Meet & Greet
If you want to separate your company from the competition and enhance your return on investment, then hiring Jim Craig for a meet and greet is the way to go. Whether it’s at a booth appearance, hospitality suite or a number of other meet & greet opportunities, Jim’s ability to attract clients to your event is unparalleled. Jim signs Gold Medal Strategies-purchased memorabilia, shakes hands, tells stories, has photos taken with guests, and socializes while enlisting and discussing his experiences in the sports and business world. Following are examples of the types of special events, social gatherings, and Meet & Greets in which Jim specializes in:
- Booth appearance
- Hospitality suite
- VIP receptions & dinners (National Sales Meetings, Fundraisers, Corporate Events)
- Private boxes at sports & entertainment events (NHL games, Major League Baseball All-Star games, NCAA Frozen Four tournament, NHL luxury suites)
- Host of receptions and parties at Olympic Games
- Golf outings (Masters, Ryder Cup, charitable events)
- Hospitality Tents & Suites (Senior Tour, LPGA Events, PGA Tour)
- Company Outings
What separates Jim is his ability to offer a number of different tactics to help increase traffic to your event by:
- Publicizing the appearance prior to the event
- Inviting media to interview Jim
- Have their photo taken with Jim
- Order customized autographed memorabilia for your guests
- Have your organization’s personnel wear USA replica hockey jerseys
- Utilize a customized continuous reel of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team highlights or Disney’s Miracle movie
- Raffle off Jim Craig signed memorabilia with drawings during your event
“We brought Jim in for our event because he one of the most recognizable iconic figure in American history. Even 30 years after the “Miracle”, Jim’s name and achievements continues to be recognizable throughout America. All reports indicate we had the busiest suite of the event and we believe that is largely due to Jim’s presence. Jim was very personable, kind and patient. He promoted and represented our company in an outstanding manner.”
“The HBO documentary helped keep visitors in our suite. Once someone starts watching they get drawn in want to watch until the end. It also served as a “re-education” tool for those that may not have fully understood the significance of the accomplishment. Jim’s appearance, combined with the documentary and autographed materials significantly contributed to the success of our customer reception.” VP Sales & Marketing, BC Technical
“We engaged Jim to host a dinner and make a booth appearance for us at a recent trade show that we have been attending for more than 10 years. We had heard attendance was down almost 40%, so we were looking for Jim to make an impact – and that’s exactly what he did from the moment he landed. He was a huge hit at dinner, meeting and talking with loyal and prospective customers. Not only did he talk about his career and accomplishments, but because he did his homework, Jim was a great Ambassador for our company and products as well.
The next day in the booth, we played the video and had our people wear signed jerseys that we would raffle at the show. These actions worked together to build a buzz for when Jim would be in the booth. Then 5 minutes after Jim arrived, we had a line that wrapped around the corner of our booth. Jim spoke with people, signed his new book and posed for photos almost nonstop for an hour.
For any marketing activity, we measure success in terms of leads, sales calls and closed deals. We are happy to share that Jim helped us generate twice as many leads as we had in previous years. And since the show, we’ve closed two major projects and scheduled three sales calls thanks to Jim’s efforts. It was one of the best marketing investments we’ve ever made. Thanks, Jim!” The Yukon Group
Gold Medal Strategies looks forward to working with you to customize your event. Please call us at 508-682-3820.
