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Veterans Day Meals, Deals & Support
Next month is Veteran’s Day and a great chance for you to note their sacrifices and protection of our great country. As a MilitaryAvenue Partner what are you doing to recognize our Military and Families this upcoming Veterans Day? Start preparing now for this day of recognition for those who have frequently given so much for their country. Welcoming our Military to your place of business Here are ideas to jump start your recognition of Veteran’s Day. Make it something that makes veterans and their families feel appreciated: First of all offer a Veterans Day Special, for our veterans. Offer something from the heart that you know your military-veteran customers…
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Veterans Day 2011 – What are you going to do for our Military-Veterans?
Next month is Veteran’s Day and a great chance for you to note their sacrifices and protection of our great country. As a MilitaryAvenue Partner what are you doing to recognize our Military and Families this upcoming Veterans Day? Start preparing now for this day of recognition for those who have frequently given so much for their country. Many military families are operating with a second or third deployment over the holidays! Can you say “again”? Many Military-Veterans didn’t get the recognition they so deserved so many years ago. All Veterans and families could use a simple “thank you” from all of us.Welcoming our Military to your place of business…
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What Does Your Ad Say to Military Consumers?
We have some great military supporters on MilitaryAvenue! In fact, our MilitaryAvenue Partners are the best! You are part of an elite group of business patriots! Congratulations! Now the next step: What are you telling your military audience as a Partner? That you support them during wartime? That your ad demonstrates your willingness to recognize their sacrifice? Does it show you are professional, your service or product is worth spending their combat earned dollars on? Let’s take a look at two ads. First is an example of an ad that needs more information to create interest. The second provides more information and will draw folks to read more and find…
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Great Examples of How to Reach Out to the Military Community
Why are some businesses successful at reaching out to the military community? Fantastic Sams shows their colors!We just attended a special event for military spouses at Ft Knox, called a Field Exercise that was a wonderful time! It brought together 300 Army spouses (most had seen their soldier deploy multiple times – some up to six times) and provided them an opportunity to learn coping skills and laugh together about military life and its challenges! AWNHosted by Tara Crooks and Star Henderson of Army Wife Network, the Field Exercise also gave away some wonderful gifts! Super Military SupportersMilitaryAvenue.com was there as a sponsor and coordinated with three local businesses to…
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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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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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Veterans Day 2010 – What are you going to do for our Military-Veterans?
Next month is Veteran’s Day and a great chance for you to note their sacrifices and protection of our great country. As a MilitaryAvenue Partner what are you doing to recognize our Military and Families this upcoming Veterans Day? Start preparing now for this day of recognition for those who have frequently given so much for their country. Many military families are operating with a second or third deployment over the holidays! Can you say “again”? Many Military-Veterans didn’t get the recognition they so deserved so many years ago. All Veterans and families could use a simple “thank you” from all of us. Welcoming our Military to your place of business Here…
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July Featured Military Reward – Heaven’s Best
We are about to celebrate the 4th of July and that means the heat of summer is here! We have selected a patriotic company that recognizes the sacrifices our service families make as our Featured Military Reward for July! Heaven’s Best Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning has an exceptional Military Reward for military families in the middle of a PCS move in or move out at Beaufort MCAS! Or maybe you just need to freshen your house after a busy year? Their Military Reward says: 25% Military Discount Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning cares and understands the sacrifices that the military community has made in safe guarding our country. Thank You! Their…
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June Featured Military Reward – Coldstone Creamery
We just celebrated Memorial Day and that means summer is here! With summer comes a special need for ice cream in this military family! So when the votes were tallied it was easy to understand why we chose Cold Stone Creamery – Point Loma as our Featured Military Reward for June! Their Military Reward says: 15% off your entire order (excluding gift card purchases) when you show your active duty or retired military ID. Cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or coupons. Their ads can be seen at Point Loma Naval Base, San Diego Naval Base and San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot on MilitaryAvenue.com under our Ice…
