Want to know what we're up to ? - You'll find it here. If your organising something for the club, or have any sort of announcement, then let Phil know and it can be posted here for all the world (and Neath Marlins members) to see.
From this section of the site you'll also be able to find links to all the best dive-related websites out there. If you've got a favourite site or a site of your own that isn't mentioned send us an email and we'll include it here. Also if you have any dive related items for sale you can post an advert in the classifieds.
Dear Go Dive 2010 Coordinator,
Many thanks for registering your branch for Go Dive with BSAC 2010. The campaign is now live and will run throughout the summer, giving you plenty of opportunity to promote your event(s).
As a Go Dive 2010 branch, you should have now received (or will shortly receive) your registration pack in the post, which includes further guidance on the campaign and running a go dive event, as well as a range of promotional material for you to use.
If you have not received your pack, please let me know and I will send another one out to you.
Your branch is now listed on the BSAC website as a Go Dive 2010 branch ( www.bsac.com/godive ) Don't forget to also promote your Go Dive event(s) on the home page of your own website!
Promotional material - if you need further supplies of the Go Dive 2010 flyers/posters (A5, A4 and A3) please email me and I will arrange for more to posted to you.
Registering Go Divers... wherever possible, we would like all participants to register with BSAC HQ so we can evaluate the success of the campaign. If you get participants approaching you directly, please also encourage them to still fill out the online registration form at www.bsac.com/godive . Alternatively, you can email alexr@bsac.com their name and contact details.
Getting the word out about your own Go Dive event
Recent campaigns have shown that our branches' own promotion of their event is one of the most effective ways of recruiting go divers. As a result, the BSAC HQ team will be directly supporting all our Go Dive branches in their local event promotion as well as promoting the campaign regionally and nationally.
- Make the most of your local media!
To help you kick-start your Go Dive promotion plan, please find attached a suggested Go Dive with BSAC press release template which you can easily adapt to promote your branch's own Go Dive events - simply insert your branch details where indicated.
If at all possible, try to include one or two good quality images that promote your branch and its diving or make them available to the journalists if requested. (with consent from those included in the images). And, if you need the Go Dive with BSAC logo, you will find it on a disc in your Go Dive registration pack or you can download a jpeg at www.bsac.com/godivebranch
- Contact Lists
I have also attached a basic Newspaper Contact List for your region, which you can use as a basis for your own distribution list. Please build and develop the list to include your own local media by using the following media contact websites:
www.mediauk.com (this has listings for local radio and TV as well as newspapers)
www.bbc.co.uk (for your local BBC TV and radio stations)
www.newspapersoc.org.uk (this site has a nice regional search function)
Further guidance on generating press coverage of your Go Dive event is attached. However, if you need any further guidance or assistance in adapting your release, images etc or any general PR support please email me at alisond@bsac.com .
Good luck with promoting your Go Dive event(s) – I look forward to hearing about your media and PR success stories!
Best wishes,
Alison
Alison Dando
Membership & Marketing Manager
British Sub-Aqua Club
T: + 44 (0) 151 350 6221 | M: +44 (0) 7769 575464 | W: http://www.bsac.com
Anyone who has any news or announcements, just email them to phil@neathmarlins.co.uk or see Phil on Thursdays training night.