Monday, June 22, 2009

Time to Advertise in the OFFICIAL 2009 SALEM HAUNTED HAPPENINGS EVENT GUIDE & MAP!

More than 200,000 people choose to celebrate autumn and October in Salem, Massachusetts each year. This is your opportunity to connect with these visitors and make them aware of your business, venue, attraction, accommodation, and so on!

All advertising revenue generated by Destination Salem’s Event Guide & Map to Salem Haunted Happenings and HauntedHappenings.org is reinvested into the destination marketing of Salem during October. In 2008, advertisers’ investments paid for print advertising in The Boston Globe Magazine, The Boston Globe (“G” Section), and Community Newspapers; radio advertising with Kiss 108, and four billboards placed by highways in eastern Massachusetts. Advertising also paid for public relations efforts and media FAM (familiarization) tours that have successfully generated editorial coverage from Boston to London, Canada, Italy, and beyond.

What you get in return for your advertising sponsorship is HUGE!

This year for the first time we are offering the opportunity for advertisers to have display advertising!!!!!!! Yes we have listened. We will offer everything from 1/8 page to two page spread style ads.

The event booklet is distributed throughout key outlets in New England. On top of advertising in the book you get links and ties in from the website depending on the size of your advertising sponsorship.

For more information on advertising in conjunction with Salem Haunted Happenings click here and download the insertion order! Discover the magic of advertising with Salem Haunted Happenings!


Friday, February 27, 2009

Haunted Happenings 2009

Can you believe it? Winter is nearly behind us, which means spring is coming... the kids will get out of school, we'll have a fabulous summer and then - Whamo! It's hear again: Salem Haunted Happenings.

There is an awful lot to do in Salem between now and then - so if you can't wait until October (and who could blame you?) come visit sooner. Visit salem.org for complete information and the calendar of events throughout the year.
You can also request a 2009 visitor guide at Salem.org.

For those of you who just can't wait until October (and who could blame you?!), the calendar of events is being updated at Salem.org as we get information in.

Know this now:

Many of the accommodations in Salem are sold out for Halloween weekend. Many are sold out for all October weekends. If you haven't booked yet, please book arrangements soon!

Here's a preliminary, skeletal schedule:

Haunted Happenings Grand Parade
October 1

Spirits of the Gables
October 9 – 11, 16 – 17, 23 –24, 30 - 31
7gables.org

Legacy of the Hanging Judge
October 9 – 11, 16 – 17, 23 –24, 30 - 31
7gables.org

Haunted BizBaz
October 10-11
salem-chamber.org

Salem Harvest Fest
October 17
salemharvestfest.com

Stop by for a Spell Children’s Costume Brunch
October 25
hawthornehotel.com

Hawthorne Hotel’s Annual Costume Ball
October 31

Halloween Finale
October 31
hauntedhappenings.org
We'll be in touch soon , and we will post updates as they become available to us. In the meantime, keep checking Salem.org and HauntedHappenings.org. We can't wait to see you in October!

Monday, November 3, 2008

MANY THANKS!!!!!!!!!

A hardy thank you to all of our visitors who traveled to Salem's Haunted Happenings 2008! The event was a huge success. The video below is part of the Halloween evening finale.

As we now take on the task of assessing the month, we invite you to send your best photos of the city as well as gentle input. We will continue our efforts to craft Haunted Happenings as the premiere Halloween destination in the world and promote Salem as the premiere travel destination that it is.

Visit Salem.org for information on traveling to Salem during other times of the year. We will resume posting this blog as Haunted Happenings 2009 unfolds over the coming months. If you plan to travel here for next year, call and get your accommodations reservations made now if you wish to stay in town.

Have a Winter, Spring, Summer and early Fall!