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Making Camp Programs Special – Camphacker TV
How do I give campers something they'll remember? I dug up a couple of hand-made books from my days as Programme Director at Camp Kintail. In this first video of my new CampHacker TV show, I talk about ways to give campers a momento that they will remember … [Read More...]
Unplug at Camp from CampHacker Dan Weir
Cell Phones at Summer Camp CampHacker Dan has just put out his new blog called Unplug at Camp. In this space he's going to take a scholarly look at the benefits of leaving the phones (and iPads, Kindles, etc.) at home. Congratulations, Dan! We can … [Read More...]
A Perfect Rainy Day Activity: Skallops
Simple and Inexpensive Summer Camp Game Skallops is a brilliant looking new activity that has been funded through Kickstarter. It would be perfect for camp because it can be adapted for any age group and would be great for free-play time. Kids could make … [Read More...]
In Another Camper’s Shoes
Teaching Empathy in Summer Camp Staff Training As we begin another year, we, of course, turn our thoughts to another summer. We have likely begun planning for our 2012 season months ago but now preparations are "full steam ahead". We thought it an … [Read More...]
Pitching Summer Camp To Parents
Selling Your Camp To The Right Parents You can picture this, right? You are standing at a camp fair or after a presentation at a community centre, you have a mittful of brochures and a mother comes up to you and says: Please tell me about your camp. What … [Read More...]
CampHacker Podcasts
Brooke Salkoff from CampEasy.com – CampHacker Interview
Making Summer Camp Search Work for Parents Finding the right camp for a child includes many different factors for families. One factor that many camps don’t take into consideration is the need for working parents to find a great camp for specific weeks of the summer. When families need to have great people look [...]
Working Well With Your Camp Board – CampHacker #30
How Can I Have The Best Possible Camp Board? Welcome to the CampHacker audio podcast for summer camp directors and leaders. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Working for a board of volunteers can be great… but it can also be very difficult. In this week’s CampHacker podcast we are joined by Dave Bell, [...]
Summer Camp Culture – CampHacker Interview
Summer camp dominates popular culture And the Summer Camp Culture blog proves it everyday! I was excited to have a chance to interview Matt Ralph, owner of SummerCampCulture.com. Matt has had some great camp experiences of his own, as a camper and staff member, and has turned that passion into cataloguing mentions of camp in popular culture. [...]
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Marketing Your Camp
Pitching Summer Camp To Parents
Selling Your Camp To The Right Parents You can picture this, right? You are standing at a camp fair or after a presentation at a community centre, you have a mittful of brochures and a mother comes up to you and says: Please tell me about your camp. What … [Read More...]
Make Video An Important Part of Your Camp Online Marketing Strategy
Summer Camps That Market on YouTube Will Be Seen By More Parents I was reading a blog post yesterday about the effectiveness of online video for advertising and marketing (a huge piece of advice that we give in our camp consulting business). It is becoming … [Read More...]
Camp Video: Camp Simcha – Lighting Up The Night
Camp Simcha is a camp for children with cancer. They recorded this awesome video at camp and at the Statue of Liberty. To check out other great summer camp videos and helpful YouTube ideas click here. … [Read More...]
Marketing To Mom’s – CampHacker Interviews Michael Staires
I interviewed Michael Staires, Director at Taconic Retreat & Conference Centre and reformed marketer ;-), after his presentation at the Tri-State Camp Conference. Michael's session was called Marketing to Moms. Michael had some great ideas about … [Read More...]
CampHacker Podcast Hosts
- Dan Weir - Director of Camping Services, Frost Valley YMCA
- Gabrielle Raill - Director, Camp Ouareau
- Joe Richards - Executive Director, Pearce Williams Christian Centre
- Producer/Host: Travis Allison - Summer Camp Consultant at Walking Maverick
Listed: Canada Podcast
