Marketing tools used:
Store & window displays
15-25% buy more & save deals
Social media & promotion videos
Posters, fliers & coupons
Open house & Santa pictures
Special prize drawings
Increased December 2022 sales 260% over December 2021!
2022 Holiday Marketing Contest Winners
1st place: $500.00 prize
Grizzly Gear Northside High School, AR
Linda Holland & Jenny Craig, teachers and advisors
2nd place: $100.00 gift card
WildCat Cafe El Dorado High School, AR
Jackie Phillips, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Get Your Cheer with Us theme
Employee cheer theme T-shirts
Free muffins & chips giveaway
Freebie word-of-mouth spread
Social media posts
Increased December 2022 sales over December 2021!
3rd place: $50.00 gift card
Campus Closet Alpena High School, MI
Melissa Timmereck & Marga Decker, teachers and advisors
Marketing tools used:
10-50% holiday discounts
Spend $125, get a free ornament
Holiday promotion poster
Holiday store displays
Promote gift cards on the Christmas tree
Increased December 2022 sales 100% over December 2021!
4th place: $25.00 gift card
Chemic Corner Midland High School, MI
Melissa DeBoer, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Parent newsletter advertising
Stocking stuffer promotions
Teacher face sticker gifts
Custom jewelry creations
Flannel spirit shirt gift idea
Evening shopping 5-8 pm
Holiday signs & flyers
Holiday store decorations
Holiday window displays
Morning announcements
Increased December 2022 sales over December 2021!
4th place: $25.00 gift card
The Hot Spot Evanston High School, WY
Sue Evans, teacher, and Hannah Godfrey, manager
Marketing tools used:
Buy a gift card, get a free gift
Holiday display windows
Holiday banners & signs
Holiday special on donuts
Holiday store decorations
Increased December 2022 sales over December 2021!
5th place: $10.00 gift card
Panther Den Clarksville High School, AR
JJ Thornton, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Promoting gift cards
Social media posts
November gift card sales: $20.00
December gift card sales: $170.00
5th place: $10.00 gift card
Snack Shack Page High School, TN
Tristan Brown, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Letters to Santa promotion
Macy's Make a Wish
Honorable mention
Flyer Hangar Little Falls High School, MN
Mike Kaluza, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Holiday digital signage
Honorable mention
Yearbook Store West Point High School, NE
Jahn Kile, teacher
Marketing tools used:
Holiday flyer
We would like to thank all the school stores & cafes who entered our 2022 Holiday Marketing Contest
Happy New Year!
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