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Directory of Military Spouse & Veteran Owned or Managed Businesses
Military Spouses and Military Veterans have a lot to offer. We want to help you get the word out about your business to the military-families that live around you!From the restaurant to the PR firm;from the cosmetic sales to the attorneys;from lawn care operators to the real estate agents;you name your niche …You have something to offer your military community! Introducing a directory of Veteran & Military Spouse owned or operated businesses at MilitaryAvenue.com.If you are a Veteran or a Military Spouse create your ad today – a basic listing is free, you can’t beat that cost of advertising. You will be included on our site, in our monthly Military Alerts and we will let…
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National Military Appreciation Month and Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Happy May Day! Are you ready for it? May, that is. So many activities begin this month for the summer! Warmer weather arrives in much of the country and we head outside to work, play, travel and celebrate. Two of the best known celebrations this month are Memorial Day (May 28th) and Armed Forces Day (May 19th). Gaining quickly in national recognition and deservedly so, are Military Spouse Appreciation Day and National Military Appreciation Month which is the entire month of May! As a business interested in marketing to the military you should be announcing these events and sharing with your military customers that you do appreciate them! One example…
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Is Your Military Discount up to date?
Attention Attention AttentionAttention to the Details … Every day we share the best of your military-discounts on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. On the first of every month MilitaryAvenue Alerts is published to thousands of members of the military community around the country with your ad shared with your community.Your ad is visible to the Military Community on MilitaryAvenue.com at your base or post 24/7.These are service-members and spouses, the decision makers, that are interested in the latest & most up to date military-discount and -incentive in their area, your area! Do you keep your MilitaryAvenue ad up to date? Your ad should not be stagnant, just like a business-marketing plan isn’t stagnant; otherwise it will not…
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Military Dates to Remember 2012
The New Year is almost here and we promised to provide updates for our 2012 Military Dates to Remember! Here is the first six months and we will update as the calendar continues to roll! Your military community will appreciate your knowledge of their events. Show your appreciation with marketing efforts, simple “thank yous” from your sales staff and patriotic window displays or website images/pages. Don’t forget your social media efforts too! Nothing like a mention on Facebook or twitter to draw friends, likes and shares! Do you keep up with MilitaryAvenue on Facebook or Twitter? How about our Military Discount Facebook page? We welcome your comments as a partner…
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Military Dates to Remember 2011- 2012
sSay “Thank You” on Veterans Day!We frequently get visits to MilitaryAvenue for folks looking for military important dates! To help, we will again begin placing important dates for the military community for followers to see! Well in advance of the date, so you can reach out and plan to recognize the events appropriately! We will also post on twitter! We are posting through June 2012 and will update as we gather new or updated information! Some dates may not be particular to the military but think of a deployed service member returning after a deployment and enjoying Thanksgiving with their family. Last year there was an empty chair while they…
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Getting the word out to the Military Community
I want to reiterate how thankful we are for our MilitaryAvenue Partners! You are the businesses and the communities that support our military and their families. They need to know you stand behind them, beside them and with them. (As a military spouse, I can tell you, that thought is from the heart!) Your story, your discount, your support is a very important piece of the MilitaryAvenue story. (I would say the most important part.) The part that lets the military know about the support they can find in their community. So how do we spread the word for you? Military Discounts Page. This is one of our most visited pages on MilitaryAvenue.com. Military families…
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Going Viral with MilitaryAvenue and CNN – “Tell Your Story”
Do you see the byline in this image taken from a CNN live broadcast? MilitaryAvenue.com was featured in a midday story on Military Spouse Appreciation Day last month! May was Military Appreciation Month and many businesses responded with some great support to the military community! Did you know about Military Spouse Appreciation Day? Armed Services Day? Memorial Day? We received some great coverage from CNN on Military Spouse Appreciation Day with our blog on 101 Ways to Thank a Military Spouse! When they made contact about our blog and talked about it live on CNN, we jumped a bit with excitement! CNN recognized that we were supporting this great group…
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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: Colleen Bay and Her Hero, LLC
Flexibility is the name of the game; add in a dash of passion and a sprinkle of ‘go-get-em’ and you have the recipe for a woman with a heart for her business! We are happy to introduce Colleen, a MilitaryAvenue Partner and more importantly and Army Spouse. Read on to learn about her fabulous fashion-line and ways that she wants to support you, the military family. Your Name: Colleen Bay Your Company Name: Her Hero, LLCQuick description of your business: Her Hero is an online boutique where you will find one-of-a-kind creations for today’s military moms, spouses, daughters, sisters, and girlfriends. An exclusive shop featuring contemporary sweetheart jewelry designs, chic clothing, and…
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Military Spouse Appreciation: Jen Zajac, Helping Your Child Sleep
Ahhh… sleep… as the mother of an eight month-old I’m /just starting/ to remember what it is. There are many things that can affect a child’s sleep pattern from infant to school age children. Today’s Featured Spouse knows all about sleep and wants to help you! Jen is an Air National Guard Spouse and we are so glad to call her a MilitaryAvenue Partner! Your Name: Jen ZajacYour Company Name: Helping Your Child Sleep Quick description of your business: I provide customized consultations to parents of children who have difficulty falling or staying asleep. Consultations are customized to each individual family’s needs and tailored to the parent’s parenting style. A step-by-step plan…
