If you love the
Norman Music Festival, please shop in downtown Norman this Saturday to show your support for the retailers who help make the festival possible.
And if you visit Fowler VW on Saturday with a receipt from a
downtown Norman shop, we’ll give you a $5 Pepe Delgados gift
certificate, VW slap bracelet and VDub Club card good for awesome discounts at local businesses in the metro area.
Below is a press release with details on the
NMF4 Carrot Mob:
Norman Music Festival Organizes City’s First “CarrotMob”
Festival leaders urge public to shop at downtown Norman businesses on April 2
Leaders of the state’s largest free indie music festival are
encouraging supporters to participate in a “CarrotMob” in downtown
Norman on Saturday, April 2, and shop at businesses that make the Norman
Music Festival possible.
NMF Chair Robert Ruiz said the Norman Music Festival (NMF) CarrotMob
is modeled after events organized by environmentalists to use their
commercial influence in a positive way to encourage local businesses to
adopt green initiatives.
“This made me think, with all of the thousands of supporters we have
for the festival, why couldn’t we do something positive for the downtown
retailers who so graciously allow us to close Main Street and hold this
festival?” Ruiz said. “Through this event, we hope to bring downtown
retailers some extra business and ensure their future support of the
Norman Music Festival.”
“We’re hopeful that businesses who have the opportunity to remain
open this year, do,” says Ruiz. “Last years estimated visitor impact was
$3.46 million to Norman and with more opportunities for visitors to
shop, comes more revenue to the city.”
Ruiz said his specific goal is to double downtown retail sales on
April 2nd to make up for any lost sales during the festival, which is
April 28-30.
“We are asking all of the Norman Music Festival supporters out there
to delay the purchase of that next piece of furniture, to hold off on
buying that engagement ring, to wait on stocking up on some
nonperishable groceries, to take pause in getting geared up for spring
wardrobes and to come instead to downtown Norman to do all of that
shopping on April 2.”
Ruiz said one lucky shopper will win a pair of VIP Tickets to the
festival and with each purchase, shoppers have the opportunity to
unearth the line-up for the festival.
“This is a fun way to reveal our line-up while also serving a purpose,” says Ruiz.
