A special THANK YOU to our new Sponsors and terrific Suppliers of Team Wildobsoning

So I got a call from the good people who own these terrific establishments in the heart of downtown Burlington after we submitted a request for a sponsorship to them last week. I can't explain how thrilled we were to get that call and when the details were finalized this afternoon I had to whip together a banner and bill inserts for SB Prime Steakhouse and The Rude Native both located on Brant St., in perfect view of daytime shoppers, business people and nighttime clientele looking for a delicious meal or a few drinks on the patio.

http://www.sbprime.com

SB Prime is an elegant modern establishment furnished with a traditional steakhouse style menu and a come as you are attitude. They offer a superb selection of fine wines from a reasonably priced glass of merlot to the most lavish bottle selections, such as the 2003 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. 

SB Prime is located in the heart of downtown Burlington at 380 Brant Street, although when you are inside, the decor, music and waitstaff creates the illusion that you are in most exclusive restaurant in  Downtown Toronto or NYC.

http://www.sbprime.com/

After speaking to Theresa, the Manager of SB Prime, we came up with a couple ideas to market the Carlsberg Big Wedding Bash and our team, Wildobsoning. The first idea was to put up a banner on the outside of the restaurant where we (Carlsberg and Team Wildobsoning) would get the most exposure. She suggested the patio that runs along Brant St., so that not just customers of SB Prime but also passers by would be see it.

So we did that! Nice job putting up the sign baby! 

P.S. You're hot!

I helped by fastening the zip ties :) This is my "OOoooo shouldn't you help us win a dream wedding sponsored by Carlsberg?!" face.

So then we stood back and admired our job well done, but then Mike noticed something coincidental...

A bridal boutique literally just steps away! Close enough that we could get both our super awesome weather proof banner and a wedding dress in this shot. 

Another fantastic idea was creating bill inserts so I quickly (like 15 minutes quickly) threw a simple design together in illustrator incorporating our photo and a bright Carlsberg green to catch peoples attention.  

Special thanks to The Printing House on Harvester Road in Burlington for actually taking on my order for hundreds of bill inserts 45 minutes before they closed for the day. You guys are troopers and Mike and I thank you for your support and your votes! 

At this point we made our way over to The Rude Native.

http://www.rudenative.com/

http://www.rudenative.com/

Theresa introduced us to a lovely co-worker named Dawn who was kind enough to give us suggestions as to where to hang our second banner and provided us with tape (that we failed to bring). Thanks Dawn!

Who's that handsome guy casually hanging outside of The Rude Native?

Our banner! Complete with the photo of Mr. and Mrs. Carlsberg!

Mr. & Mrs. Carlsberg- Probably the most refreshing couple in the world

The Rude Native is a delightful bistro & lounge "Where the locals go to experience tastes from around the world." It's the perfect time to visit The Rude Native as they have added new exciting items to the menu while staying true to their classic favourites that keep their customers loyal. 

The waitstaff at The Rude Native

The decor is chic in rich reds and browns. The atmosphere is classy yet laid back. The perfect spot to meet up after work for drinks either in their comfortable lounge or up on their rooftop veranda overlooking downtown. 

We divvied up the bill inserts and have half to The Rude Native. Call us when you get low!

Our bill inserts!

Just before we left I realized I had to use the ladies room, and that got me thinking... 

Yeah I sure did! I fashioned each of the ladies stalls with our amazing WANTED posters! 

Don't worry I asked first!

Our first passerby after we put up the banner at SB Prime, hey random guy vote for Team Wildobsoning!

Some people who we're going in then turned around when they saw our banner! That's right random family you vote for team Wildobsoning!

So we had a successful day of promoting but ohhh that's not all! We had some left over flyers from our Toronto campaign! 

So we put them on people's cars! Don't ya hate when people do that to your car? Well so do we but I think if it was for a wedding contest I would keep it and vote. 

When we ran out of flyers we headed over to another local pub for a couple drinks and found some Wildobsoning supporters who were kind enough to take a picture with Mike! Thanks guys!

We also had 500 mini flyers made that easily fit in peoples wallets and we always keep them in the car so they are convenient to hand out while we are out and about, but I had another plan for them tonight...

So I put them on peoples windshields ...

and in mailboxes of businesses along the main strip

We also want to say a special thank-you to Lindsey at "It's a Good Sign" for printing and assembling our banners! She went above and beyond the call of duty, sacrificing her own personal time to make sure we had these banners in time for our campaigning efforts. We can't say enough good things about her and the service provided at It's a Good Sign located at:

3245 Harvester Road, Burlington. (905) 681-8775