>This is a blog entry I have resisted writing for many weeks but I cannot postpone it any longer. When we incorporated Friends of Greyhounds, we arbitrarily set our adoption fee at $175. We didn’t know enough about this business to have a rationale for the price. It just seemed fair. And it has been [...]
Archive of posts filed under the marketing category.
And they’re off. . . .
>With the worst of summer’s heat behind us, South Florida traditionally revs up their street parties, festivals and BBQs. Seems like all of sudden, invitations to participate are coming out of the woodwork. All of our events have the possibility of resulting in exposure and adoptions for dogs and/or funds to care for them. If [...]
FoG Dogs Go To Jail
>Last month Linda Willis and I drove two wonderful little girls named Nite Fire Naples (Newberry) and Payday Tabby up to the Hernando Correctional Institute in Brooksville, Florida where we kissed them goodbye and delivered them into the hands of men and women clad in orange and white striped jumpsuits behind razor wire fences. It [...]
What You Missed – The Palm Beach Post
>When Joe and Samantha Forzano chose Sweetie (Sweet n Nice) as a companion for their sheltie, She got a great home and family, and FoG made a great new Friend and supporter. As luck would have it, Joe works for the Palm Beach Post. They allowed him to produce a group of videos about the [...]
Frostproof Is Going Grey.
>When Johnnie and Bill Levin moved from Ft. Lauderdale to Frostproof with their greyhounds Sammie (Isan Som) and Kissie (Kissem Byebye), they fully expected to hook up with the local adoption group and remain as active with them as they were with us. Johnnie & Bill had spent many weekends volunteering at our kennel, delivering [...]
>Be A Friend to Orbit The Greyhound. Hurcan Washill (called Orbit by his friends) is a wonderful dog who is still looking for his forever home. We want to try a little bit of electronic marketing for him and I’m hoping each and every one of you who reads this will help. Orbit has a [...]
>Marketing & Promotions help adopters find us. One of the points brought out in our planning meeting was the need for more exposure for the dogs. When we have media coverage, adoptions go up. So, we’re putting on a bigger push for marketing and media. If you have contacts or expertise in this field and [...]
