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And What A Quarter It's Been...
We've been hearing mixed reviews from members of
the community regarding business this summer. Hotels in the city
say revenue was down, hotels outside say it was up. Some retail
stores did well, and restaurants saw a record summer too. All in
all, Summer 2004 was a period of solid growth for our company. First
and foremost, you may have noticed that we have changed our company
name to Virtual Communications, Inc. This doesn't mean we are moving
away from VirtualSLO.com, rather we now have opened up the ability
to move into more markets and deliver more products to our customers.
As far as we're concerned, VirtualSLO.com is here to stay.
Secondly, we added nearly 30 new accounts this summer, a fantastic
number that solidifies the success of our business plan. We are
also entering into a new phase of our marketing capabilities, by
offering our customers more information about their listing and
by afiliating our business with other technology and advertising
products in the County. More to come on this later...
You may have received by now, or will be receiving, a detailed
Quarterly Report from us in the mail that will lay out exactly how
your business is performing on our site. If you notice that your
hits have been low, we want to stress that the coupons and specials
have been a big hit. We have heard from our clients that dozens
of coupons are being brought in on a weekly basis. Let us know if
we can add a coupon for your business too!
Lastly, a thank you to those businesses that participated in our
WOW 2004 giveaway. It was a huge success and we now have a large
newsletter database of Cal Poly Students who will no doubt love
to see special features and offers listed on VirtualSLO.com.
VirtualSLO.com at WOW 2004
Over 2,000 Cal Poly Freshmen came by our booth on September 14
during the SLO-Bound event for the Week of Welcome (WOW) program
at Cal Poly. During this time, we offered the chance for students
to earn prizes if they signed up for our MyVSLO service. We have
over 200 names on the list now, and the newsletter goes out with
this one.
If you are interested in getting your business listed on our
monthly "panorama" newsletter, which is sent to over
200+ members, please contactAndrew
Rubin.
VirtualSLO.com and SLO County Passport
The County's #1 local and tourist book and the Visual Guide to California's
Central Coast have joined forces. Currently in a trial run, clients
of VirtualSLO.com and SLO County Passport can co-brand with both
companies, with cross-over features designed to give the viewer
of that advertisement a more interactive and informative visual
tool. 
When a business advertises with SLO County Passport and VirtualSLO.com,
on their VirtualSLO listing the Passport savings decal will appear.
Similarly, if they see the ad in the Passport book first, they will
be given a link to the virtual tours online.
The goal here is to provide a bigger coverage for advertisers,
while giving customers the opportunity to see more and save more.
Any business interested in this opportunity can contact Daniel
O'Leary in the Sales Department.
Big Hitters
Here's where we give the best performing businesses
for the quarter. All of these businesses share one thing in common:
they use their VirtualSLO.com advertisement to its maximum potential.
This means putting the link on your website, putting the sticker
on your window, letting your customers know of the ad and keeping
track of how many people bring in coupons. We are here to help you
market your business. If any thing you've just read needs clarification,
CALL US! We are here to help.
1. Ramada Inn
(3,794)
2. Garden Street
Inn (3,660)
3. Valencia Apartments
(3,032)
4. Embarcadero
Inn (2,869)
5. Mission Grill
(3,032)
New Members
We would like to welcome the following new businesses
to our website:
Mr. Ricks
Custom
House
Basil Thai Restaurant - Coming Soon
Las
Cazuelas Mexican Food
Park Cinemas
Century Cinemas - Coming Soon
Papi's
Tacos and Gorditas
Koffee Klatsch
Beach Burgers
San Luis
Inn and Suites
Stardust Cruises
Steaming Bean
Pismo Beach
Florist
Longboards Grill
Heritage Lending
Jim's Campus
Camera
SLO Brew
San
Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center
Morgan's Mansions
University
House at Mustang Village
University
House De Tolosa
Left Coast T Shirts - Coming Soon
Pismo
Coast Village RV Resort
Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo - Coming Soon
Univer-Cell - Coming Soon
Old Porte Inn - Coming Soon
Abella Garden
Inn
Central Coast Lazer Center - Coming Soon
Copyright © 2004 Virtual Communications ,Inc. All rights reserved.
VirtualSLO.com is a Virtual Communications, Inc. Company
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