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Leo Hamel Policy Letter

Invoicing Holiday Buy Offers

We are running special promotions with a number of radio and TV stations that are structured in such a way that they will guarantee us a particular result in the form of sales made. If we don’t get the return, they will continue with free ads until the return is achieved.

Each promotion has a unique offer so that we can positively identify where the customers are hearing about us and the radio or TV station will get proper credit. These offers are also calls to action, and we hope will induce customers to shop with us for Christmas.

It’s crucial that we can identify where customers are hearing the ads, so a special survey form was created by the marketing department to be filled out for each sale. Generally, the nature of the discount will confirm where the customer heard about us and that station will get credit for the sale.

As with any other discount of this kind, the person who is doing the sales stats (in the Accounting Department) must subtract this discount from the sale to come up with the net sale, to ensure that the profit is not overstated.

Use the code serv-142 (use serv-A154 in SB) to give the 10% off discount. The discount and the item purchased will appear on separate lines in the Leo Hamel Commission Report and are added together manually (the negative discount amount and the positive sale amount).

If applying this or any other discount to a sale causes the net sale to go under minimum, the commission will be calculated for an under minimum sale.

RADIO STATIONS

KCEO AM/AM 1000

Wholesale/Jewelry Buying:

COPY: And this holiday season, when you bring your jewelry into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, receive an additional $25.00 dollars cash on any jewelry valued at $250.00 dollars or more.

These stations should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to sell their jewelry and mentions radio but cannot identify a specific station
  • A customer asks for the additional $25 on jewelry valued at $250 or more
  • A customer checks off KCEO AM or KFSD AM on the survey

KGB FM/FM 101.5

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, take 10% off of any purchase when you mention you heard it on KGB, now at Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers. Restrictions apply.

This station should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and mentions the 10% percent off offer but cannot identify a specific station, only that it was on radio
  • A customer checks off KGB FM on the survey

Note: 10% off is the same offer running on KGTV Channel 10 so be sure the customer can at least identify whether it is television or radio

Note: This is the same 10% offer running on KGTV Channel 10 so be sure the customer can at least identify whether they saw/heard it on TV or radio

KYXY FM/FM 96.5

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, when you come into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, receive a complimentary jewelry box with any purchase over $250 dollars when you mention KYXY FM.

This station should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and mentions the complimentary jewelry box offer whether or not they can identify a specific station
  • A customer checks off KYXY FM on the survey

KFMB FM (Jack FM)/FM 100.7

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, come into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers, mention Jack FM and receive a $100 dollar Donovan’s gift certificate with a minimum $500 dollar purchase while supplies last

Jack Promotion

JACK buy package also includes a promotion element for their frequent listener program, Jack’s Club. Members will be purchasing Leo Hamel gift certificates with their points. Additionally, the station will be sending out email blasts promoting special offers:

Early bird offer going out Tues 11/25

15% off any estate jewelry is the EARLY BIRD OFFER; it expires on 12/2/08.

This station should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and asks for the $100.00 Donovan’s gift certificate gift with purchase whether or not they can identify a specific station
  • A customer requests 15% off any estate jewelry
  • A customer checks off KFMB FM/Jack FM on the survey

(You will have the first batch of gift certificates before the schedule begins airing)

XPRS AM (XX Sports) AM 1090 / XPRS FM (The Walrus) FM 105.7 / XEPE AM 1700

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, come into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers and receive a complimentary watch refinishing with any $250 dollar or more purchase.

XX Sports Holiday Showcase promotion

XX Sports Buy Package includes their station promotion Holiday Showcase that includes a list of prizes available on the station’s special webpage. The winner can choose from a number of prizes, one of which is this Leo Hamel prize package.

1090 Prize: A Night to Remember! You will have an hour in Leo Hamel Jewelers by yourself…with $5,000 in your pocket to spend on anything that you want for the one you love. That night, you and your loved one will be picked up in a limo and whisked off to dinner. When it’s time for dessert, a San Diego Padre will bring your desserts, and your jewelry to offer to your loved one making this night a truly unforgettable one!

Additionally, Leo Hamel is donating a piece of estate jewelry to raffle off to members of the station’s Team 1090 (frequent listener program)

The Walrus Holiday Showcase Promotion

The Walrus’ Buy Package includes their station promotion Holiday Showcase that includes a list of prizes available on the station’s special webpage. The winner can choose from a number of prizes, one of which is this Leo Hamel prize package.

The Walrus Prize: A Night to Remember! You will have an hour in Leo Hamel Jewelers by yourself…with $3,000 in your pocket to spend on anything that you want for the one you love. That night, you and your loved one will be picked up in a limo and whisked off to dinner where you will receive your jewelry, making this night a truly unforgettable one!

XX Sports/The Walrus/AM 1700 should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and asks for the watch refinishing offer with a $250 dollar purchase and mentions radio whether or not they can identify a specific station
  • A customer checks off either XX Sports/The Walrus/AM 1700 on the survey

Note: This is the same watch refinishing offer running on KFMB Channel 8 so be sure the customer can at least identify whether they heard/saw it on television or radio

TELEVISION STATIONS/CABLE

COX MEDIA

Wholesale/Jewelry Buying:

No special offer

Cox Media should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to sell their jewelry and mentions television but cannot identify a specific station or network
  • A customer comes in to sell their jewelry and does NOT request the additional $25 on jewelry valued at $250 or more (KCEO/KFSD radio offer)
  • A customer checks off Cable, Cox Cable, Time Warner or any cable networks on the survey or just writes in television

Retail:

COPY: This holiday season, take $100 dollars off of any $500 dollar or more jewelry purchase at Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers. That’s one hundred dollars off a five hundred dollar purchase now at Leo Hamel!

Cox Media should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to purchase jewelry and requests the $100 off of any $500 offer but cannot identify a specific station or network
  • Checks Cox Media, Cable or any cable networks on the survey

KGTV TV (ABC) Channel 10

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, come into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers and mention Channel 10 and receive 10% off any purchase, that’s 10% off your purchase when you mention Channel 10

KGTV Holiday Guide Promotion

KGTV’s Buy Package includes their Holiday Guide promotion that features a 2-1/2 minute segment to air during Channel 10’s 11am news. Additionally Leo Hamel is providing a $1,000 item that Channel 10 will use as a prize on their website.

KGTV Channel 10 should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and mentions the 10% percent off offer but cannot identify a specific station, only that it was on television
  • A customer checks off KGTV Channel 10 on the survey

Note: This is the same 10% offer running on KGB FM so be sure the customer can at least identify whether they saw/heard it on television or radio

KFMB TV (CBS) Channel 8

Retail:

COPY: And this holiday season, come into Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers and ask for your complimentary watch refinish with any purchase of $250 dollars or more, courtesy of CBS Channel 8

KFMB Channel 8 should receive credit when:

  • A customer comes in to buy jewelry and asks for the watch refinishing offer with a $250 dollar purchase and mentions television whether or not they can identify a specific station
  • A customer checks off KFMB Channel 8 on the survey

Note: This is the same watch refinishing offer running on XX Sports/The Walrus/AM 1700 so be sure the customer can at least identify whether they heard/saw it on television or radio

Leo Hamel, Founder