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Make the first local introduction

Welcome new residents. Put your business in the bag.

The New Mover Welcome Bag program helps Kearney businesses make a useful, memorable first impression at home.

Reach New ResidetnsDrive Customer LoyaltyMake First Impressions
Unpacking moving boxes by RDNE Stock project
Welcome New Kearney Residents
Welcome Mat by Andrew Neel
A Practical Community Welcome
Thank you card by  RDNE Stock project
Local Offers / Local Relationships

New mover marketing

Reach people while they are choosing where to go.

New residents are actively forming relationships with restaurants, services, retailers, health providers, and professional partners. New residents love these bags:

“I truly enjoyed going through the bag, becoming familiar with the business information, looking at the coupons, and of course smiling at all the little free goodies too.”

“This welcome bag was delightful. It truly made me feel like I was not 'just another number' to the town’s population, but rather, my move/residency here is known and received with open arms. ⎻ Thank you.”

"We had a welcome bag at our new rental. much appreciated!"

“This welcome gesture is a wonderful idea, and I tremendously appreciated it.”

Quarterly option

Reach new movers to the City of Kearney for just $4 member/ $5 non-members -- per bag delivery (average 35 deliveries per month). Billed quarterly. Cancel at any time.

Annual option

A convenient one-time billing of $1,000 for a full year of deliveries (chamber members only).

Design help

Chamber staff can help design an insert ($25 per hour); and printing is available for digital files ($0.05 B&W; $0.25 Color).

Coordinated Delivery

Participating businesses provide a useful insert, gift, coupon, or offer. Chamber staff coordinate delivery and have capacity to keep several months of materials on hand.

Customer Outreach

Resident addresses are provided to participating businesses for optional outreach post delivery.

Useful offers win

Gifts, free offers, and dollar-off coupons are especially useful to a household getting settled.

Why New Mover Marketing Works

  • New movers spend more in the first six months than a typical consumer spends in 3 years.
  • New residents develop roughly 72 new business relationships within the first year of moving.
  • 78% of new movers redeem a coupon or offer from a local business within 60 days of moving.
  • Research shows that new movers are five times more likely to become your loyal customer if you reach them first.

Your next connection

Bring the question. We know who to call.

Membership, a local referral, a meeting room, a ribbon cutting, or a place to start: reach the Kearney Chamber.