How to Get Santa Claus to Call Your Kids

Every now and then I see some­thing on the web that is so cool, that I feel the need to share it with pretty much any­body and every­body I know. Here is the lat­est install­ment in that cat­e­gory. Cincin­nati Bell has set up a web­site where you can go to arrange for Santa Claus to call your kids. The site is easy to use, takes about 2 min­utes to com­plete, and deliv­ers much excite­ment when the phone rings. A friend of mine sent me this link (http://www.cincinnatibell.com/consumer/holiday/) and explained how excited his kids were when Santa spoke to them over the phone. So I decided to check it out first hand.   It was a huge hit.   My daugh­ter hap­pened to be asleep at the time of Santa’s call, so it went into voice mail.  This morn­ing we told her that some­one had called for her and left a mes­sage and then played it for her. Her face lit up when she heard Santa wish­ing her a Merry Christ­mas, and because it was in voice mail she could play it over and over and over. She was thrilled. I am not sure whose idea this was, but it is bril­liant. It is com­pletely free, fun, and offers great expo­sure for Cincin­nati Bell. It is great mar­ket­ing — it asks for noth­ing, is note­wor­thy, and is easy and fun to share. I applaud who­ever came up with this idea, as it is both unbe­liev­ably sim­ple, extremely cre­ative, and thor­oughly remark­able. Unfor­tu­nately, it is only avail­able in cer­tain area codes. If you hap­pen to live in South­west­ern, Ohio and have kids, make sure to check this out for your­self. Thank you Cincin­nati Bell for spread­ing the hol­i­day cheer. Ho! Ho! Ho!

Cincin­nati Bell — Free Hol­i­day Call From Santa Claus