Marketing for the Orthotic & Prosthetic Profession
February 2007
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I got this email last week.
Clearly a tie-in to the upcoming Academy Awards and designed to take advantage of all the pre-Oscar buzz!
LOVED IT!

From Kayak (one of my favorite travel related sites)
The subject line read:
Best Supporting Role by a Destination

The email read:
"The 2007 Oscar nominations are in and "School for Scoundrels" was sadly snubbed by the academy...
As a travel company it seems unfair that sound and makeup receive an award while destinations do not.
After all, what?s "Out of Africa" without Africa or "Pirates of the Caribbean" without a Caribbean?

That?s why we are lobbying the academy to add another category: "Best Supporting Role by a Destination."

Tie-ins to events like the Super Bowl, Grammy's, or the Oscar's are fun - people enjoy them - and can be newsworthy, too. If Kayak can do it, so can you.

What's Oscar-worthy about your business?
Need help with your tie-in? Call me. 860-967-4184

79th Annual Academy Awards February 25th
 
And the O&P nominees are...

Best musical score: "Phantom Limb" by the Shins

Original use of a prosthetic body part as a weapon: Grindhouse

Best depiction of the difficulty of water fountain usage involving an orthosis:
Joan Cusack, Sixteen Candles (If you haven't seen the movie. See it.)

Worst backlash against a studio for not delivering on promised prostheses for amputee extras used in a movie: Warner Brothers

Have any O&P related nominations or categories you'd like to add?

Email them to me and I will post them on the blog on next week! elizabeth@askelizabeth.net


This week's marketing gold stars go to...
 
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A recent newsletter was all about email newsletters and how they can help you stay connected to your target market.
Just some of the benefits:

  • Cost-effective delivery method
  • Drives traffic to your website
  • Interactive
  • Results are measurable

All of which help you MAKE MORE MONEY!
Gold stars to all!

WBC Industries for launching their email newsletter!
Click here to sign up for it!

O&P Career Placement Services, Inc. for creating newsletters designed for their top two target markets - one for O&P employers and one for O&P professionals. Click here to sign up!

OPAF for doubling their newsletter subscribers in just four months! Click here to sign up!

Got a website but haven't got a newsletter? Why not??
Call me! 860-967-4184


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Speaking Calendar
 
Market Like a Rock Star Tour 2006-2007

I'll be speaking at the following O&P meetings...

  • Feb 23 - 24, 2007 PrimeFare West meeting

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    Elizabeth Mansfield
    Outsource Marketing Solutions, LLC

    Phone: 860-967-4184
    Fax: 610-673-7248
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