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Does your marketing come to a screeching halt during your annual vacationpilgrimage? Do you cease to promote your company and your products orservices? Does your company dwindle into a period of non-existence while youare away?Success Promotions' Wizard of marketing has an alternative! IntroducingVacation Marketing!Preparing for your vacation marketing begins with loading up your pockets,wallet, briefcase, swim bag, and suit case with business cards, flyers,samples, portfolio materials, magnets, pens, pencils, and anything else uponwhich you might have imprinted your business information. If youradvertising budget allows for it, you can even have something specialimprinted just for the occasion.Some ideas for special items you might prepare would include toy sail boats,kites, beach balls or pool towels for a beach trip. Incidentally, if anyonesells a kite that looks like a wizard with perhaps stars on the tail, pleaseemail me! Walking sticks, canteens, t-shirts, water bottles would beappropriate for a mountain trip. Sunglasses, pencils, and notepads would begood for a trip to a metropolitan area.For the remainder of this article, I will cite examples specifically from mycondo visit to the islands off the coast of South Carolina.Leaving behind refrigerator magnets, pens, and pencils with SuccessPromotions logo as well as client logos are a fantastic way to have anadvertising imprint impact upon visitors week after week. If someone likes amagnet or is interested enough in the company that they take it home withthem that is okay with me. Worse things could happen! Vacation facilitieswith kitchens are also great places to leave mugs, water bottles, etc. Notonly is it great to have them remain at the condominium where continuousvisitors might see them, it also doesn't hurt to have them taken home assouvenirs by visitors from all over these United States and beyond.Today most condos and many hotels equip their rooms with not only atelevision but also a VCR. You can leave behind a video showing the processof weaving your baskets, firing your pottery, forming your soaps, or anyother process that adds to the intrinsic value of the products you makeavailable to consumers. The only problem with the video tapes is that theyare less likely to be seen by everyone.Vacation destinations are saturated with small and unique gift shops. Ifyour product is something that would be a good item for them to resale, youmight want to turn your vacation into a business venturing trip by visitingwith a few shop keepers and finding people who might sell, re-sell, orconsign your products.Vacation destinations are also chock full of people who strive to attain thebetter things in life. The person next to you at the tiki bar, the pool, orthe rowing machine might just be the next best recruit for your networkmarketing business. You'll never know if you don't ask. And for those of uswho have never been quite that outgoing in our recruiting efforts at leastdon't miss the opportunity when asked what you do for a living.Many timeshares and weekly or monthly rental options at vacationdestinations have welcoming parties at their onset. You might be able todonate a prize or two of your imprinted items to their raffles or drawings.Also, these same companies also offer scheduled activity events. Often theseevents even include things like make over parties and wine tastings. Youmight even be able to plan ahead and offer such activities through themanagement company. Incidentally if you live in a vacation destination orapartment community, similar marketing opportunities might exist.Don't forget the same things that you can do any time at home. Hostsamplings, seminars, etc. The opportunities exist most places, you just mayhave to research a little harder to find them in your vacation destination.Lots of shops, restaurants, and hotels offer you the chance to sign a guestbook or put your business card in a fish bowl to get you on their mailinglist. Doing so allows you to maintain constant contact with them as well.And some of these places will have extensive mailing lists you might wish toconsider advertising to or renting.The last thing you want to remember about your trips out of town is this:Whenever you are driving somewhere you might go on vacation you pass or arepassed by thousands of other vehicles. http://www.webdecals.com provides anexcellent way to advertise while you drive. Needless to say, when you add awebdecal to your car or van, its a good idea to wash the vehicle on aregular basis. I know my mini van stays much cleaner now that I've addedwww.SuccessPromotions.com to the back window! Article Tags: Vacation Marketing