Increasing Donations by Utilizing Promotional Products

Company Name:	The Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni
Award Level:	Silver
Industry Category:	Non-Profit & Related Businesses
Industry Name:	Schools
Promotional Objective	Encouraging Attendance/Involvement
Award Year:	2002
Promotion Amount:	$10 or More

Objective:	To build awareness and increase the number of Princeton Graduate Alumni who pay membership dues and make donations to the Association’s Endowment for Graduate Students.
Strategy Execution:	With the Alumni Association celebrating its 50th anniversary and the university celebrating its 100th, the time was ripe for launching an awareness program targeted at the alumni membership. Much of the success of this promotion can be attributed to the year-long series of events, but it was the theme and logo tying it all together that sealed the deal. At the May 2000 Princeton University Reunions, the Alumni Association launched the “50/100?. Promotional items bearing the program logo were used frequently to keep the theme and the campaign visible and non-stop for 12 months. Messenger bags, lenticular postcards, Polo shirts, t-shirts, magnets and mailing labels for all correspondence kept the program alive and vital until its culmination at the June 2001 Reunions. The promotion earns extra points for exhibiting a consistently fun, lighthearted mood that never strayed too far from the traditions and dignity of the century-old university.
Results:	Over 1,000 participants attended the event-five times the usual attendance. A greater awareness of the Alumni’s role was evidenced by increased mentions in university publications as well as a 15 percent increase of alumni paying membership dues.

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Kurt McDowell filed under

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