This certificate entitles your company to a corporate membership to the new Golden
Community Center. Sign up your company today by calling XXX-XXXX and give us the name of
your company. Our staff will guide you through the details of a full Corporate Connection
membership.
If you sign up before October 31, you will become a Charter Member, and we will give
you up to an additional 5% off the already-discounted fee. This allows you to receive 30%
off of your annual membership dues year after year.
We wish you continued success in your business and hope the new Golden Community Center
will add to your bottom line through increased productivity due to healthier and happier
employees.
Our no-risk Guarantee: For your peace of mind, we stand behind our membership with a
money-back guarantee. Call XXX-XXXX and ask for details."
As a value-added service for the business what employer
would want to miss out on this offer?
The Results:
This promotion was so successful that within three months the Center was fully
subscribed. It has been fully self-supporting and never had to rely on the General Fund. |