Fall 2015 Top 10 tips to market your business to the Texas State University Community
1. Provide 6,000 freebies or coupons to be included in the Bobcat Preview goodie bags. All new students (freshman and transfers) will receive a Bobcat Preview Goodie Bag, filled with publications and promotional items about resources available to them. If your business is interested in having your materials included in these bags, please bring all materials to the Office of Community Relations by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 6, 2014. For more information call 512-245-9645.
2. Show your Bobcat Pride! Fly Texas State flags at your business and/or home on game days! Purchase at the Fan Shop at Bobcat Stadium. Open M-Th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 10 to 2. Contact the Fan Shop at 512- 245-6629.
3. Offer discounts to university faculty and staff. Your business will be listed on the "Work Life" webpage. For more information, visit www.beneplace.com/txstate or call 512-346-3300.
4. Advertise through campus student media sources: University Star (student newspaper), [email protected] or call 512-245-3487 and KTSW (student radio station), [email protected] or call 512-245-3485.
5. Use Jobs4Cats to post full and part-time job and internship positions at your business. For assistance, go to www.careerservices.txstate.edu or call 512-245-2645.
6. Host a booth on the Quad to hand out materials, sell merchandise to students, or post fliers in high traffic areas. Prior approval, campus sponsorship and fee. Call Student Involvement at 512-245-3219 for more information or learn more about campus solicitation at www.lbjsc.txstate.edu/caso. Host a booth on the Quad to hand out materials, sell merchandise to students, or post fliers in high traffic areas. Vendor agreement form, campus department sponsor, and fee required. Submit form, with Solicitation Request Form, to the Student Involvement front desk on the 4th floor of the LBJ Student Center 4.2.1 or fax it to 512-245-8245 at least ten business days before the requested solicitation date.
7. Sponsor San Marcos CISD Sixth Grade College Knowledge Higher Education Awareness Tours to Texas State through the Adopt-A-Classroom program. Contact the Office of Community Relations at 512-245-9645 or [email protected] for more information.
8. Become a sponsor of Bobcat Build, the University’s largest service event, and have your business listed on the back of the event t-shirt. 3,000 students will receive a t-shirt and wear it year round. For more information, call Bobcat Build at 512-245-4245 or visit www.bobcatbuild.txstate.edu.
9. Support Texas State athletes by becoming a sponsor for the Athletic Department. Call the Athletic Marketing and Promotions Department at 512-245-4730 or visit www.txstatebobcats.com. Vendor spaces are available through the Texas State Athletics Department. Please contact them before game day at (512) 245-2114. General Information: Email: [email protected] Phone: 512-245-7992 (Parking Services); 512-245-2114 (Athletics Department)
10. The Bobcat Shuttle provides on-bus advertising for businesses to reach the student demographic in the San Marcos area. For details, go to www.shuttle.txstate.edu. Contact [email protected] or call 512-245-6799. Texas State University Office of Community Relations 512-245-9645 | Fax: 512-245-7972 | [email protected] | www.txstate.edu/community