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Valparaiso University => General VU Discussion => Topic started by: FWalum on July 13, 2020, 10:44:20 AM

Title: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: FWalum on July 13, 2020, 10:44:20 AM
First saw this a couple of months ago, but this was the first time we were able to snap a picture.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QJCmrwMa8VFxZDE5_sHOYXq6fuD6l9gZnc-sT2yB5hA7i2LrQMogXmWPbHOoCuSTwybddfnTckR0YqcCxCcYYLOKf9dP3bMgffAVmbGSUE0S9ox4JEerhqNzzlxkZH3iNzcHfkO1JTfmGUCE-zbxr1QwKdNtX8Clb_4kclJURDrVLKVlMmYjQjgzRtXpmCP0AfzhD3RJavw4-ST4u3HijhAaXKrG9LXEsUWvN9XhVzoLfOGyXw4Jqi8091dXDbKQ8tpdOiRV2vM6SJ_zmX85n0QgC970gPMpDEpkxp2X7z9qAmF4ShYQwsnkM822yHr7A9WOBTymu3igYMRJBr0slTvwG7TXMBxpKmShdT0Oafav3gBMQDYwm8f91xIH9zwen7flV7RmV5W09FRRifZaFAg8iXtCHpUEktQky41XM7w9hWUxyNMHE79oItPYRLIt90K3b0Q0beZZuXDb6Z4etIlv6Q2v1lwq24dda8h6ArDgdY1NIfw50oo0EQhy388DICY3VpwoWaBYSMGrLWsW2pv_Tq-XJMegiZO6YU0HYoSuxUIRWxvEkSb2CNJkFmwmz2JTxfXTi6el40R1V7Vq9StXSpHk-GPvjV6MXJMQfAniqvnInj7BUkEt5FBiD1pAdMWpUw7Z6qs8_KjVl-BSVf0E3dhOszmpr5PT_KQBhY-OTk2_iNzYYFinq7UD=w749-h939-no?authuser=0)
This is about 2 miles South of Angola, IN on I 69 and is mainly visible if you are traveling South toward Fort Wayne.  This is a rather large billboard and I don't recall ever seeing this type of advertising from VU in the past, or have I been blind and inattentive and just now paying attention because of all the stuff that is going on?
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: valpo64 on July 13, 2020, 10:47:42 AM

Very good board!   I'm sure there are more up in their buy, perhaps state-wide, just Northern IN or wherever.
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: vu84v2 on July 13, 2020, 10:53:14 AM
I love the message "Our Total Commitment"! That is what Valpo is all about.
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: M on July 13, 2020, 10:58:18 AM
No website, doesn't even say university on it anywhere. Terrible. There is another one on  eastbound 94 between the state line and portage (I can't remember exactly where I saw it yesterday).
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: bbtds on July 13, 2020, 11:02:17 PM
There are now 4 "poles" at Millennium Station at Randolph and Michigan in Chicago with the Valpo advertising on them. All four have the ad about "Total Committment." The last three "poles" you pass as you exit Millennium Station onto Randolph have the same Valpo advert.
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: GoVU on July 17, 2020, 12:22:53 PM
Not advertising, but some good press...

https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-historic-small-town-2020/
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: valpo64 on July 17, 2020, 01:27:05 PM
The professionals in the business know what to include in outdoor copy...short copy, to the point, and who...these boards do that.  One does not have to be a academic genius to figure out how to contact Valpo on the VU web site. Even I can figure that one out.
Title: Re: VU Advertising... Something I haven't seen before
Post by: valpotx on July 17, 2020, 05:01:10 PM
I agree with Granbury.  Nice place to visit, and a beautiful lake scenery nearby.  A lot of folks from DFW utilize Granbury as their nearby quick getaway from hectic city life.