Marketing Trendz Volume 23 Spring 2018 Edition | Page 17

SALES PROMOTION & EVENTS A quick photo is taken before Breakfast TV's in-studio segment. THE IMPACT & BOTTOM LINE Well-wishing messages are hung on Holt Renfrew's CNY tree. • The event caught the attention of all three major TV networks and earned on-air coverage from Global News, CBC News, and BT Calgary. Coverage from CTV Calgary was paid • Articles appeared in 11 different publications, including: The Calgary Herald, Global News, Avenue Magazine, Carpe Diem!, Narcity, Vern Magazine, Visit Calgary, Swerve, To Do Canada, and Downtown Calgary • The event earned coverage from a handful of social media influencers • The cost of the event represented approximately five percent of CORE’s annual promotional budget PAGE : 17