Media Kit 2009 Heirloom Hourglass, LLC www.heirloomhourglass.com
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Media Kit 2009 Heirloom Hourglass, LLC www.heirloomhourglass.com
Media Kit 2009 Advertising Opportunities & Affiliate Programs Heirloom Hourglass, LLC www.heirloomhourglass.com About Heirloom Hourglass Using the finest materials, we handcraft the world’s only fillable hourglass in Upstate New York, USA, especially for you to bring your once in a lifetime moments home. Heirloom Hourglasses can easily be opened and closed whenever you wish, so you can fill your hourglass with sands you collect from any location. Heirloom Hourglasses are widely used in Wedding Unity Sand Ceremonies, for Vow Renewals, to create unique travel souvenirs, and as meaningful gifts that can be customized and personalized for all purposes and occasions. If you’re planning a Wedding, celebrating a special event, or you’ve just witnessed an unforgettable sunrise while enjoying a vacation - capture these moments and preserve your memories in a way like no other with Heirloom Hourglass. You’ll create an heirloom of incredible quality and personal meaning that becomes a symbol of a special time and place that tells its story for generations to come! “…there is nothing quite as symbolic of a special moment in time than the very sands or soils from the grounds of the place that made it possible…” ~Heirloom Hourglass Heirloom Hourglass is used by couples around the world in Wedding Unity Sand Ceremonies. When the Bride & Groom join sands in an Heirloom Hourglass on their Wedding Day, they create a meaningful symbol of their love that will take them back to the moments of that day for years to come. Their Heirloom Hourglass becomes a cherished family heirloom that preserves their memories and tells their story for future generations to enjoy. These handcrafted hourglasses are offered in over 100 different designs, all of which can be customized and personalized by the couple allowing them to create a wonderful keepsake for their Wedding. Heirloom Hourglass reaches a robust demographic including recently engaged couples, newlyweds, honeymooners, and couples celebrating anniversaries or planning vow renewal ceremonies. Advertising in our Resource Directory will help you gain valuable exposure for your Wedding Business, Travel Agency, Gift Store, Event Planning Service, or Destination Wedding Location. Nearly any professional or business in the Wedding, Travel, and Gift Industries can benefit from joining our resource community. Include your ad in the Resource Directory of our innovative digital flip catalog to help provide our mutual clients with the resources they need. Heirloom Hourglass offers over 100 hourglass designs, and they are perfect for a wide range of occasions. Visit our WEBSITE and our DIGITAL CATALOG to view our complete product line. Discriminating clientele purchase Heirloom Hourglass as a meaningful gift or keepsake for weddings, anniversaries, honeymoons, graduations, retirement, home owner gifts, travel keepsakes, graduation, executive gifts, interior decorating, and events and occasions of all description. These beautiful hourglasses can easily be filled with real beach sands by simply removing the closures. Heirloom Hourglasses can be customized with over 80 different closure designs – many clients choose a different closure for each side of their hourglass. Several of these closures can be engraved, and we offer many options for personalization. Heirloom Hourglasses are handcrafted from fine materials like blue pearl granite and maple (bottom right), black walnut and birch (upper right), finely finished solid oak (upper left), and maple and oak (bottom left). We utilize the finest marbles, granites, soapstone, master grade hardwoods, premium fine pewter, and more! Advertising and Affiliating with Heirloom Hourglass gives your business valuable exposure and helps you create a new revenue stream. Our ad rates are very inexpensive and our affiliate programs make it easy for you to get started with us. CONTACT US to get started now. Any of the following businesses can benefit from working with Heirloom Hourglass: Heirloom Hourglass comes in over 100 different handcrafted designs. Any of these designs can be customized and personalized. We offer a wide selection of accessories to create the perfect gift ensemble, or event keepsake. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Bridal Stores Online Retailers Any Wedding Business Wedding Planners Officiants Event Coordinators Travel Agents Gift Stores Interior Decorators Real Estate Agents Wineries Resorts Hotels Cruise Lines Fine Furniture Stores Anniversary Gift Retailers Graduation Gift Retailers Retirement Gift Retailers Honeymoon Gift Retailers Many others! DIGITAL CATALOG WEBSITE CONTACT US Advertising With Heirloom Hourglass The ANNUAL RATE for all ads is only $50.00 Your ad will be placed in the Resource Directory of our Annual Product Guide Your ad can include a one-way link to your website, email functionality, media links to your flash files or movies, and your complete contact information Our Product Guide is a digital page flipping catalog that showcases our products. You can browse this innovative catalog and view a sample ad by CLICKING HERE This catalog is prominently displayed on the homepage of our website – everyone that comes to our website sees it Our Annual Product Guide is an integral part of all of our advertising and marketing campaigns, ensuring you that you get the full advantage of our own advertising and sales efforts Our products are completely unique, and are not competitive with yours The people who view and purchase our products are in need of yours as well People return to our catalog over and over and share it with friends and family creating widespread readership In addition to our product line and resource guide, our catalog contains valuable entries including a wedding planning timeline, anniversary gift guide, our wedding album, and more Placing Your Ad STEP 1: SELECT YOUR FEATURED AREAS FOR YOUR AD Our Resource Directory is divided into the Featured Areas listed below. This makes it easy for Brides and customers to navigate the guide, and it helps you get the most from your ad. Your $50.00 ad can be placed across multiple featured areas. For instance, if you are a vendor of eco-friendly wedding favors located in Sarasota, Florida capable of shipping anywhere in the US, your ad will be placed under “National & International Vendors”, “Eco-Friendly / Green Wedding Vendors”, and “Local Vendors: Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic States”……all for only $50.00 for the entire year. How can we do this? Advertising sales is not our primary revenue stream – we are focused on giving our clients the best experience with our products and helping them find the resources they need in the process. Here are the Featured Areas to select from: National & International Vendors Destination & Beach Wedding Vendors Eco-Friendly / Green Wedding Vendors Wine Country Wedding & Vow Renewal Resources Travel & Gift Resources Local Vendors: Pacific States Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii Local Vendors: Mountain States Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, & New Mexico Local Vendors: West North Central States North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, & Missouri Local Vendors: East North Central States Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio Local Vendors: Northeast States New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine Local Vendors: West South Central States Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana Local Vendors: East South Central States Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama Local Vendors: Mid Atlantic & South Atlantic States Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Placing Your Ad STEP 2: SELECT YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE CATEGORY After you have chosen the Featured Area or Areas you want your ad placed in, select the product or service category that best describes your business from the list below. If you want us to list you under a category that is not specified below, let us know your preferences. HEIRLOOM HOURGLASS RESOURCE DIRECTORY CATEGORY LIST Accessories & Favors Accommodations Anniversaries Apparel & Beauty Bachelor / Bachelorette Beach Weddings Bridal Shows Cakes & Desserts Calligraphy Catering Ceremony Sites & Supplies Cinematology Counseling Cruise Weddings Decorations & Rentals Destination Weddings Directories, Guides, Blogs Eco / Green Products & Services Etiquette, Vows, Speeches, Toasts Financing Gifts & Registry Health & Fitness Honeymoons Invitations Jewelry Legal Issues Limousine & Transportation Music & Entertainment Officiants & Clergy Photography Reception Sites Travel Agencies & Realtors Unique Products & Services Videography Vow Renewal Products & Services Wedding Magazines Wedding Planners &Consultants Wine Country Resources Placing Your Ad STEP 3: COMPLETE YOUR AD WITH INFORMATION, LINKS, & FILES The third and final step for placing your ad is to give us your business and contact information, logo, links, and files as you want them to appear in your ad. Your business information should include your business name, physical address, website, email address, and a brief description of your business. Next, provide link information – we can link to your website, your email address, myspace and facebook pages, and your media files from your ad. SAMPLE AD (BASIC): Honeymooner’s Review Guide www.honeymoonersreviewguide.com 23887 Towish Road Corona, CA 92883 Phone: 866-804-3737 Email: info@honeymoonersreviewguide.com Areas Served: International About: Honeymoon planning and travel guide for destination weddings & Honeymoons. Offers unbiased reviews on resorts, great planning tips, and in-depth articles. This is an example of a basic listing in our Resource Directory. We can easily include your logo, links to video and audio files, and more – let us know how we can help you get the most from your ad. We will be listing approximately 6 advertisements per page, and they will be sized accordingly. Your highly functional and high visible ad will help you gain exposure, give you invaluable one-way links to your website, and make you part of all Heirloom Hourglass advertising and marketing campaigns when we promote our digital catalog……..all for only $50.00 per year! Finalizing Your Ad Sending Us Your Information / Contacting Us: Website: www.heirloomhourglass.com – visit our website to review our digital catalog and learn more about our company. CLICK HERE to order your ad online. Email Files To: hello@heirloomhourglass.com Mail To: Heirloom Hourglass, LLC Attention: Advertising 135 Summit Road Extension Newport, New York 13416 Toll Free Fax: 866-554-4352 Call Us: 315-845-1628 Making Your Payment / Policies: Contact us using the information above, or ORDER ONLINE – CLICK HERE to go to our secure website and make your payment. We accept all major credit cards, echecks, business checks, and paypal. No work is done or ads placed until payment is received in full. Ads are placed in our Digital Catalog at the end of every month. The purchase price for all ads is $50.00. Your ad will run for 365 days from the date it is placed in our catalog. You will be notified by email when your ad has been placed, and you then have 7 consecutive days to review your ad in our catalog and request changes or a full refund. All ad sales are final after the 7 day review period has elapsed. We will remove your ad from our publication at any time upon receiving your written / emailed request. You will be notified approximately 1 month before your ad expires. Heirloom Hourglass Affiliate Programs Tier I: Affiliate CLICK HERE to Join Now - It's Easy, Profitable, and FREE. The Heirloom Hourglass Affiliate Program is a fast and easy way to add revenue to your bottom line through the power of your web site. You can join our Affiliate Program and earn money by promoting any of our products from your site using the text or banner links we provide you. Each time a visitor completes an order, you earn commissions. We offer 180 day cookies, 10% per sale revenue sharing commissions, performance rewards, and comprehensive reporting information through AffPlanet. Tier II: Consultant Offer Heirloom Hourglass at your physical storefront or studio location! It’s easy, inexpensive, profitable, and there’s no inventory to manage. For $99.00, you get one of our most popular Heirloom Hourglass models and all relevant accessories to display in your store. You also receive everything you need to take orders from your customers for our beautiful handmade hourglasses. You earn 20% of sales, plus $25.00 when you sell a full price ceremony package. We also offer great performance rewards, such as a credit of your initial $99.00 investment (or another Heirloom Hourglass, your choice) when you sell your first 10 Heirloom Hourglasses! Tier III: Wholesale Purchase Heirloom Hourglass in bulk quantities at wholesale rates for resale in your physical storefront locations! Affiliate Program Tier I Tier I: Online Affiliate Program - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY About the Program Join Now - It's Easy, Profitable, and FREE! The Heirloom Hourglass Affiliate Program is a fast and easy way to add revenue to your bottom line through the power of your web site, blog, or digital catalog. You can join our Affiliate Program and earn money by promoting any of our products from your site using the text or banner links we provide you. Each time a visitor completes an order, you earn commissions. Since you know your visitors best, you can place Heirloom Hourglass links anywhere, and in as many places as you’d like on your site. The better position you give the links, the more successful the affiliate program will be for you and the more money you’ll earn. CLICK HERE to sign up now, and CLICK HERE to review our Affiliate Agreement that governs all of our Affiliate Programs. Earn 10% of Sales…..or more! What's the best news of all? You can start earning a 10% commission on all sales generated from customers that visit Heirloom Hourglass through your link. Enjoy prompt commission payments and 180 RETURN DAYS. We have high conversion rates, which means great earning potential. All purchases made via your site will be tracked by AffPlanet, our independent affiliate marketing partner, and we pay you your commissions on a monthly basis. We offer performance rewards for our highest performing affiliates. Why Heirloom Hourglass? We offer one of the most unique products available today, and it is perfect for any occasion or purpose…..weddings, honeymoons, anniversaries, travel keepsakes, home décor, and gifts for all events and occasions. With over 100 hourglass designs, 80 options for customization, and many choices for personalization and engraving, Heirloom Hourglass gives the buyer the chance to create an incredibly thoughtful purchase they put their own unique touch on. Our products are handmade here in America, and are fully guaranteed. We ship all over the world, we are featured in prominent bridal and gift publications, and we have received glowing, unbiased reviews from our clients. The Heirloom Hourglass Affiliate Experience 10% commissions, performance rewards, 180 RETURN DAYS so you get credit for sales for up to 6 MONTHS, convenient reporting and tracking……at Heirloom Hourglass, we have made a solid commitment to the success of our affiliates. We want to work with you to provide the very best affiliate experience you could ask for! CLICK HERE to sign up now. CLICK HERE to review our Affiliate Agreement that governs all of our Affiliate Programs. Affiliate Program Tier II Tier II: Consultant Affiliate Program - CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US & START EARNING 20% TODAY About the Program If you have a physical storefront location or consult from a studio or your home office and want to earn money with Heirloom Hourglass without the expense or management related to inventory, this program is for you! Bridal boutiques, wedding planners, officiants, gift stores, retail outlets, craft stores, travel agents, real estate agents, hotels, resorts, interior decorators, and more can all benefit from this program. For only $99.00, you receive one of our most popular Heirloom Hourglass models, custom closures, engraving and personalization, and all the relevant accessories you need to maximize your opportunity for success. You will also receive everything you will need to take orders for our handmade, custom hourglasses and all of our products. Simply display your Heirloom Hourglass and accessories in your store, consult with your clients, and start taking orders! You earn 20% of every sale, and you earn an extra $25.00 for every full price ceremony package you sell. We also offer performance rewards such as a refund of your initial $99.00 investment when you sell your first 10 Heirloom Hourglasses! If you have a website, digital catalog, or blog, combine this program with our Tier I Online Affiliate Program to maximize your earnings. Why offer Heirloom Hourglass in Your Store? When you introduce your customers to Heirloom Hourglass, you help them create a beautiful handmade work of art that will become a cherished family heirloom for them. When they combine sands in their Heirloom Hourglass on their Wedding Day, or they see the look on the face of their gift recipient when they receive their Heirloom Hourglass, it will be your store they have to thank for it! The impact of this for your business is immeasurable, and we make it very simple and inexpensive to get started. For only $99.00, you have the ability to offer our full product line of over 100 hourglass designs, 80 customization options, and a wide range of packages and personalization. Heirloom Hourglasses are handcrafted from the finest materials – master grade hardwoods, premium granites and marbles, the finest pewter, hand-blown glass, and more. This is a product that is truly designed to endure for many generations to enjoy, and the unique meaning and symbolism it holds for its owner make it a treasured keepsake. Product Overview, Processing Orders, & Reporting When you consult with your clients and help them choose their Heirloom Hourglass and accessories, all that is left to do is enter their order with us. You send us the order details, and we then calculate the total and send you a payment request via email. This payment request will be for our website prices, less 20%, less your ceremony earnings. It is your job to collect the full amount from your clients you are charging them, and it is your responsibility to collect and process sales tax or other applicable taxes. When we receive payment from you, work begins. You can choose to have your clients pay in full at the time you take their order, place a deposit for a percentage of the total, or you can collect from them when they come back in your store to pick up their Heirloom Hourglass order. We give you full reporting of your purchases with Heirloom Hourglass resulting from this program so you can monitor your progress. If you choose, we will also provide you with a comprehensive product overview which highlights all aspects of the full Heirloom Hourglass product line. We walk you through our digital catalog over the phone, giving you expert tips on selling Heirloom Hourglass. You will come away from this tutorial with valuable information on how to consult with your customers and maximize your success! CLICK HERE to review our Affiliate Agreement that governs all of our Affiliate Programs. Affiliate Program Tier III Tier III: Wholesale - CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US TODAY About the Program Wholesale is for mid-size to larger retailers, interior decorators, event planners, designers, furniture stores, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, gift shops, professional organizations, and consultants that want to stock Heirloom Hourglasses in bulk quantities for resale. The minimum order for wholesale is $5000.00, and the minimum reorder amount thereafter is $1500.00. A confidentiality agreement must be entered into before our wholesale price files are issued. Serious inquiries only, please. Why Heirloom Hourglass? Are you a true professional offering expert service to discerning clients seeking the finest home furnishings, the best in event planning services, or fine handcrafted gifts of the highest quality? Do your clients appreciate master craftsmanship, meaningful and symbolic keepsakes, and heirloom quality merchandise? If so, Heirloom Hourglass can provide a lucrative and successful addition to your business through our wholesale program. Contact us for details. CLICK HERE to review our Affiliate Agreement that governs all of our Affiliate Programs. WeddingWire Press Release Join the Growing Heirloom Hourglass Community Today! WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Heirloom Hourglass LLC has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™! In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Heirloom Hourglass LLC is one of the very best vendors for Unique Wedding Services. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews. “We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.” Heirloom Hourglass LLC would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award! Heirloom Hourglass, LLC www.heirloomhourglass.com 135 Summit Road Ext. Newport, NY 13416 hello@heirloomhourglass.com Phone: 315-845-1628