What could be interesting about my team mates' Open House in communities other than the one I adopted?

• I can observe
• I can note their mistakes and not make the same ones myself (I'm kidding:-)

Okay, the interesting, awesome, cool thing about CAL Group promotions is that when we are promoting one area, prospects always turn up for another area. For example...This weekend we are celebrating the communities of: Grand Lido, Tropical Cove and Foxwood (Gulfport, MS). I will be happy to attend, work, show, listen, and educate--because some of these folks don't know it yet, but the new Community of Avondale (North Biloxi, MS)will be perfect for them.

Along the same thought, I am currently working on the Avondale Community Open to be running Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th, 10AM to 4 or 5 PM. Some visitors to the Avondale Community Open will actually fit better in a different community because of work locations, other family locations, etc

...Thankfully, with the CAL Group, I no longer micro-manage everything. I have people! :-) That is a very good thing because I feel the Avondale Community Open House taking on a life of its own. At this stage, I am pleased to have Vickie to consult with. Vickie is the nuts and bolts advertising production ultra creative person. She already has a knack of redirecting my focus when I stray too far.

The theme chose itself. Avondale students attend D'Iberville Schools. To make the most of advertising--why not let some non-profits benefit from the advertising? So, we are inviting student groups and clubs to offer fund raising activities such as bake sales, lemonade stand, maybe some games. In turn, I am sure they will bring us a bit of traffic that we would not reach through media. I think we are even going to have a moon bounce, and karaoke. (That should be fun along with the rock radio remote...)

All this fun you say; but what about showing homes? Well, if we have lots of kids having fun, even a few kids having fun--who is going to bring them and what are they going to do? Yep. Parents, or other responsible adult. Well, maybe the parents are not really looking for a community to move to. What good will this do, then? The parents will be informed. Kids and parents will be a source of information and will remember us at the right time.

The theme shaping up in my brain--IS education. A couple of reasons why:

1. The CAL Group is a company that believes in teaching what we know, educating those who seek it. Hence, the seminars that are frequently scheduled.
2. The above reason--celebrating D'Iberville schools.
3. My reason: I have discovered that sometimes because we know about a topic or issue, we assume others know the same thing. Well, guess what? I have discovered a world of consumer confusion regarding SRAP qualifications and Section 8.

So, MS Vickie--This is the theme for the Avondale Community Open. ...We have a lot of work to do. I better turn in.

PS: We encourage networking at our Community Opens.

Photos below are from a family outing on a Sunday without Open House:-)

More later,