Something free (and worth your time)


You've heard a lot from me lately. The Last-Minute Marketing Masterclass, the 12-month program, more emails than I hoped (but we've got 2 dozen camps increasing their 2026 camper numbers right now!).

I'm not pitching those again here, Reader.

If the budget doesn't fit right now, this is for you. And if you'd like a perspective that isn't only mine, this is for you too.

Dan Weir, Eric Wittenberg, and I are sitting down for two free one-hour conversations. Dan runs Day Camp Community. Eric is behind Camper Machine and The Camp Stack. Three people, three angles on one question: what can you actually do right now to bring in more families for summer 2026?

😴🏠 For sleepaway camp directors:

4th-Quarter Marketing Tips for Sleepaway Camps

Monday, April 13 at 3 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__3-XsO9nQJW39a9BKvekFg

🚌 🏊‍♂️ For day camp directors:

4th-Quarter Marketing Tips for Day Camps

Friday, April 24 at 1 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T1XrS-W9RwOKfWKyf5dN3A

Both are free and open to anyone. Come to the one that fits your camp, or both (we love Camp Mavericks that know that lessons that work for day camps also work for overnight camps and vice versa.)

Take good care,

Travis

PS: If you are a member of the Last-Minute Marketing class or the Camp Marketing Routines 12-Month class, this is still worth your time. At least sign up and get the recording and the notes. Eric, Dan, and I share common camp marketing philosophies with different camp marketing methods.

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