Market Your Business To Your Community - Tips for Success

The more your marketing materials and business is out there the more people will select your product / service and stop at your retail location.

Community AdBags is confident you will generate new business by marketing with us. Many of our advertisers receive a great return just through our door-to-door marketing campaigns. With your materials reaching 2,500 homes per run worth over 325k, the numbers favor it.

Through our marketing experience we know the more people who see your name, brand, logo, and other marketing materials the more likely they are to select your business when they need your products or service. They key is to get your name out there as many ways as possible.

Business Networking: Build off of other local companies' reputations. Who do you go to locally when you need a product or service you can trust? These are the same businesses other people also turn to. How many times have you asked someone you trust to refer you to other businesses? Make sure they are recommending yours.

Most of all, you should call or email everyone who was in your door-to-door marketing run. Work out a referral program. Let them know you will be referring their business when people need their products or service. Exchange marketing material so both of you have the ability to effectively refer customers.

Community Presence: People are always on the move. They stop in many businesses throughout the day. Take the professional marketing materials that you have Community AdBags design and print then place them in those businesses. Often, they have areas they allow local businesses to advertise.

Go into these businesses, talk to the owner or employees, let them know who you are, and what your business does. Ask if it is ok to leave your materials there. Put postcards, business cards, brochures, flyers, or pamphlets in these businesses and make sure you return often to see if you need to replenish. Coffee, sandwich, and lunch places are some of the best places you can catch the eye of potential clients.

Run several door-to-door marketing campaigns in a targeted area. You will be amazed at the return after your second and third run. Offer aggressive time sensitive promotions. The more aggressive your promotion the better the chances are of you establishing a long term recurring client. Remember, it isn't always about how much the promotion or giving something away is "costing you" it is about establishing long term clients and personal referrals.

The Internet: Having a website is crucial for business success in our society. However, today people are bombarded by information. By the time we find what we are searching for we have already viewed dozens of websites. People stop at websites of businesses they are familiar with.

Internet marketing can be expensive. There are several pay per click venues you can advertise with and spend lots of money for limited return. People simply overlook the paid advertisers and find the content they are looking for in the main search return. You have to be listed in the first few returns for people to see you.



How much do you spend on print?

Our most common requests for advertising print are for postcards and flyers. However, we can print all of your marketing, advertising, and branding needs. Business cards, labels, banners, stickers, vinyl window cling, bumper stickers, greetings cards, letterhead, envelopes, calendars, magnets, vehicle magnets, and full or partial vehicle wraps. If you do not see the product you are looking for please fill in the form, call, or email us and we will give you a custom quote.