Successfully Marketing Treatable Dogs And Cats

1. Highlighting unique characteristics of individual animals is an effective way to get them adopted.

True

False

2. What are a few additional ways can we create a great shelter experience?

Encouraging festive feelings, restricting interaction, facilitating bonds, celebrating adoptions and positive impulses

Encouraging festive feelings and interaction, facilitating bonds, celebrating adoptions and positive impulses

Containing feelings, encouraging interaction, facilitating bonds, celebrating adoptions and positive impulses

Encouraging festive feelings and interaction, facilitating bonds, ignoring adoptions and positive impulses

Encouraging festive feelings and interaction, discouraging bonds, celebrating adoptions and positive impulses

3. Ideas to get more people to come to the shelter include:

Getting the word out with creative advertising.

Having special events (e.g., “Double the Love,” “Furry Speed Dating”).

Creating videos for mass viewing (e.g., Adoption Entrance Dance on YouTube).

All of the above.

4. Harder to place pets include:

Puppies and kittens, bonded pairs, pets needing ongoing medical treatment, feral cats and overweight pets.

Senior pets, bonded pairs, pets needing ongoing medical treatment, friendly cats and overweight pets.

Senior pets, bonded pairs, pets needing ongoing medical treatment, feral cats and overweight pets.

Senior pets, single pets, pets needing ongoing medical treatment, feral cats and overweight pets.

Senior pets, bonded pairs, pets needing ongoing medical treatment, feral cats and slim pets.

5. Ideas to adopt the harder to place pets include:

Free adoptions.

Barn cat adoptions.

Special events (for example, for all black, and black and white pets).

The provision of ongoing medical care at no cost.

All of the above.

6. Ways to publicize individual animals and their unique characteristics include:

Website descriptions.

Newspaper advertising.

Flyers.

Staff picks.

All of the above.

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I did not view the entire presentation.

8. "Grandma's" top tips for creating a great experience in the shelter include:

Have a good time - laughter puts people at ease.

Be outgoing - greet everyone with a smile and friendly remark.

Find out what visitors are looking for in a pet and introduce them to specific animals.

Be sure they get to know the cat's personality before they take the cat home.

Make people feel good about their decision with positive comments about the pet.

All of the above.

9. "Special needs" pets require special prices and special arrangements.

True

False

10. Pictures rarely help with adoptions.

True

False

11. Examples of social networking and online media that can be helpful with adoptions are:

Facebook, Twinkle Toes, Craig’s List, YouTube and public service announcements.

Facebook, Twitter, Carmen’s List, YouTube and public service announcements.

Facebook, Twitter, Craig’s List, Tube4You and public service announcements.

Facebook, Twitter, Craig’s List, YouTube and public service announcements.

Picturebook, Twitter, Craig’s List, YouTube and public service announcements.