Published Aug 17, 2014; updated Sept. 14 & 16, 20 & 21, and Oct. 2 2014: As Taste of Arcadia 2014 gets closer to its Sept. 22 debut, it seems the event is being touted just about everywhere, even after the previous barrage of media reports:
Thanks to the Arcadia Weekly and Terry Miller for this great huge photo from Taste…
Thanks to the San Marino Tribune for a huge photo spread in today’s edition from the even, after a nice large color ad and discount offer in the Sept. 18 edition.
And thanks to Arcadia Weekly for a huge photo from the event and a very flattering short item about the event in their Oct. 25 edition.
Thanks to Peter Dills and Pasadena Star-News for listing Taste of Arcadia for best bet of the week in this morning’s Sunday newspaper (Sept. 21), along with an ad and listing in the food section…
- Pasadena Star-News had great article about Taste in Cheers section Friday, Sept. 19, along with ad in Spotlight section.
- Arcadia Weekly came back with fabulous article and FOUR photos of classic vehicles in this week’s Sept. 18 edition.
- Pasadena Star-News provided good space in its Weekly Star Highlander edition Sept. 14.
And previously were these…
- City of Arcadia newsletter
- A record four 30′ street banners hanging all over town
- Two new digital LED signs lit up on both sides of Chamber office building on Huntington Drive for 40,000 daily cars passing by
- Radio promotion by Peter Dills of AM 830 (click arrow on bar below to listen to audio promo; and live “Dining with Dills” talk show after Angels games on Sunday afternoons – 4:30 Sunday, Aug. 17)
- Dills also recorded a video interview on Time Warner Cable:
- Arcadia Weekly‘s two big articles with photos detailing all the great food and beverages being provided by 45 vendors, and article and photos detailing all the exciting vehicles to be at Taste of Arcadia.
- Arcadia’s Best features article and included in multiple e-newsletters to 5,000 subscribers each.
- Pasadena Star-News carried custom ad and calendar listing Monday, Sept. 15.
- Mountain Views News splashed the ad on front page of regional section along with an adjacent article about celebrity food judges.
And great discount ticket offers for non-Arcadia Chamber members $20 off current $70 price (it will be $75 at the gate), including:
- RSVP direct-mail piece to 100,000 homes this month (following a piece to 50,000 homes in May)
- Quarterly discount coupon magazine
- Clipper discount coupon magazine
- Mountain Views News coupon discount
- Pasadena Weekly coupon discount
And finally, an offer at Living Social online discount service for two tickets at $90. . . . . . . . Plus listings in:
- Arboretum calendar in its colorful newsletter.
- Pasadena Star-News listing in Sunday upcoming Food-related events and again in Monday’s paper in Social Calendar and a nice ad.
- Southern California Guide listing with photo of classic car.