Keep in mind, many of these options require specific permission from the places specified. The last thing you want to do is give your business a bad name by "illegally" placing your ads there. Usually if you politely ask, the answer may be "yes." The worst that can happen is they'll say "no" and then you can pick another place. 1. Bumper stickers 2. Flyers 3. Business cards (Self-Made or VistaPrint) 4. PersonalizedT-shirts 5. Message boards 6. Free classifieds 7. Ezines 8. Paid ads 9. Postcards 10. Purchased leads 11. Bookmarks for libraries 12. Co-ops 13. Newsgroups 14. Word of mouth(friends and family) 15. Forwarded emails (Signature Line!) 16. Inexpensive lapel buttons 17. Pens to hand out 18. Welcome baby cards for hospitals 19. Request 5 mins at the beginning of different mom groups (MOPS, Breastfeeding classes, Lamaz classes, wherever moms may be that are interested in what you offer) 20. Create a tri-fold: More info type handout that briefly explains your business. Attach a mini sample & your business card. 21. Welcome baskets of samples + business card to newcomers in the area 22. Community Colleges (lots of moms w/computers there) 23. Put a business card in all outgoing mail including anything that has a postage paid envelope! 24. Visit establishments you do business with (doctor's office, health food stores, karate/dance studios,etc) and ask if you can leave flyers or brochures 25. Car magnets - You can put magnets all over your car without asking anyone 26. Bookmarks in library books should be cleared with the librarians first 27. Index cards - leave in restrooms at restaurants or on cork boards around grocery stores 28. Get a booth at school events and share what you offer. 29. Check into an ad in school sponsored publications (directories, PTA booklets, etc). A great targeted audience and usually very affordable. 30. Set up a "free giveaway/free info" box in any store that will give you permission. 31. Post flyers at apartment complexes if they will allow it. 32. Under windshield wipers of cars of people who attend your Church 33. Sending a pamphlet with a business card with your child to hand out to everyone in his/her class to take home to mommy and daddy (or to each teacher) 34. Buy a pre-inked, personalized stamp and put your ad on it. Stamp the back of all your envelopes that you mail out. Do you know how many people look at an envelope before it gets opened by the mail department? A LOT! 35. Biz cards in the side pockets of diaper bags while shopping 36. Junk mail with the postage paid envelopes, I send a flyer back to the company and it's free postage! 37. On our light poles are clear tubes for the park owners to put flyers and stuff in 38. Gift basket raffles at Church bazaars, fish fries at your local community hall, any small town function (biz card in the basket) and biz cards on the table next to it 39. Lots of people love raffles - 40. ALSO make gift baskets (if you sell a product that would work for this) for family, friends, neighbors, etc. for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers - you have to buy a gift anyway - make it a VERY SPECIAL one! 41. Replying to spam email with own business ad. 42. Give your business cards to friends and family and ask them to give them out to people they know that might be interested. But turn your business card over and put their name on it and offer an incentive for prospects they send you. 43. Put up flyers at the local colleges and large grocery stores 44. Slip biz cards into kids books and toy packaging 45. Slip pamphlets children's books at the bookstore 46. In the women's devotional bibles in the Christian book store I put my card and a pamphlet 47. I left pamphlets by the change machine in the mall arcade too! 48. Use vinyl letters on the sun visor for your car to show your site 49. Use the old metal Band-Aid or gum tins&recover them, put a magnet on the back, then put your business cards in them. Attach this to your car when you go into a store 50. If you go to garage sales, ask if you can leave a few of your flyers there. 51. Tractor Trailers (18 wheeler Rigs) travel all over the USA. If anyone knows any Owner Operators, they could approach them to ask how much they would charge for advertising on their trailer! 52.Leave a business card with your tip for your waiter/waitress. 53.Put brochures/flyers on car windshields at your kids sporting events. 54.I really like the idea of purchasing cheap seed packets (WAL-MART for $.10/each) and putting a cute tag on them with my pertinent info on it as well as a saying such as "I'm in the business of helping people grow". 55.If you offer applicable products, pass out sample sizes at school events packaged cleverly with your business card 56.Business cards with a magnetic back really "stick" in people's minds as well as on their refrigerator! 57.Call all the malls and hospitals in your area to see when they are having a baby expo...when they are I go and walk around and pass out business cards and/ or brochures Hope this helps!
I never thought of such marketing tecniques , I loved this one. 41. Replying to spam email with own business ad.