Creative and Effective Advertising

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  1. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Give free seminars to businesses in your area. Join the local business association, chamber of commerace or other group with business people. There are organizations such (Le Tip) in which local business owners of various services meeet once a month and trade referrals. Buy google ads, yahoo ads (although studies show most go over the paid advertisements, so optimizing your website will get better results. Twtter groups.


    I find the best customers are referrals. Cold ads in paper or othre print media is necessary (IMO) but you need to wade through a lot and ofter get high maintance cleints or clients who will go with someone else if it saves them $100. So network with business people who are in a position to send you referrals.

    Learn to play golf. :D
     
  2. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Go to swinger parties and put a keychain with your logo on every key in the fishbowl.
     
  3. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Get a courtside season ticket to Blazer games. Have your business name printed on the back of a shirt. Give the t-shirt and tickets to me and I will go to games and be a human billboard for your business.
     
  4. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Free Throw Guy will put your logo on his shirt if the price is nice.
     
  5. DaLincolnJones

    DaLincolnJones Well-Known Member

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    Rottery, Play golf with guys that you have sold to, let them help you meet more owners, jion service clubs like eagles, elkes moose, shake hands and kiss babies
     
  6. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    hire a closer. :sherlock:
     
  7. DaLincolnJones

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    "Your drinkin coffee? Put that down, coffees for closers."
     
  8. BoomChakaLaka

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    Even if you up it to $100. this gets you ten new clients - And a $100. would get someone's attention over $50. today.
     
  9. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    and if it doesn't work, you don't lose anything. shit, paying people $50 to pitch them would probably be a better ROI than mailers.
     
  10. TradeNurkicNow

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    Revolutionize outside the box
     
  11. deception

    deception JBB Banned Member

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    i dont have a website. the brokerage i work for does.
     
  12. BLAZER PROPHET

    BLAZER PROPHET Well-Known Member

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
     
  13. BLAZER PROPHET

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    We insure dentists for commercial insurance- Prop, GL, CR, EPL... and more and more it comes down to rates. Margins are so much smaller for businesses that I'd do the mailers but really hit hard on rates.
     
  14. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Make your potential clients an offer they can't refuse.

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  15. deception

    deception JBB Banned Member

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    im canadian. what does epl go for in portland? its super cheap here. can u show me an example of a mailer u send out?
     
  16. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    A sale its made on every call

    {Poasted via palm pilot}
     

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