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Add You - 'Til the Cows Come Home: 6 Ways to Maximize your Local Connections
One of the most rewarding, inexpensive, under-used, and effective methods of marketing is to tie in your marketing efforts with the efforts of others.The cost of acquiring a new client or customer is enormous. The average business will spend thousands of dollars in marketing, sales, and advertising to build goodwill and develop loyal clients or customers. Most businesses spend their marketing dollars to reach a large audience, a
Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.
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MOOED.
We kept the package around the newsroom for weeks, but never published the press release and professional photos wrapped inside.
Hey, it was cute. Probably expensive. Just one problem. I ran a local newspaper focused on local connections, and this had none.
In 20 years, I probably tossed upwards of 15,000 press releases. Even though the name of our community featured prominently in the masthead, scores of expensive media kits promoting people and businesses from everywhere you can imagine crossed my desk.
I decided if I ever ended up in the PR business, I’d try to keep people from wasting so much time.
I started with Susan*, who came to me for help with marketing an educational toy. She’d been selling to day care centers, but one or two sets at a time barely covered the cost of gas.
She had a wonderful story, one that needed a larger audience – and got it.
Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.<
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In 20 years, I probably tossed upwards of 15,000 press releases. Even though the name of our community featured prominently in the masthead, scores of expensive media kits promoting people and businesses from everywhere you can imagine crossed my desk.
I decided if I ever ended up in the PR business, I’d try to keep people from wasting so much time.
I started with Susan*, who came to me for help with marketing an educational toy. She’d been selling to day care centers, but one or two sets at a time barely covered the cost of gas.
She had a wonderful story, one that needed a larger audience – and got it.
Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.
Successful Guru marketers have a secret weapon that they use every single time they communicate about their businesses. It's one of those intangibles that are easily misunderstood. It's the ability to generate excitement about what you have to offer. And when your prospects are excited about your services, marketing becomes a whole lot easier. You get more attention, more response, more sales and more referrals.Excitement is oft
I decided if I ever ended up in the PR business, I’d try to keep people from wasting so much time.
I started with Susan*, who came to me for help with marketing an educational toy. She’d been selling to day care centers, but one or two sets at a time barely covered the cost of gas.
She had a wonderful story, one that needed a larger audience – and got it.
Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.
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I started with Susan*, who came to me for help with marketing an educational toy. She’d been selling to day care centers, but one or two sets at a time barely covered the cost of gas.
She had a wonderful story, one that needed a larger audience – and got it.
Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.
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Even with a very limited budget, Susan’s product was profiled in community newspapers, a parenting magazine and a regional daily. I’m not taking much credit; she did all the legwork.
I told her who to talk to, what to say, and how often to say it.
It’s just plain silly to throw your PR blindly at an editor, hoping it sticks. Sure, you can e-mail every media outlet in the free world. It won’t cost you a dime, and you’ll probably get exactly what you paid for.
Why waste your time, when you can invest it on the front end? Just find your connections – and then give them what they want.
Start with a list of every place you’ve ever called home. Community newspapers, accessible through any search engine, would welcome news of your business and accomplishments. Be sure to mention your “local connection” in a cover letter.
Did you go to college? Send your alumni magazine a “news note,” then take one extra step. They often “localize” national stories with alumni interviews. Why shouldn’t one of them be you? Contact the editor, establish yourself as a willing exp
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