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Top 10 reasons reasons

why to adverstise in

2011 Handmade Tile Association directory

The 12th Year Edition

1. The one and only
The Handmade Tile Association is the only full color directory for handmade tile and mosaic artists in the United States.

2. Marketing, Marketing, Marketing
Directory - 11,000 directories handed out annually, 5000 Minnesota Tile Festival postcards.
Web - #1 on the web - advertising in Facebook, Linked in, Yelp, oldhouseonline.com, THF, SAMA and many more.
Sponsoring events - MN Tile Festival, tile conferences, tours, lectures all promoting the artists and advertisers.

3. Be found on the web
www.handmadetileassociation.org is on the first page of dozens of keyword searches. We market our website with Facebook, Linked in, Yelp, literature, ads. Many artists and advertisers say we either are there best referal or are consistently in there top ten in their analytics.

4. Spotlight on Artists
We do a bi-monthly newsletter, one on news and events of the association and the second a spotlight on artists. We choose three artists to profile with links to their websites and a write up. It goes out to thousands of interested parties.

5. Education of the trades and public
People like to know what they are buying and why. We educate our audience about tile with articles, newsletters, Facebook, Linked in, streaming, workshops, conferences, tile festivals, lectures and marketing.

6. Distribute to the right people
In January every year the directory is mailed to over 3000 architects designers, galleries, contractors, museums, artists, tile organizations, tile showrooms, the media, and do-it-yourself people. The remaining 8000 are distributed by our artists, members, advertisers and at the Minnesota Tile Festival.

7. Return advertisers tell the story
Our directory has grown for twelve straight years! Year after year our advertisers return and upgrade their ads in the directory. Business’s return to what works-be apart of it.

8. The Minnesota Tile Festival
The Minnesota Tile Festival attracts over 4000 people every year and is growing. We hand out the directory to every attendee. This major tile PR event drives home the who, what, where, and why people choose handmade tile. Make sure your information, services and products are in front of this important crowd.

9. Affordable
When it comes to print advertising we are the gold standard for quality but we don’t cost a mint! We are positive you will find our rates to be extremely affordable. Don’t take our word for it contact your favorite magazine and get ad rates and compare.

10. Wow Factor
Think about the first time you saw the directory. We are sure you took a double take and went through all of it to see the amazing work and resources. Make sure your work or services are in this years directory so other can be wowed by your work.

Contact Josh for more to get started today. josh@handmadetileassociation.org

The Handmade Tile Association Directory is entering its 12th year and we want you to be apart of it! The Handmade Tile Association directory guide to tile artists and resources has been a phenomenal success reaching local and national acclaim with our programming and literature.