Master Pools Guild Takes Its Marketing Campaign to the Grammys

The Master Pools Guild has once again targeted high-end consumers by taking out an ad in the Grammy Awards program.

The Master Pools Guild has once again targeted high-end consumers by taking out an ad in the Grammy Awards program.

The organization first tried this strategy last year. In addition to getting in the hands of every Grammy attendee, the program will be made available in bookstores.

“Last year’s edition was downloaded digitally over 4 million times — this is the statistic that has us excited,” said Teri Wiltshire, special projects manager of the Richmond, Va.-based fraternity of pool builders. “So what a great opportunity to reach this audience.”

Master Pools also will use this as an opportunity to inform its members how Twitter works during live events. On Feb. 9th, the group will hold an online training session on using the microblogging site, then will encourage members to follow and interact during the Grammy Awards.

“Last year’s Grammy Awards generated over 20 million live tweets, so it will be fun to see and show the Guild membership how Twitter works during a live event on a large scale,” Wiltshire said.

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Rebecca Robledo

Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”