Prospecting Ideas
164 Ways to Find and Retain New Dancers
Be Flexible, Be Persistent, Try Several Ideas, Smile Smile Smile © 2012 by Jim Langdon
This is a list of recruiting ideas that are divided into eleven categories, and continues to expand. The categories include Target Markets, Retention, Classes, Media, Handouts, Personal Efforts, Club Efforts, and more. Successful recruiting requires a blend of ideas that are likely to be unique for your club and target market.
How Clubs Become Successful and Grow (.pdf)Marketing Square Dancing (.pdf)Maintaining New Dancers (.pdf)Keeping New & Experienced Dancers (.pdf)
Blue Nova... Marketing Success StoryMarketing Square Dancing, Square Dance Federation of Minnesota, Inc.Promotion Articles, Square Dance Federation of Minnesota, Inc.SQUARE DANCING - "A Love & Passion" JERRY JUNCK’S COMMENTSSquare Dancing & You Tube By Tom Roper (.pdf)Following Up Prospects. Excerpted from "Advertising For Your NewDancer Retention by Bernie Coulthurst (Editor of Club Leadership Journal)Recruiting Plans Which Have Been SuccessfulHow To Do Book by the California State Square Dance Council (.pdf)A Marketing Initiative of the B.C. Square and Round Dance FederationUSDA Publications & Educational MaterialsIan henzel's plan for square dance recruitment (.pdf)An Online Guide to Square DancingThe Nest (Self Paced Square Dance) Lessons30 Second Commercial2.docxSales Training_PROSPECTING ACTIVITIES Sample.docxSales Training_PROSPECTING ACTIVITIES_Form.docxSquare dancing is a type of traditional American folk dance that has its roots in European dances, like English country dances and the French quadrille, and African American call-and-response dances. It’s called square dancing because it’s danced in a square formation, with one couple on each side of the square. While the origins of square dancing date back hundreds of years, this type of dance is still practiced today as a fun way to stay active. Square dancing is a good form of exercise that isn’t too strenuous for beginners and improves your balance, and it also sharpens your mental agility by requiring you to listen to and respond to the caller without hesitation.
Meetup.com is a website that is being successfully used to find and recruit dancers for lessons. Thanks to Dave Smith ( Blue Nova Round Dance Club ) here are a couple of documents to help you learn more about Meetup.com and how to use it in your recruiting efforts.Quick reference for using Meetup.com (.pdf)An Overview of Meetup.com with Square Dance Links (.pdf)
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