Ace Cherry Creek, Denver, CO recently offered their customers a chance to support their local children’s hospital – The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, by asking customers to make a donation for a “Have a Heart and Win” icon, and in turn, receive a $5 off coupon off their next purchase of $20 0r more, and a chance at winning a $1,000 shopping spree.  Click here to view the email.

Last year, Ace Cherry Creek and their customers raised over $22,000 for their local children’s hospital with this event.

Congratulations to Ace Cherry Creek and their fantastic customers!

Ace Barnes Hardware, Ann Arbor, MI is offering their email subscribers an exclusive “$5 off your next purchase of $30 or more” coupon, through January 16, 2011 – a fabulous incentive for increasing a store’s email database.

Also, Barnes has a great sale on all Schulte Closets Systems, with free closet design service, through January 30, 2011, in addition to other storage solutions on sale.

This email was sent to over 6,000 Barnes customers, with over 1,800 customers opening the email, and almost 600 customers clicking into the coupon link.  Of these 600 customers, about 500 took the step to print the coupon.

Also, web traffic to Barnes’ site increased from 61 visits on January 8 to 392 visits on January 9 – the day the email was sent.  Of the 392 visits, almost 70% were new visitors to the website, 30% being customers who had previously visited the website.  Visits to the website in the two days following the email were higher than average, with again, 70% being new visitors to the website.

Email marketing is an effective way to not only drive more footsteps into your store, but also to generate more web visits and interest in the store.

From December 27, 2011 to January 8, 2012, start your new year off more organized with storage solutions from McLendon Hardware, Seattle, WA.  With great deals on all storage ideas from shelving, totes, racks and garbage bags, this sale is a great way to ensure success with one of your New Year’s Resolutions!

In an exclusive email to their subscribed customers, Rome Ace Hardware, Rome, NY wished happy holidays with a “$15 off your next purchase of $50 or more” click and print coupon.  Good until December 24, 2011, this was an excellent incentive for last-minute shoppers and a great way to encourage customers to sign up with their Ace Hardware stores, in order to gain access to exclusive savings and deals.

Your Kitchen Store & More, Keene, NH has just released their winter catalog and flier.  Be sure to take a look, and if you are in the area, make sure to visit to see their great selections for yourself.  Both the catalog and the flier contain coupons, and when viewed online, both are interactive, with the ability to zoom in to take a closer look at these great ideas for the kitchen!  If your new year’s resolution is to be a better chef, this is a great place to start!

Your Kitchen Store & More is locally owned and operated.  Be sure to visit their website to learn about upcoming events and to view a sample of what you will find in-store.

The Happy Cooker Emporium, Calgary, Canada, recently held a Black Friday promotion and drawing for its loyal customers.  With 20% off all Le Creuset purchases, and automatic entry with a purchase over $100, into a drawing for an e-reader, this was a great opportunity for shoppers to take advantage of special savings!  This promotion ran from Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, 2011.

Here’s a great way to drive traffic to your website during the busy holiday season!

Alpine Ace Hardware of Colorado (Aspen, Carbondale, Clifton and Redlands) came up with a great promotion, that had daily changing coupons, that ran from Tuesday, December 13, through Saturday, December 24, 2011.  Suggesting that their customers bookmarked the promotional page, and check back daily, each daily offer lasted until December 24.  Talk about an interactive advent calendar for Alpine Ace’s customers!  We look forward to hearing how successful this campaign was for them, and will share the results with you in time!

Click here to see the email that went out to Alpine Ace’s customers.