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One Line Marketing Ideas
1. Networking with Airplane stranger 2. Postcard mailing 3. Sale or name that leveraged popular theme 4. Creative business card 5. Bundling, packaging, cluster marketing 6. Classified Ads 7. Speeches, Training, Education 8. Makret to employers, through employers, employee newsletter 9. Networking, socializing 10. Sell spinoff products 11. Bartering 12. Publish a factfilled booklet 13. Target startups 14. Affinity marketing through clubs, associations, organizations 15. Events, contests, sweepstakes 16. Motivating Sales Reps through personal contact 17. Send two copies of flyer/business card 18. Promotional partner 19. Raise prices and reposition product 20. Remind existing clients of all your capabilities 21. Hand address envelope 22. Welcome kit to new clients 23. Create an advisory board 24. Install a tollfree number 25. Put advertising on your car (banner, magnet sign, vanity plate) 26. Swap mailing lists, do coop and joint mailings with noncompetitors 27. Ask for referrals 28. Give extra brochures to clients 29. Exchange referrals with colleagues 30. Create a tag line that describes where you are 31. Include your business card when paying bills 32. Offer free samples 33. Donate your product to auction, raffles, etc. 34. Create your own awards 35. Celebrate your businesses birthday 36. Host a special occasion for best customers, influencers
37. Give free samples to influencers 38. Give customers an incentive to refer business to you 39. Send a newsletter to customers 40. Create a 30 to 60second explanation of your business 41. Mail an article of interest to a customer 42. Send a coupon to a client on his/her birthday 43. Get written testimonials from satisfied customers 44. Be included in yoru community's Welcome Wagon kit 45. Add personal notes or postits to letters and brochures 46. Consider using "teaser copy" on the front of the envelope 47. Include a P.S. at the end of your letter 48. Exchange services for advertising 49. Insert promotional pieces in others' mailings 50. Promote on restaurant placemats, grocery/ATM receipts 51. Advertise in Entertainment books (free) 52. Preinvite prospects to your booth for something special 53. Share your business with strategic coexhibitors at a trade show 54. Share booth space with a noncompetitor 55. Include premiums or coupons in trade show registration packets 56. Wear company logo apparel or button 57. Advertise in the church bulletin 58. Sell at flea markets and local minifairs 59. Advertise on movie theater screens 60. Picket your own business with positive signage 61. Become premium for other businessesa coupon for their disgruntled customers 62. Reward employees for prospecting 63. Advertise in defunct competitor's empty store window 64. Start a frequent buyer program 65. Accept competitors' coupons 66. Join a networking group, chamber of commerce, local organization 67. Sponsor local teams 68. Start an email broadcast list or newsletter 69. Tap colleges for free marketing help 70. Take advantage of free sales aids through suppliers 71. Advertise on your voice mail 72. Put a daily sign up of specials for when you're open and closed 73. Send direct mail using real stamps 74. Send thank you notes and upsell or cross sell existing customers 75. Create audo cassette, video or CD "brochures"
76. Post flyers to local bulletin boards 77. Put coupons in car windshields and door hangers 78. Ask magazines and newspapers for remnant space 79. Ask "How did you hear about us?" from every customer 80. Use faxbroadcasting to send new product or sale announcements 81. Answer questions on newsgroups and email discussion lists mentioning your business