Dittoe PR Secures 100 Guests, 2.7 Million Impressions for Hickory House Grand Opening

Think all we do is media relations? Think again.

While we have mastered the intricate art of media relations, Dittoe PR is willing to tackle any role – such as speech writer, tour guide and even barista – to produce the results our clients want.

Most recently, our multi-faceted team was put to the ultimate test. Dittoe PR was enlisted to plan a grand opening event for Hickory House, Indiana’s newest and most comprehensive drug rehabilitation and alcohol addiction treatment center. In addition to overseeing the entire event planning process from start to finish, we were also tasked with executing a tailored media relations strategy.

The challenge? The event was less than 45 days away, and the facility wouldn’t be completed until just days before its grand opening. Fortunately, our extensive experience in planning similar events for clients prepared us to tackle this project.

Leading up to the event, Dittoe PR handled an enumeration of responsibilities. This included assembling the entire run-of-show, creating and designing marketing collateral and sending out event invitations. Our team also secured more than 100 event attendees, assisted with speeches for speakers, assembled gift bags for guests, secured vendors and much more. On the day of the event, the Dittoe PR team was also responsible for leading tours of the facility for guests, emceeing the event, answering Hickory House-related questions for event attendees and other relevant duties.

Simultaneously, our team implemented and executed a tailored media relations strategy focused on inviting media to receive individualized tours of the Hickory House facility before patients arrived. Dittoe PR’s efforts resulted in 20 media placements, including WTHR-TV (NBC), WISH-TV (CW), WXIN-TV (FOX) and the Greenfield Daily-Reporter. Within a couple of days, media placements totaled more than 2.7 million impressions and an ad equivalency value of nearly $44,000.

Interested in learning more about Dittoe PR’s work in events? Contact us to learn how we can make your next event a success.