Welcome to the October issue.

In this Issue

	Election Fever subsides? What's next for your business?
	Fundraising Event for Project K - Kup Day November 4
	This month's Case Study... Promoting a Charity and Securing Donations

Testimonial

Rita Lynch of Tremains Real Estate Taradale says:

" I would like to compliment Sophie Stewart and the 99 Corporation team for the professional way in which my recent telemarketing campaign was undertaken..." for more click on the link  http://www.ninety-nine.co.nz/testimonials

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Election Fever subsides? What's next for your business?

Hi again from 99 HQ. Well the year is disappearing as quickly as election billboards are popping up out of the woodwork...With the countdown to the election on, whats next?

We are fast approaching that time of the year that brings big smiles or big headaches, depending how you look at it ... Yes - that would be Christmas.

So for the savvy businesses out there, now is the time to plan how best to capitalise on the festive mania that descends.  

Could your business benefit from a lead generation sales campaign to promote specific products or services that other businesses can use?

Do you want to wrap the year up with a client communication or customer survey using your existing database?

Would you like to make the most of the remaining months of the year and identify a whole raft of new business leads to touch base with before the summer break?

Please contact Sophie to discuss your needs and we can make a plan for you.

Fundraising Event for Project K - Kup Day November 4

Want to forget about the global credit crunch woes?  Then Kup Day - with Grow HR is the event for you!

This is the big Project K fundraiser for the year being held on Melbourne Cup Day at the Hawkes Bay Opera House - Tuesday November 4, 4-7pm. This fantastic event to celebrate the Melbourne Cup in style will raise funds to improve the odds for our region's young people.

Details are as follows - Big Screen racing, Automatic entry to Fashion in the Field (with most generous prizes from Degas and Thompsons Suits) , Drinks and Nibbles, TAB on site, and a Charity Auction with fabulous items.

$50 tickets are available at the Opera House or through www.ticketdirect.co.nz. The after match event is lined up to take place at the Old Church in Meanee.  So whether you the racing bug has bitten you after Hawkes Bay Racing's Spring Carnival, or you simply like a chance to get out and have a good time, get some friends or colleagues together and get the date into your diary!

Click on the link to find out more details www.ninety-nine.co.nz/project_k/

This month's Case Study... Promoting a Charity and Securing Donations

We have just completed a 15 day calling campaign for a Hawkes Bay based charitable trust, to both raise its profile and to secure sponsorship and donations. As we know from our Project K experience there is a great deal of competition for the charitable business dollar spend, with many great causes all needing urgent funding.

In 3 weeks we were able to speak to over 1500 local business people on behalf of the Trust. From these qualifed leads, we have managed to identify a good number of businesses interested in sponsoring the Trust immediately - some very generously. More importantly we have identified a substantial number of hot leads for the Trust to pursue for donations and sponsorship in the upcoming financial year.

So long for this month, from Sophie, Susie, Ngaia and the team at 99.