1. PROMOTIONAL MIX: A Brief Overview Marketing is MORE than getting attention.
2. ESTABLISH CORE STANDARDS Use a uniform name and logo. Use a uniform typeface. Use a uniform color scheme. Use a uniform message.
3. SET UP COMMON CONNECTIONS Establish a common company address and phone number. Set up a company website, , and social media. Register Trade Names. Prepare proper signage.
4. VITAL PROMOTIONAL ITEMS Business cards. Postcards, Brochures, Handouts, Fliers, etc… Other Giveaway Items.
5. CONSISTENT CUSTOMER SERVICE In person. On the phone. Online. Build a rapport.
6. MAKE PLANS Make long-term plans. Prepare ahead of time. Understand your seasons. Review and adjust the plan.
7. CONVENTIONAL ADVERTISING Print – Newspapers & Magazines. Mail – Fliers, Postcards, Mailers. Broadcast – Radio & TV. Online – Websites, Blogs, Social Media.
8. PUBLIC RELATIONS & PUBLICITY Social Media. Press Releases. Donations. Business After Hours.
9. SAVVY SALES PROMOTIONS Special Seasonal Sales. Birthday Specials. Coupons. Guerrilla Marketing.
10. WHAT ELSE? Keep up with trends. Don’t invest everything in one strategy. Product Placement / Endorsements Take advantage of matching funds. Think outside the box.
11. BACK UP YOUR MARKETING Questions?
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY & KEY SOURCES: Ginger, E.M. Branding With Type, California, Adobe Press, 1995 The Chartered Institute for Marketing, How to achieve an effective promotional mix, Currie, Marla, eHow, Theories on the Promotional Mix Suttle, Rick, eHow, Elements of Promotional Mix And affiliated web pages on the site. amplify, Summer 2015, 4Imprint Traxler, Dale, Tips for a Successful Seasonal Marketing Campaign, Practical Ecommerce, August 9, Brown, Roy T. - Promotion and Promotional Mix – Lombardo, Jennifer - The Promotional Mix: Target Markets, Buying Decisions & More – Study.com And 20+ years of real life experience, various seminars, and trying to keep up to date –
13. Graphics / Colors Deskgallery Mega-Bundle, Arizona, Zedcor, / Dover Publications 1995 All images were modified for better presentation by John Hirtle using Photoshop. Slide #9: “Space Invader” icons added to graphic were taken from Wikipedia entry n.png n.png Morton, J.L. Color Matters