“Join our email list today for a free penguin calendar.” (Not a real offer, yet.) A hook grabs attention, creates interest, stokes desire and drives to action. The calendar in this case is the bait on the hook. Other things that can be bait: information, books, a list of some sort, a compendium of facts.
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Journey to Better Marketing: Newsletters (and Email lists)
The edition of “Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days (affiliate link)” I have is older and doesn’t feature a strong emphasis on online news more than a couple of chapters. This chapter on newsletters could be easily adapted for email lists.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Budget and Plan Implementation
Your marketing budget and plan implementation will be a large part of its success. How you budget will be dependent on how you look at marketing. People who look at marketing as an expense don’t understand what marketing is supposed to do.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Online Marketing
The purpose of online marketing is to drive people to your website to buy something. While the Internet is constantly changing as are the way search engines evaluate websites and their relevance to queries, one thing appears to remain true throughout the changes. In order for your online marketing to work, you need to provide meaningful content at your website.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Trade Shows and Expos
Any trade show or expo that you attend should be geared toward your target market. Make sure that you plan for the show. Know what you want to accomplish and why you’re going. You could attend trade shows to sell, or you might want to generate leads, network, find partners, spot trends and give or attend educational sessions.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Public Speaking
Public speaking is the number one fear of most people; it’s even feared more than death. If you, as a small business owner, are afraid to speak in public, you’re missing out on a prime opportunity to soft-sell your products and services.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Public Relations
Your press release needs to be news if you want it published in the paper. Press releases that are written in AP style will have a better chance of getting published or getting the attention of the local news. You should cover the who, where, what, when and why. If they don’t get used by the news, you can still publish them on your website.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Radio and TV
If you want to go into radio, don’t do it by yourself. Use the ad salesperson to help you. His or her job is to make sure that you want to continue playing ads on the radio. That means the salesperson will do his or her best to help you create a good commercial. Find out how the station stacks its ads. You want yours played first.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Direct Mail
“Direct mail is only junk when it’s of no interest to the receiver,” says “Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days (affiliate link).” Direct mail should be targeted to your audience, which will keep it out of the junk mail category.
Continue readingJourney to Better Marketing: Printed Material
Also known as collateral material, printed material is designed to support your marketing and selling efforts. The briefer you keep it, the better it is.
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