Pulse Legacy Archive March / April 2012 | Page 51

CASE STUDY: TARGET AUDIENCE: Urban professionals who are well-educated and One Wellness & Spa focused on prevention; older, Baby Boomer demographic who are ALBERTA, CANADA Campaign: Grand Opening, January 2012 focused on restoration and who spend longer amounts of time in the Canmore area. PROMOTION PLAN: Soft launch to familiarize target audience with the spa. Posted Twitter communications about all things wellness; linked to other Twitter community members and/or interesting articles about products and services offered at the spa. Created Facebook PR: Under a Tree Goal: Immediately establish credibility and engage audiences via education; position One Wellness as a catalyst in changing the face of the spa experience as an everyday necessity for life balance page and incorporated a digital magazine with full navigational pages to truly create an e-magazine feel. Its theme centered on One Wellness with each section packed with articles from spa staff, external experts and contributors. Sent story ideas to national publications and held a media and VIP event during the official launch which included a panel of industry experts. Put together ongoing preplanned press trips and media luncheons, as well as speaking engagements for spa founder. SUCCESS RATE: More than 24 local, regional and national media outlet coverage of the launch event alone. March/April 2012 ■ PULSE 49