Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Owensboro, Kentucky (LTC Tour Mile 17,764; State #25)--

SPECIAL ALERT: Sponsor the LTC Tour for one-third the original cost; get most of the original benefits; and be on board for LTC Planning Month and LTC Awareness Month! Read on after the ***news.***

*** SILVER BULLET AT THE CAPITOL in Charleston, West Virginia. Check it out here. ***

*** NEW PR HELP from Marilee Driscoll, the LTC Tour's national PR and marketing consultant. Learn how best to promote and publicize events and media coverage for the National Long-Term Care Consciousness Tour. ***

LTC BULLET: LTC TOUR END-OF-YEAR SPECIAL

LTC Comment: You might think the Center for Long-Term Care Reform's 2008 National Long-Term Care Consciousness Tour would be starting to wind down. You'd be dead wrong.

In several respects, most of the LTC Tour still lies ahead. After reading today's LTC Bullet, you'll see how you can get aboard the Silver Bullet of Long-Term Care for the best and biggest part of the LTC Tour.

While only one-third of 2008 remains, you can see from the map of where we've been so far that two-thirds of the country remains to cover. Our Midwest and Western regions of the Tour are the most expansive, so fully half of all the miles we'll cover remain ahead.

What that means for you and your company is that, if you are represented as a Platinum, Gold, or Silver sponsor on the Silver Bullet of Long-Term Care (click for picture), your logo or message will be seen by many thousands of people. They'll see you in person on the highway and in the campgrounds. And they'll see you online, in the news, and on TV.

Now, here's the great news. For a fraction of the original cost, you can sponsor the LTC Tour in time to be on the Silver Bullet during LTC Planning Month in October (www.LTCmonth.com) and Long-Term Care Awareness Month in November (http://www.aaltci.org/aware).

What's more, sponsor the Tour now and you'll be represented (at its next printing) in our elegant presentation packet that I distribute at every LTC Tour event. Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors get their two-sided, color information (ad) sheets in the packet. Bronze and Contributing sponsors and "Friends of the Tour" are recognized in the packet for their support of the Tour.

But, there's more! Sponsor the LTC Tour now and you'll get opportunities to sponsor speaking events with Steve Moses presenting at no extra charge. Just schedule the events along the itinerary of the LTC Tour. Check out the LTC Tour calendar and pick a date and location for your event.

For details, see the original "Sponsor's Packet," but ignore the original sponsorship prices listed there.

Here's the best news of all: Commit to sponsorship this month (September), and get full representation as a sponsor of the LTC Tour at the level of your choice for one-third the original cost.

LTC TOUR SPONSORSHIP LEVELS from September 2008 through the end of the year:

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP: $8,333, formerly $25,000 (Includes signage on the Silver Bullet)

GOLD SPONSORSHIP: $5,000, formerly $15,000 (Includes signage on the Silver Bullet)

SILVER SPONSORSHIP: $3,333, formerly $10,000 (Includes signage on the Silver Bullet)

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP: $2,500

CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR: $1,666

FRIEND OF THE TOUR: $333

Help us wrap up the 2008 National Long-Term Care Consciousness Tour in style. Get your business super visibility across two-thirds of the United States. Stand out when the Silver Bullet shows up on television, in news photos, and on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/LTCconsciousnessTOUR). Be a leader as we move into LTC Planning Month and LTC Awareness Month. Now's your chance to join one of the most successful bandwagons ever to promote responsible long-term care planning.

Contact Damon at 206-283-7036 or damon@centerltc.com for details and to get the process started. He'll put you in touch with Steve Moses for planning your LTC Tour events and promotions.