Project: Success. Presentation
Great Sand Bay is the production company for all of your needs. From television to the web and many interactive elements inbetween, we are prepared to provide our clients with the results they are looking for using cutting edge technology and delivered with the utmost professionalism.
#1 GREAT GETAWAYS TV SHOW Our promotion starts with Great Getaways, known for bringing new ideas and unique destinations to a travel hungry public. The show is seen on over 30 channels in 20 states across the country and Canada on PBS. It is also on selective commercial channels in Flint, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. We are also carried seasonally by a number of additional stations across the U.S. www.greatgetaways.tv With over 20 years of experience, independent film producers Tom O’Boyle and Dennis Serra have been a fixture on PBS. They have produced PBS specials that include “Ghost and Guardians of Lake Huron and The Georgian Bay,” “Northern Moods” and “Canoeing the North” just to name a few. --->> www.ghostsandguardians.com Currently producing their 5th PBS series they bring experience, knowledge and professionalism into the most prestigious and influential of mediums, television. Their credits include The Outdoor Journal, Discovering Michigan, The Northern Experience and currently Great Getaways.
PBS Stations:
www.greatgetaways.tv/stations.html
Great Getaways continues to draw high ratings on all of our stations and has proven to be the No. 1 source for inquiries for every area that we are associated with. Client Comments:
“This program is by far been our best promotion to date. We expected a few calls but certainly not this many. Of note we had a person from Iowa who saw the show and her group of 90 were going to Minnesota but now they are coming here for a week.” Richard A. Coates Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Leelanau, Michigan “We just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how wonderful the responses were to your televising our Mille Lacs TV show. We’ve never had more response to anything we’ve ever done!! Had to bring in help to answer the phones!! We even noticed more Michigan license plates in the hotel and resort parking lots due to the great job that the air time got us.”
Dennis Serra Executive Producer
Judy Cain Executive Director Mille Lacs Area Tourism Council Onamia, Minnesota
Great Sand Bay Productions 810.603.0398 dennis@greatgetaways.tv
“Since our first show on the Beautiful Bruce Peninsula aired over three years ago we have been overwhelmed by the response from the show each time it airs. Since then we have went on to produce two more shows, one on Bruce County Lighthouses and the other Rural Gardens of Grey Bruce. Each show drives large volumes of Internet traffic and phone inquiries. Great Getaways has become our number one vehicle for reaching the US marketplace to inform and educate viewers about numerous vacation possibilities here on the Bruce.” Chris Hughes Tourism Coordinator Bruce County, Ontario, Canada www.explorethebruce.com
And now featuring
HIGH DEFINITION We are one of the very few that are producing all new shows in HD.
We have a very loyal audience that in some cases have been following our shows for over 20 years. We continue to build that base with new materiel and a quality product.
Great Getaways gets your message out to hundreds of thousands of potential visitors with stories that include the senses of hearing seeing and emotion.
Objectives: • Promote the area and inform and influence people to visit the area. • Put people in Motel Rooms. • Increase local business. • Bring a general awareness of what the area has to offer to the public and other forms of media.
Tom O’Boyle Great Getaways Host
Here is what we do to accomplish these goals: Great Getaways has increased inquiries to many areas by literally thousands. Here is just a small example of what Great Getaways viewers have said: 10/8/2007 Maria Pellikka - Monroe, MI I saw two of your shows over the weekend. The one on Schoolcraft County and the one on the Huron Manistee National Forest. Both of these shows were excellent!!! What great programs. Please send me anything you have available from these shows and keep me informed about upcoming shows. Keep up the good work!!!! We need more outdoor programs like this that are for hikers rather than hunters. Loved it!!! 10/7/2007 Louise Antes - Fenwick, MI It was very enjoyable, and gave me an instant desire to go on a Northern Michigan color tour and an outdoors hiking experience. We really enjoy your show. Bob & Louise Antes
To read more of what viewers have to say go to
www.greatgetaways.tv and click on “viewer mail”
9/24/2007 Carl Teachout - Cheboygan, MI We Love your show..have watched it since the beginning of the “”Northern Experience”” days and tivo all the shows so we don’t miss a one! We have now planned to take advantage of the Manistique area adventure that we watched recently..it’s only a day trip for us and Fall is here and we can’t wait to go! Then perhaps the Oscoda area one in Huron Nat’l forest. Thanks, Carl
Great Sand Bay Productions 810.603.0398 dennis@greatgetaways.tv
Travel Planners See all Travel Planners at http://www.greatgetaways.tv/travelplanner.html Each new show has a Travel Planner on our web site. Starting at our home page you will find link to the Manistique Travel Planner Travel Planner Index: http://greatgetaways.tv/plannermanistiquefall.html Each Travel section includes: 1. A link to your web site. http://greatgetaways.tv/ 2. A selection of photo galleries in a slide show format of the area. Photo Gallery: http://greatgetaways.tv/gallerymanistiquefall06_01.html 3. A video clip of the different stops in the show. http://greatgetaways.tv/plannermanistiquefallswf02.html 4. Directions, maps and a description of the activity. http://greatgetaways.tv/plannermanistiquefallswf02.html 5. How much time to allow for each activity.
6. What to bring
7. Links for more information.
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Special DVD We developed a special DVD of our Fall Color Travel Planner to Schoolcraft County that has a table of contents that includes a travel planner with maps, motel information and if you put it in a computer that is connected to the internet it will open up web sites as it plays for more travel information.
Now in HD Sample video includes a look at what is currently in production in High Definition. You will be one of the first in Michigan on TV in HIGH DEFINITION.
VisitManistique.com As explained in the video by adding a new web site we were able to do something that most companies are not and that is the opportunity to have at our finger tips hours of video and pictures along with knowledge of the area from our travels to enhance your site and make it second to none.
Need A New Website? We can create something new for you or upgrade an old design. Web (details) • Building a class “A” web site. http://www.visitmanistique.com/ • Use of beautiful photography throughout including flash animation.
We use a special program called DYNAMIC SUBMISSIONS for sending the website to almost 200 search engines on a quarterly basis and when ever a new page is added For example when we added the fishing derby page to the Visit Manistique website it was indexed in all search engines.
• A user updateable trail report http://www.visitmanistique.com/trail/ • Access to all CVB members of e-mail inquiries. They can be viewed at on the internet or downloaded into an excel file. • We keep the site up to date http://visitmanistique.com/fishderby.html
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• The site is filled with helpful information so anyone can plan a trip here. • We promote the site on our show. http://greatgetaways.tv/plannermanistique2swf6.html • We promote it on our website in many different areas. http://www.greatgetaways.tv/ http://www.greatgetaways.tv/travelplanner-manistique.html • We created new pages for your motels. http://www.visitmanistique.com/holidaymotel.html • We help to get your information to the traveler even quicker with a downloadable brochure: this not only gets the guide to the visitor quicker it also gets you their e-mail information for future promotions. http://www.visitmanistique.com/MAHTA.pdf We have built tourism websites for the following areas: Houghton Lake - www.visithoughtonlake.com Manistique - www.visitmanistique.com West Branch/Ogemaw County - www.visitwestbranch.com Michigan’s Sunrise Side (in production) Sunrise Side Wine & Hops Trail (in production)
References Chris Hughes
Executive Manager of Tourism Bruce County, Ontario, Canada chris@explorethebruce.com 800-268-3838
Brian Plumstead
Tourism Coordinator Grey County, Ontario, Canada bplumstead@greycounty.on.ca 519-376-3690
Matt Grover
President Houghton Lake Tourism Bureau Prudenville, Michigan info@springbrookinn.com 989-366-6347
Nikki Pipp
Marketing Director Oscoda CVB Oscoda, Michigan nikkispipp@centurytel.net 989-728-3409
Annette Rummel
Tom Ferguson
Joy Sim
President/CEO Saginaw Valley CVB Saginaw County, Michigan ceo@visitsaginawcounty.com 989-752-7164
Economic Director Chatham-Kent Tourism Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada joys@chatham-kent.ca 800-561-6125
Jennifer Tebedo
Executive Director Michigan’s Sunrise Side Travel Association 989-469-4544 tgferguson@charter.net
Rick Coates
President/CEO Frankenmuth CVB Frankenmuth, Michigan ceo@frankenmuth.org 989-652-6106
Stage Right Media Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association rick@lpwines.com 231-938-3247
Sandra Bradt
Pat Cott
Director - Windsor CVB Windsor, Ontario, Canada sbradt@city.windsor.on.ca 519-253-3616
Manistique Tourism Council Manistique, Michigan motorinn@chartermi.net 906-341-2552
Jack Matthias
Dave Clouse
Owner - Thunder Bay Resort Hillman, Michigan jack@thunderbaygolf.com 989-742-4732
President - Ogemaw County TVB West Branch, Michigan daveclouse@usa.net 989-345-3503
Great Sand Bay Productions, P.O. Box 262, Grand Blanc, MI 48480-0262, 810·603·0398, dennis@greatgetaways.tv Great Sand Bay Productions is your one stop promotional store. With our award winning show Great Getaways, we make hundreds of thousands of potential travelers aware of what you have to offer. We provide them with an interactive experience that takes them right from the TV to the computer to give them instant information on what they just watched.
Great Sand Bay Productions 810.603.0398 dennis@greatgetaways.tv