Do you know what the best type of Marketing is for your company? How about a Yellow Pages advert? Pay per click? Maybe some direct mail followed up a telemarketing campaign? Well whilst each of these are perfectly valid marketing routes and one’s any forward thinking company should at least test the very best type […]
Creative Marketing Ideas
Trying to figure out what marketing ideas will work and won’t, is always a difficult choice for a business. Trial and error are how most people start a business while clever people do some research and find clever, innovative marketing ideas to help them achieve their financial goals. Here is a document on Creative Marketing […]
Podcast for Small Businesses
The Small Business Administration offers a Free Podcast on small businesses topics. These are free podcast provided in mp3 format for users to download and listen too. Here are the most current podcast topics: Getting Started: Simply click on the podcast icon () to listen to each program. SBA Programming: Financing a Small Business Featuring Jim […]
10 Tips to Writing a Good Press Release ...
Define what the press release is going to highlight. Keep it to the point-press releases are no more than one page. Structure the first ten words of the first paragraph to be the focus of the press release. These ten words are the most important and will determine if the reader continues reading. Write the […]
Grand Opening Thank You Cards
You have just completed a successful grand opening and local government officials, vendors, and news media have all attended. It’s now time for the follow up marketing by sending out thank you cards for attending the grand opening. The purpose of the thank you card is to one, thanking the individual for participated and two, […]
Grand Opening Housewarming Party Ideas
Owning a new home is a great accomplishment and should be celebrated with family and friends. We all stride to better ourselves and having a housewarming party allows one to show off that you developed into a responsible person. The housewarming party is an open invitation to come and see your new house, backyard, and […]
Grand Opening Gifts & Promotional Item
Grand opening gifts and promotional items are marketing tools and not frivolous expenses. There are literally 1,000’s of promotional giveaways ranging form under a dollar to hundreds of dollars to consider. Costs will always be a determining factor, no matter how big your budget is. Cost will dictate what you will giveaway. Grand opening giveaways […]
Grand Opening: Detroit Hip Hop & Graffit
Elements Art Gallery presents: Its GRAND OPENING!!! All-Day Multi-Media Hip-Hop Culture Showcase! Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:00 PM – 3:00 AM 18+ cover: $5.00 | $3 Donation 3pm-11pm & All Ages | $5 Donation 11pm – 3am $ 18+ music: Hip Hop, Classics, and Soul Live Graffiti Art B-Boy / B-Girl Cyphers Some of The […]
Grand Opening Food Ideas for Vendors
A vendor is a business associate who will be working with your company and by developing a close relationship will make it easier to do business with. Provide a special vendor grand opening, typically done after store hours or before the store officially opens and allows vendors the opportunity to view the store prior to […]
Grand Opening Food Ideas for Employees
I have attended many grand openings and feeding guest, vendors, and employees vary from each grand opening event. Let’s first consider the employees working the grand opening. Feeding the Employees The preparation for a grand opening starts hours before the doors open and will continue throughout the day. So it is critical that staff be […]