- Local Events and Activities: Use anything from setting up a booth at a street fair to sponsoring a little league team to display your product or company name.
- Free Samples: Look for key locations where your target group can be found and give out free samples. If possible give free demonstrations of your service or product.
- Contests: Find a prize of interest to your target audience and hold a contest.
- Speaking Engagements: Contact local schools, speakers groups, and associations and inquire about speaking engagements, such as lectures, seminars, or classes that you can teach.
- Fliers: Exchange fliers with other noncompetitive businesses who will display them at their location. Also find locations where you can post a flier or bulletin.
- Vehicles: Paint the name of your business on any trucks you use and even put a sign on your car or in the car window.
- Press: Develop a list of local editors and producers and send press releases of important upcoming activities. Also look for unique angles about your business that might make for an interesting story.
- Newsletters: Email newsletters or print newsletters are an effective and inexpensive means of promoting your business.
- Printed Matter: Promote yourself on all of your printed matter.
- Contacts and Networking: Hand out your business cards to as many people as possible and network regularly to make new contacts.
- In Store or Online Values: Offer special discounts for second purchases or free downloads online.
- Attend Meetings of Professional Groups: Attend meetings of the Chamber of Commerce and other local groups where you can introduce yourself and your business to others.
- Directories: Make sure to list your company in all appropriate free directories.
http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing-advertising/marketing-promotions/1970-1.html
Just ideas to spring board of for the promotional ideas of mitternacht.
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