1) Join Facebook's NETWORKING FOR YOUR AREA
- AZ Events, Expos, Vendor Fairs,
- SWIP SWAP North Phoenix,
- Awesome Vendors in the East Valley,
- Arizona Small Business Association,
- Phoenix Small Business
Get to know the other Vendors and enlist their help as they want new business as well. Attend these events and have a table (booth) there with samples of what you do.
BUSINESS CARDS, POSTCARDS
Get postcards and send them to families in your zip code. I do this through Vista Print - creation and choose an area for them to mail - 500 is about 150.00 and they did all the work. Make sure you send one to yourself so that you know when your customers' get your post card.
PROPERTY MANAGMENT - Get them onboard
Talk to your Property Manager about drawing more business to your area. He/She wants to keep the property filled and profitable. Happy tenants mean money for him. Discuss the opportunity of a Grand Opening for the whole strip mall so that everyone will put out a table in front of their store. Ask if you need to get a permit to invite people to a fun fund raiser - sometimes it's just the enthusiastic Property Manager who will allow it.
Invite
- - other Vendors in your area - get a list of samples they will put out.
- Balloon makers (from vendor site)
- High School choir or band to perform and have fundraiser forms on your table by your store (the parents will come to see the kids perform in the parking lot)
- your Local Avon Lady to have a Breast Cancer Awareness booth and give out free samples - um...that would be me (Karen Meyer 480 262 3525)
- Bouncing Machine out in front of your store (takes up two parking spaces)
- Rent a large coffee pot - serve coffee and cookies.
- See if there is a hot dog Vendor who would come and a portion would be donated to the local school. - more draw of parents
- local radio station to perform remotely from your location
- Clown, face painters, (they love to give out cards to people and let the community know about their craft)
Advertising
When you decide the date - Take an ad in Coffee News
make sure to get free advertising -
Write to billbennett@coffeenews.com and put in a free listing
Put out notices on Facebook
Put a page on your website all about the event and list the url in google and
other directories feeding google. Make sure you mention the zipcode, free, and your city in each article
Mention your product, "In honor of my Avon Scottsdale grand opening, in Scottsdale 85251 - Please attend this free event....!"
Put a FREE ad in Craigs list for your area
Put a FREE ad in Localsaver.com
Put a FREE ad in Azcentral.com/class/deals or events
Put a FREE ad in the School Newspaper
Put a FREE ad in ArizonaSuperads.com
Put a FREE ad in oodle.com/regions/Arizona
Put a FREE ad in freeclassifieds.com - Events
Put a FREE ad in arizona.newszap.com
Put a FREE ad in phoenix.freeclassifieds.com (or Scottsdale)
Put a FREE ad in advertisearizona.com
See if azseasonsmagazine.com has a page in their magazine for free family events - or maybe their website.
Have a wonderful Event - hope you raise lots of awareness of your business, while helping the community with fundraising.
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