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Military Spouse Appreciation Day – May 6, 2011
Military Spouse Appreciation Day is the Friday before Mother’s Day; May 6, 2011. “The first Military Spouse Day was first celebrated in 1984 when then-President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the observance to honor the contributions of military spouses. The military now sets aside the Friday before Mother’s Day each year to pay tribute to the spouses who play a vital role in the nation’s defense.” (http://www.army.mil/spouse/) What are you going to do for our behind the scenes military-spouses; the wives and husbands of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guard? Get your community involved. Perhaps a community day down ‘central avenue’. Flowers for military spouses, massages, manicures, free-planners. Each participating store could…
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Month of the Military Child and The Community That Serves Them
“What we hear repeatedly from military kids is that they need people in their community to know what they’re going through.” – National Military Family Association You are the community that can support our military-members and their children. As a MilitaryAvenue Partner we know that you hold the military family in high-regard. So what can you do to help the military child? Get to know them, collectively and individually. The National Military Family Association has created a great tool-kit that you can download for free. It has some fabulous tips that they devised by talking to military-kids. I think you will glean a lot of great information from it that…
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day 2011 – Spotlight MilitaryAvenue Partners
Military Spouse Appreciation Day is the Friday before Mother’s Day, May 6th, 2011. It is a day to recognize the contributions of the Military Spouse to our US Military. At the heart of our Armed Forces, servicemembers’ spouses keep our military families on track. They balance family life, military life, and their careers all while supporting other military families and giving back to their communities. Many have served in uniform themselves and, understanding the obligations involved, can provide unparalleled support. They are pillars of strength in their families, often celebrating their children’s life milestones while the other parent is away. – Presidential Proclamation–Military Spouse Appreciation Day Want to know how…
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MilitaryAvenue Partner Bulletins
We want you to be engaged with your local military-families! As you get to know their lifestyle, what is important to them, what changes are happening on post / base, you will find it easier to tailor your business-model to include their needs, then in turn, bring in new customers and keep current customers happy. With this in mind, we are happy to introduce: “MilitaryAvenue Partner Bulletins”. As we post articles on MilitaryAvenue.com for our military-families, we keep /you/ in mind, the businesses serving them. If there is an article you should read we will pass it along, titled MilitaryAvenue.com Bulletin. So be sure to add, leanne@militaryavenue.com to your email…
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It is a mobile world — Be a part of the action!
Is your business on Facebook? If not it should be! It is a great way to build a fan base and spread the word amongst friends, your future customers. Click here to get started! and then fill out the right-page, “Official Page”. The next page is some simple instructions to get your page live; you can post a picture, import your contacts and much more. With just a little work you can be live on Facebook in 5 minutes! I think this next-step is a very important part of getting your business on the Facebook-map though! ‘Claim your place!’ To claim your Place, search for your business name on Facebook via…
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Lions and Tigers and … Military Discounts at the zoo!
Part of a military family’s struggle to get acclimated to a new community is to know where to go to get off base or post. Any PCS (move), reintegration (the time home right after a deployment) or even a trip back to the old stomping-grounds to visit grandparents, aunts, uncles… requires family-time. What better way to spend time together then visiting a local reputable attraction. My own family is spread out and we took the time this weekend to meet in a central spot – Toledo, Ohio. Friday night the cousins (from 2 months old to 8 years old) had a great time together (there were a few pillow fights and some wonderful times in an indoor pool…
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“Did You Know?” The impact of online-advertising…
I recently ran across this video and thought our MilitaryAvenue Partners would enjoy it. Take a moment (or two) to watch it and think about your advertising and the future of your business! By the way … the message in the video is not new. We have been touting the importance of reaching the mobile, fluid, military-community via the internet for quite some time. But this is a great reminder, full of fun and interesting facts! We know you that as a MilitaryAvenue Partner you want to be in touch with /this generation/; the mobile, the movers, and the in-touch. Your business is on the Internet (find your business on MilitaryAvenue.com via…
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Spreading the Word
We all have goals! That is what helps catapult a business to success. What is one of MilitaryAvenue.com’s goals?: Reach the Military Community. We continue to succeeded; yet, we won’t ever take it off our list of goals because we want to reach EVERYONE and continue a relationship with our users in order that our Partners get the business exposure they deserve!The military is a very fluid group and so as the word spreads YOUR business gets more exposure. The more families that sign up for Alerts in your area, the more they learn about you and what you have to offer. YET … what do the military-families want to…
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What does your ad convey?
MilitaryAvenue Partners, have you used our Reward Finder? What does your ad look like? What are the thousands of military-families that use our Reward Finder learning about your business? Is your ad up to date? Would you like it to be higher up in the list of discounts for your area? Take the time to review your work! Log-in and make changes. We want YOU to put your best foot forward for our military-community. Some important related articles:MilitaryAvenue Partners: You too can be a General – How you can have your discount listed higher for your installation & category Military Rewards and How to Win the Hearts of the Military Community…
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US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Michigan; our newest installation
Traverse City, Michigan: a beautiful town; a great place to visit; and home to the “Guardians of the Great Lakes”, US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City. We just recently added this Coast Guard Station to our list of installations on MilitaryAvenue.com! Now it is time to get the word out! Are you just south of the UP? (Upper-Peninsula for us non-Michiganders) Do you own a business? Want to get the word out to your Coast Guard community? Then become a MilitaryAvenue Partner. A military-discount equals free advertising on MilitaryAvenue… which means inclusion in MilitaryAvenue Alerts; listed on our Military Rewards Tab at the Coast Guard Station; and an ad under…
