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Methods for Getting Free Advertising
1. Place copies of your
circular on bulletin boards throughout your community, such as in
coin-operated laundries, grocery stores, barber shops, etc. Concentrate of
Fridays and Saturdays when shopping increases.2.
Check with local newspapers. Before going to
press, many smaller newspapers have space left that needs filling. Your ad may
be just the right size to occupy this unfilled space and they will run it free.
3. Place your circulars on
windshields of parked autos, Youngsters will be happy to do this for
you for a dollar or two. Check first with city ordinances to see if this is
permitted in your locality.
4. Leave sales literature on
doorsteps of homes & businesses in your area. Do this on weekends in
residential areas; weekdays for businesses.
5. Have your best pulling 1 inch
or 2 inches ad made into a rubber stamp. Stamp this on envelopes of
all of your outgoing mail. Check rubber stamp dealer's ads in current mail order
publications for price information.
6. When you have envelopes printed
with your return address, have them also print your best ad directly
beneath your address. It costs noting additional to have this printed on the
front of your envelopes.
7. If you publish a mail order
magazine, newspaper, ad-sheet, etc., contact other publishers. If
your circulation is equal to theirs, many will be happy to exchange an equal
amount of ad space with you.
8. Many publishers will give you
free ad-space for mailing a few copies of their publication. Simply
write to them and ask if they will give you a free 1 inch ad in exchange for
mailing 50 to 100 copies of their pub.
9. Write informative articles for
mail order trade publication. Most publishers will give you free ad
space for the use of your article.
10. Take advantage of advertising
specials. Many publishers offer ads on a 3-for-the- price- of -2-
basis, or 4-for-the-price-of-3, etc. This saving is the same as getting one ad
free of charge.
11. Some publishers offer a free
classified ad with your first display ad. Watch for such specials.
Use the free ad and pocket the savings.
12. When starting a new publication,
many publishers will offer reduced ad rates to help
fill space. Watch for ads regarding such offers.
13. In your ads, request a SASE.
Then insert some of your other offers in regular outgoing mail. This is the same
as getting free advertising.
14. Become a mailer.
Get your printer's lowest price for printing circulars on both sides of the
sheet. Contact other dealers and state you will print and mail their circulars
for this price with no conflicting ads on the back. Then print your circulars on
the reverse and distribute them with your outgoing mail. There is no extra cost
for postage and envelopes, and your side of the circular is paid for by your
customers.
15. Offer a free commission
circular. Print one of your regular offers on one side, a commission
offer on the reverse, leaving space where the mailer can rubber stamp his name &
address. Your offer gets a free ride.
16. If you use a postage meter
machine, use the ad space directly left of stamp imprint for a free
message.
Copyright 2004 by DeAnna Spencer
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