Tropical Financial Credit Union Teams With PTP NEW MEDIA in Search to Find Real Spokespeople

Audrey Wiggins
PTP New Media 281-991-5550
awiggins@ptpnewmedia.com

April 16, 2012, Houston, TX- PTP NEW MEDIA, a financial services branding and marketing firm announced today that it has launched a unique, new marketing campaign for Florida’s Tropical Financial Credit Union (TFCU). The full contact campaign, promoted as “Fame for Five” is designed as a means for the credit union to recruit 5 members to become brand ambassadors, whereby they become the faces and voices of TFCU. The auditions are open to members and non-members.

Along with providing an engaging and unique way to connect with members, TFCU is awarding $5,000 to each of the five members selected. Contestants may make audition appointments and have sixty seconds in front of the camera to explain and demonstrate how Tropical Financial is helping, has helped or could help the member meet their financial goals. A microsite is being used ( www.famefor5.com ) for member recruitment and the real-life testimonials will be incorporated in radio spots, branch collateral and additional elements. Winners will be chosen based on their enthusiasm, charisma, personality and creativity.

“Story telling is a very effective way to support brands,” said James Robert Lay, CEO PTP NEW MEDIA. “And bringing advocacy to life through members own words makes for more compelling brand engagement and brings the credit union brand to life”. “This campaign sprang from an idea we had more than ten years ago but it lacked the brand identity component to make it successful; until PTP reinvigorated the idea by creating a consistent look across all channels and a brand that differentiates Tropical from anything else in the market,” said Amy McGraw, Vice President of Marketing forTFCU. “They not only gave it the face but breathed life into the entire campaign, and this has made a huge difference to our successful launch.”

About PTP
PTP NEW MEDIA is a dynamic marketing and branding agency that focuses on progressive credit union member engagement strategies. They specialize in engaging members as well as the community through fresh, comprehensive campaigns utilizing online, offline, internal and external marketing channels. PTP NEW MEDIA is also the parent company CU* SWAG.

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