SUMMER CAMP LAST MINUTE MARKETING YOUR
TRAVIS ALLISON, GO CAMP PRO
THERE IS A WAY TO MOVE
THE MISSION
THE MONEY MOVES
THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT.
PEOPLE DON’T BUY WHAT YOU DO,
FOCUS ON EASY WINS2.
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BUYING CAMP PROCESS
WE NEED SOMETHING FOR OUR KID TO DO THIS SUMMER
WE NEED SOMETHING FOR OUR KID TO DO THIS SUMMER
WE’RE GIVING THIS CAMP OUR MONEY AND OUR TRUST
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?
THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL PROBABLY DIE
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?THESE PEOPLE WE TRUST SEND THEIR KIDS TO CAMP…
THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL
PROBABLY DIE
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?
THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL
PROBABLY DIE
LET’S FIND OUT MORE
THESE PEOPLE WE TRUST
SEND THEIR KIDS TO CAMP…
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?
I THINK WE CAN TRUST THESE PEOPLE WITH OUR BABY
THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL
PROBABLY DIE
LET’S FIND OUT MORE
THESE PEOPLE WE TRUST
SEND THEIR KIDS TO CAMP…
WHAT ABOUT THIS CAMP THING?THESE PEOPLE WE TRUST
SEND THEIR KIDS TO CAMP…
LET’S FIND OUT MORE
I THINK WE CAN TRUST
THESE PEOPLE WITH OUR BABY
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR
THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL
PROBABLY DIE
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GET THE CAMPERS YOU NEED.3. USE THE CAMPERS YOU HAVE TO
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I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR
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Everything Else: FB/Google Ads, Camp Fairs, Radio/newspaper ads
CLV
= camper lifetime value
TUNE UP YOUR WEBSITE5.
TIGHTEN YOUR BRAND6.
TO SUCCEED IN MARKETING YOUR SUMMER CAMP REMEMBER TO
@CampHacker
S.E.R.V.E
STORIES
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
EXPECTATIONS
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
RELATIONSHIPS
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
VISUALS
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
EXPERIENCE
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
TO BETTER BRAND YOUR CAMP REMEMBER TO
S.E.R.V.E
Stories
Expectations
Relationships
Visuals
Experience
WEBSITE/HOSTING/EMAIL COMPANIES
A TALE OF TWO
DO YOU TRUST?WHICH ONE
GET RID OF
INSIDER LANGUAGE
CAMP INSIDER WORDS
▸Magic
CAMP INSIDER WORDS
▸Magic
▸Traditional
CAMP INSIDER WORDS
▸Magic
▸Traditional
▸Residential
CAMP INSIDER WORDS
I TELL THEM NOTHINGIF I TELL THEM 3 THINGS,
GET YOUR STAFF INVOLVED7.
REWARD YOUR KARENS8.
GO FOR THE RE-UP10.
Photo: Bill Wadman
TELL YOUR STORY11.
OF TIPS AND TRICKSfor last minute marketing
LOTS
QUALITYCONSISTENCY TRUMPS
GOOD ENOUGHPERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF
CIRCUS THAT COMES TO TOWNBE THE
~JAMES DAVIS, GO CAMP PRO
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THAT’S STUPID -THEY’LL PROBABLY DIE
CAMP STOMPING GROUND
THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT.
PEOPLE DON’T BUY WHAT YOU DO,
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