Biz Guru
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You are getting some good ideas already. It's guerrilla marketing for you!
Chocolate is bought by looking and tasting. So here are a few more ideas.
1) Take the list of retailers that one person suggested. Put one or more chocolates in a really nice box, pack it well, put in your contact details and a request to speak to them next week and send it to them.
2) Go to an appropriate trade show and attach one chocolate to a business card with an attractive ribbon. Start giving them out. I saw this happen once and everyone was walking around with them.
3) Contact a wedding planner and offer your services to provide small chocolate gifts to bride's mother etc. Also as wedding favors.
4) Contact companies that plan seminars, trade shows, parties, events etc. Ask to add a sample of your product, or coupon for your services to their gift bags. These kind of companies are always looking for quality items. |
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Mark M
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You are in a business to business type company I think. So try this...
Purchase a quality filtered list of your target retail companies. Purchase this from a reputable sales lead generation company.
http://smallbusiness.dnb.com/find-new-customers/marketing-detail.asp
Mail a postcard type flyer to each business on the list with a picture of your logo, a picture of your company office (if you have one) and, most important, a picture of you and your husband.
Email a 5-10 sentence email which includes all your contact information and your photograph of you and your husband to each business on the list.
Wait 1-2 weeks and begin calling each company on the list.
I could be wrong, but this should cost you 15.00 per lead if you make your own postcard flyer. |
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bring_it
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you can put one of those magnet signs on your car, you can create and wear t shirts with your logos and wear them EVERYDAY! and you can try to sponser little league teams, and your logo and business info will be on their shirts. you can also put an ad in the paper for free bumper stickers to those who visit your website. it doesnt have to be big. but people love freebees.good luck in your venture! i sell hand painted blue jeans, purses and shirts and i wear my stuff! |
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Scotty
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Three words...WORD OF MOUTH! the most effective and cheapest way of adverstising...but you have to really make an impact on current customers. |
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aman v
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Byron W
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missmurder
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I just got hired at a new company myself and trying to spread the word as well out to the world. try www.jobkabob.com. it's free to post an ad, if that's what you are looking for..hope it helps |
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Jake K
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You can try my service. Its cheap and effective. Please visit http://www.aggregatetrafficsolutions.com |
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529s.com
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If you are going to build a site for business purposes, make sure to get your own domain name. Its cheaper than you think. Here is a guide to getting started: http://www.richkahmer.com/build-a-website.html |
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science rules!
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BUILD A NETWORK!!! You want to be in front of the people that are in front of the people YOU want to be in front of. You want to build a referral network where you reward that person something. Tune into WCYD FM What can you do for me? People ALWAYS want to know, whats in it for me. Hope this helped. |
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ricecube384
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I used to work at a well known bakery and they had a similar story, how do we impact an already saturated market? Their success story evolved around giving out free samples. If in fact you have a superior product people will buy it after a free taste. Try renting a booth at a mall or fair and have the free tasters ready. with the packaging you can include web information for ordering and so forth. Easter is right around the corner! |
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ab b
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use ppl to make it for u
I dont mean to hire somebody to do this for money
i mean let ppl talk about the company or ur product by them selfs , like friend, first customers and so |
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stonerosedesigndotcom
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To be frank, this is a problem.
You started the company without a marketing plan...you put the cart before the horse and you have no idea how much it costs to buy the horse.
Why don't you get some help...visit a SCORE office. You just have no idea of the hurdles involved.
Godiva spends MILLIONS to be known...Ghiradeli, whomever. You don't start the company and then sell chocolate....if you want to sell to retail you've got to already be known! Why should they take a chance when they can sell what everyone wants!...it's just chocolate no matter how good yours is! |
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