Rip Van Winkle Campground Wins Marketing Award
Hunter, New York - On October 31, 2009, Hickory Rip Van Winkle Campground, Saugerties, NY received the 2009 Marketing Award for Best Simple Brochure during the 46th Annual Conference and Trade Show of Campground Owners of New York (CONY), held at the Kaatskill Mountain Resort in Hunter, New York. This is the first year Rip Van Winkle Campground, owned and operated by Dan and MaryAnn Ellsworth and their son Eric, has won the award.
The winning brochure, entitled “For Family. For Friends. For Fun!” with design work by Brydan Corporation of Delhi, NY, was chosen as the top brochure by an independent panel of judges. All members of CONY were invited to submit their simple (single page) brochures for judging.
Other marketing award categories recognized during the CONY Conference included Website Design and Mailer Piece.
According to Donald G. Bennett, Jr., CONY President and CEO, the marketing awards honor CONY members for their self-promotion activities, and encourage improvements in marketing efforts among the CONY membership.
Said Mr. Bennett, "Every year I am amazed at the design quality of the brochures and websites that our CONY campgrounds and RV parks produce, and hopefully this competition is an incentive for all our members to be the best parks in the camping industry, and maybe compete in next year’s marketing awards program."
The winners were announced during the annual awards banquet held during the CONY Conference & Trade Show. Rip Van Winkle's award was accepted by co-owner Eric Ellsworth.
Campground Owners of New York is an association dedicated to the promotion, growth, improvement and development of privately owned campgrounds in New York State. More information about the association and its campgrounds – including a free camping directory - is available at www.nycampgrounds.com.
1/21/2010
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