Frequently Asked Questions
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| Q | HOW MANY ARE PRINTED AND WHAT IS THE DISTRIBUTION? |
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| A | We print a minimum of 50,000 units for 12 months, more for some areas such as St Kilda. Maps are them distributed to Visitor centres, hotels, railway stations, retailers, cafes, libraries and neighbourhood houses to name a few. |
| Q | WHAT ARE GRID MAPS? |
| A | GRID maps are FREE funky pocket sized guides to Melbourne's key precincts. The guide features to scale street maps with public transport information. GRID shows all the cool places to go that locals like to keep to themselves. All the hip places to visit are listed by category and shown with a dot on the map and an image with all contact details |
| Q | WHAT DO HOTELS AND THEIR CONCIERGES SAY ABOUT GRID? |
| A | 'I was hoping to get some more GRID maps for St Kilda , fitzroy and Chapel street for the concierge. They are fantastic and very helpful for new guests to Melbourne. If you have any other GRID maps could you please drop them off to the hotel'. Katherine Anrath Concierge Park Hyatt Melbourne 'If possible would you be able to send 2 boxes of each GRID urban map (Brunswick st, St Kilda, Chapel St)and any other new additions u may have. These maps are a great asset to my Concierge Department and would be greatly appreciated'. Brad Chapman Concierge Melbourne Marriott Hotel 'The maps have been hugely successful and we will need an ongoing supply if possible' Tara Quin Grand Mercure Hotel on Swanston 'As you can imagine we have many guests wanting information to visit the St Kilda and Chapel St areas, and I have found your maps to be the exact thing that we need! Our other maps just aren't as detailed' Jonathan Foo Front Office Supervisor Quay West Suites Melbourne |
| Q | WHAT DO RETAILERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT GRID MAPS? |
| A | Hi. Love your St Kilda map. Thankyou thankyou thankyou cool graphic and geographic dudelettes.Kaz Cooke Eliana and I both look forward to doing more business with you in the future, and have been very pleased with the business that the GRID map has drawn in thanks to you Karen Eliana Design GRIDmaps are a well produced, easy to read map which our customers love to use both the locals and the tourists Yvette manager Zetta Florence Fitzroy |
| Q | WHAT PRECINCT AREAS DOES GRID COVER? |
| A | We choose what we consider the must see precincts in Melbourne, but we show the entire precinct and are not limited by trader boundaries. ST KILDA Barkly Street, Blessington street, Inkerman and Carlisle streets as well as the well known Acland and Fitzroy streets SOUTH MELBOURNE Including its gorgeous neighbour, the Albert Park village as well as the better know Clarendon and Coventry Streets SOUTH YARRA Botanical Gardens and Domain Road and Chapel street Windsor a cool precinct at the southern end of Chapel street, as well as the usual Chapel street destinations. ARMADALE We are the only company to bring out a map of Armadale and Hawksburn, well known to locals but not actively promoted outside it' own area. With retailers like Tsubi, Spencer & Rutherford, Arabella Ramsay, Husk, Phillippa's and Fiona Scanlan GRID is putting this destination on the map! FITZROY Gertrude, Smith and Johnston Streets as well as the old favourite Brunswick street CBD Focused on the Flinders Quarter |
| Q | WHERE CAN GRID MAPS BE FOUND? |
| A | GRID Maps are distributed to over 120 hotels, Federation Square Visitor Centre* and over 150 retailers and cafes in each maps precinct. |
| Q | WHICH HOTELS CARRY GRID? |
| A | Every major hotel in Melbourne carries GRID over 120 in total. In the city we can be found at the Langham, Rialto, Hyatt, Crown, Lindrum, Medina, Vibe as well as hotels on St Kilda Road, Queens Road and Southbank to name a few. In St Kilda we are carried by Cosmopolitan, Medina, Marque, Prince among others. In South Yarra we are carried by Como, Quest, Lyall, Hatton and more.Ask us for a full list. |
| Q | WHICH SHOPS ARE FEATURED? |
| A | GRID features the pre eminent must see stores in each area. We feature the cutting edge of fashion, home wares, beauty, design and lifestyle. GRID invites these stores to participate on a fee paying basis. |
| Q | WHICH SHOPS STOCK THE PRODUCT? |
| A | Maps can be found in our neat point of sale display boxes in shops and cafes in the map precinct area. All the shops featured in the maps, as well as other shops not featured. Cafes are also one of our key distribution points |
| Q | WHO IS THE KEY TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC? |
| A | We aim at the hip cool young to middle aged local and visitor or aspirational tourists from other areas in Melbourne. Locals pick up GRID when shopping or having coffee, and they tell us they eagerly wait to see what's new. Visitors pick them up in the same places and also the hotels and Visitors Centre |
| Q | WHY IS GRID BETTER THAN THE OTHERS |
| A | GRID is the only detailed free guide to all Melbourne precincts, available at hotels and Fed Square Visitor centre and shops and cafes with: High production values Excellent graphic design and cartography Up to date public transport information Up to date information on where to shop and eat and local attractions and events Effective distribution to multiple sites regularly Free to consumers |