OSSN E-Agent Newsletter

December 2007

In this issue...

OSSN Home

Destination: Aboard The Constellation
by John Hawks

President's Message
by Gary Fee

Innovative & Fun Marketing
by Anita Pagliasso

Taking Care of Business
by Melody Fee

Easy Marketing Ideas
by Monique Peragine

Price Shoppers are Good
by Ken Hall

Religious Niche Marketing
by Bob Faucett

Join RCI in San Diego
by Martin Deutsch

Got VMail
by Amy Dismukes

China Conference

OSSN Sets Sail with FAM Cruises

CHAPTER CHATS

Mike Maino
Daytona
Houston
S.E. Massachusetts

Innovative and Fun Marketing Ideas
by Anita Pagliasso

I once used actual plastic baby bottles to mail invitations out for a baby shower. I filled each baby bottle with pastel-colored confetti and rolled the invitation inside. I pre-typed the adhesive stick-on mailing labels that went on the outside of the bottles. The cost was $.65 to mail each of these, but what a response I got. Friends talked about these invitations for the longest time. If this got such a great response, I figured, why couldn't I come up with some creative ways to promote my travel business in the same manner?

The following are samples of some promotional ideas that will get the responses wanted at a minimal cost to you. A lot of these items can be put inside a regular letter-size envelope and need no extra postage.

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Aloha, Travel Partners
My NCL colleagues Joe Jiffo, Marianne Sequeira, Shanel Knight-Tarver and I recently put in some overtime - but believe me, we didn't mind a bit. That's because we escorted a group of 45 NCL travel partners aboard NCL America's Pride of America for a 7-day Hawai`i tour, from April 14 - April 21. (Yes, it's a tough job, but someone had to do it). Between all the exciting...
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Read all About it -
New NCL News You Can Use
NCL is committed to being the easiest cruise line for your clients to travel with - and for you to do business with. That's why we keep coming up with new programs and procedures, designed to make taking and booking NCL cruises easier and better all the time. In fact, we've just enhanced three programs...
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Give Your Sales a Boost (and Give Lots of On-Board Credits) with NCL's "Spring for it" Sales Event
hey say it's better to give than to receive — and we bet no one knows that better than you these days, during NCL's "Spring for it" sales event...
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Summer, Fall and 1-Night Cruises - NCL's Got the Triple Play to Help You Score Big Sales

We know you're always looking for new ways to boost your sales and build your business - and NCL is always looking for new ways to help. Summer's right around the corner, and fall isn't far behind, so sell your clients on two of the season's most popular cruise destinations - Alaska and Europe.ot only are the destinations in high demand, but so are the ships - NCL's got brand new ships sailing these great itineraries...
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NCL Insider: Whale tail

Use Brand "U" Marketing to Become Distinct as a Home Based Travel Agent

As a home based travel agent, have you ever asked yourself, "Am I doing everything I can to brand myself, set myself apart and make myself distinct in my marketplace?" If there's room for improvement - and there always is - your NCL home based partner is ready to help...
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Innovative and Fun Marketing Ideas by Anita Pagliasso

Innovative and Fun Marketing Ideas
by Anita Pagliasso