Some companies marking a milestone business anniversary use the anniversary number or the anniversary symbol in business anniversary promotional campaigns. 
Holiday Inn — the largest hotel chain in the world — is celebrating its 60th business anniversary in 2012 by using both:
- Holiday Inn (www.HolidayInn.com) offered 60 free room nights via Priority Club Rewards points each day from August 1 through August 31, 2012. Customers qualified for the giveaway by sharing a memorable-firsts story, photo or video on the hotel chain’s Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/ihg) or by tweeting with the hashtag #celebratefirsts on its Twitter paage (www.Twitter.com/ihgplc)
- Holiday Inn launches “Celebrating 60 Years Around the World” on September 28, 2012 in Europe, using the symbol of the 60th business anniversay: Diamond. Holiday Inn’s parent company, InterContinental Hotels Group (www.ihg.com) is tucking one-carat cushion-cut diamonds under bed pillows in guest rooms in randomly selected hotels in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Spain and the United Kingdom. Clues posted on social media will give hints about the diamonds’ locations that customers can follow.
Congratulations to Holiday Inn on its 60th business anniversary! Kudos, too, for using both the anniversary year and the anniversary symbol in the business anniversary promotional campaign! The former reinforces the hotel chain’s longevity in the minds of guests. The latter inspires creative promotional ideas that engage customers in the business anniversary “sell”-abration.
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