Archive for November, 2011

What Are You Thankful For?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

The spirit of Thanksgiving is upon us, and for many that means it’s the special time of year when we take a moment out of our busy schedules to give thanks for all we have.

Here at Gunn|Jerkens, we’re thankful for the wonderful clients we have the opportunity to partner with each day. We’re also thankful for the outstanding team we have here, which work tirelessly to push the limits on every project we’re entrusted with.

What are you thankful for?

We’d like to share with all of our readers a heartwarming video to help answer that question.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

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Grab The Deal!

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Gunn|Jerkens recently launched D.R. Horton’s successful “Grab the Deal” sales campaign.  More than 24 D.R. Horton communities throughout southern California participated in the three-day event resulting in record-breaking home sales.

The integrated marketing campaign included print, online and radio components (Listen to the Grab the Deal Radio Spot) and noticeably increased both on-site and web traffic.

Congratulations to the entire D.R. Horton Southern California team on a successful sales event.

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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Today is America Recycles Day! Since 1997, people throughout the US have been joining forces on November 15 to celebrate the efforts of recycling! Today is our day to promote, educate and motivate the world to see what we can accomplish!

Here are some interesting facts we found out about recycling:

  1. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours (equal to a half gallon of gasoline!)
  2. If we recycled all of our newspapers, we could save around 250,000,000 trees per year
  3. Each month we discard enough glass bottles and jars to fill a large skyscraper, and they are all recyclable!
  4. The US is the biggest producer of the world’s trash, clocking in at 1,609 pounds per person per year (That’s 5% of the world’s people generating 40% of the world’s waste)
  5. Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator

For more interesting facts, click here!

So whether it’s reusing paper, recycling a can or teaching others, make sure you do your part to recycle today, tomorrow and the next!

To find out how you can get involved, check out the official America Recycles Day page!

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Now This Is Fresh!

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Gunn|Jerkens was recently tasked with creating a new campaign to promote Olson Homes’ new home community – Citrus Walk in Covina, CA.

The campaign, Now This Is Fresh, was quickly crafted and executed based on three key attributes possessed by the Citrus Walk community that make it fresh, new, innovative and cool. The first is that the community itself boasts new architecture in a location encompassed by the quaint and historical downtown Covina surroundings. Citrus Walk provides for an experience of fresh, innovative design, that offers a new take on in-town living.

The convenient location of Citrus Walk also makes it fresh! Here, you can park your car and visit walking-close restaurants, cafés, parks, Starbucks and the Farmer’s Market. And yet, you can still easily hop on the freeway or Metrolink, which makes commuting a convenient solution no matter which direction you’re traveling. Living closer to the things you need and love makes living at Citrus Walk a fresh approach to life.

Citrus Walk also offers homeowners a fresh opportunity to own a new home. With a price that’s right, interest rates that are low and tax benefits that can’t be beat, owning a new home at Citrus Walk gives residents the pride of knowing they’re building a fresh future.

The G|J team developed a strategic plan to ensure that the fresh campaign was shared in as many places possible to drive qualified leads from the target market to the new townhome community. This was a multi-platform campaign that integrated traditional, digital and social media tools to spread the word about the great value and lifestyle available at Citrus Walk.

Within just a few days of the campaign launch, Citrus Walk saw increased web and on-site traffic and, most importantly, an increase in home sales!

We’re grateful to work with such a wonderful client and look forward to creating many more campaigns for Olson Homes!

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The Hunt Is On!

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Gunn|Jerkens recently launched a special campaign for our client, Newhall Land and their master-planned community of Valencia, California. In an effort to engage the Valencia Facebook fans and showcase some of the community amenities, we asked users to participate in the Awesome Scavenger Hunt!

Running for a total of eight weeks, the hunt presents a new clue each week, which is posted to the Valencia Facebook page. And each clue has fans and residents visiting some of the places Valencia is most known for.

Fans were encouraged to hone their Facebook skills and get ready to snap some pics for their chance to win. Prizes range from Starbucks, iTunes, American Express and Westfield Mall gift cards to the grand prize of the winning fan’s choice: either a spa day or a special date night for two.

This campaign is a win-win for both the Facebook fans and the client. The fans, of course, get their chance to win some awesome prizes and the client receives targeted user-generated content promoting their community from the best marketers they have – their residents!

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