I’ll be coming to Maine in February of ’09 for a series of shows at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center and the Oddfellow Theater (Turner, ME) and I need your help!
If you’re a fan of the hypnosis show, the sword swallowing show, or want to see either for the first time, and you want to receive free signed posters and a free ticket to the show of your choice, now is your chance!
I am looking for dedicated fans in Maine who want to help promote the show throughout the months of January and into the first week of February by plastering posters all over town, spreading the word by telling everyone they know and otherwise dragging all of their friends, family, extended family and strangers out to the shows. I want to pack the house at both venues – the more people, the better the energy, the more fantastic the show – and the best way to do that is to get the word out by good ol’ fashioned grassroots marketing.
If you are located in or around any of these towns – Augusta, Lewiston, Auburn, Turner, Manchester, Winthrop, Monmouth, Hebron, Waterville – are responsible, dedicated, great at spreading the word, not afraid to walk and drive around to hang up posters and are a fan of my work, then I want you!
What you will need to do:
I’m serious about this, and I need people in Maine who are serious about it too. You will be expected to:
- Compile a list of locations that you can put up posters (public bulletin boards, cafes, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, high schools, colleges, etc…)
- Forward the list to me, so that I can make sure all our bases are covered and coordinate from my office. I will then send you out a package filled with posters to put up.
- You will then have to actually go to those locations – and any more that you come across or think of – and actually put them up!
- Take digital pictures now and again of where you’re putting them and email them to me so that I can see the coverage that we’re getting.
- Talk to everyone you know and get them excited about the show.
- Drag as many people as you can to the show!
- Continuously talk the show up throughout the month of January right up until the show dates!
- Be creative! Get the word out!
- Keep in constant communication so that we can keep tabs on how the promotions are going from back here at the office.
What you’ll get:
My undying gratitude, of course! Seriously, this is more about being a dedicated fan who wants to help out in a unique way. It’s a labor of love – that’s grassroots, after all! However, you will of course get some signed swag, stickers, and a free ticket to the show of your choice! Plus the knowledge that you’ll be helping to bring some exceptional entertainment to the middle of Maine just when it’s needed – in cold, dark February!
I can’t accept everyone that applies! Naturally I can’t have 10 people in one small town all doing street team work – there are only so many places to put up posters! Tell me why it is you should get the gig, and why you’d be better at it than Jimmy or Jane next door.
I will choose several people across several regions, but the number of street team member positions are limited. Email me at roderick at roderickrussell dot com today with your pitch. I need dedicated people who are willing to go to the ends of the earth to spread the word and pack the house!
Street team members will be chosen and notified by the beginning of the new year and will need to be able to beat the pavement beginning in early January.
Let me hear from you! You might end up being my go-to person in Maine!
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