Forty-five Publicity Ideas to Create Buzz: Part 2

This is the second part of the C&P committee's list of ideas for creating a buzz about DKG!

• Create a first-day-of-school display to let women educators in your district know DKG can be a wonderful addition to their lives. The visual display should show that your chapter is a great place to be.
• Give speeches to organizations in your community. Tell them about your chapter and its work.
• Present a program at a community college or a school parents’ night.
• Give and attend open houses; network there.
• Send engraved announcements whenever you do something big.
• Make liberal use of news releases and public service announcements.
• Create a media event--for example, a conference--and invite the press.
• Get a booth at a local show or fair.
• When someone asks for your help, say “yes.”
• Work with local school boards and secure a place on the agenda during their annual awards and scholarship meeting to present a DKG chapter or district scholarship to a deserving graduating senior.
• Identify schools in a district that have no members on the faculty who are Society members.
• Create snack baskets and place them in faculty lounges with DKG brochures.
• Notify principals and/or superintendents in writing when one of their teachers has been initiated into the Society.  Membership Announcement Cards can be ordered through the DKG Store.
• Volunteer to be a guest speaker and give a program about the Society at local community meetings such as Women’s Clubs, Service Clubs, or Chamber of Commerce meetings.
• Create trifold posters with DKG brochures and place them in public places such as public libraries.
• Leave Society brochures at your doctor’s and dentist’s offices.
• Establish chapter, district, or state organization media awards to be presented at chapter, district, or state organization meetings.
• Use DKG templates for press releases and submit to community newsletters. The templates can be found under Forms > Press Releases.
• Use the DKG template for chapter brochures and leave them with international brochures in public places or doctors' or dentists' offices.
• Present a program of interest on an educational topic as representatives of the Society for special interest groups such as parents of children with disabilities or early childhood educators.
• Present a program of interest on an educational topic for teacher groups and offer continuing education credits.
• Place one of the official DKG trademarked logos on print materials such as advertisements for public activities the chapter/state organization is sponsoring.  Only logos currently on the Society website should be used because we are trying to create a recognized brand for DKG.
• Finally, believe in your chapter . . . then others will, too.

Did you try one last week? If not, try two this week.