Greetings!
Marketing ideas with staying power. As in they stick around - forever.
Pretty much anything on the internet - See Fillauer's YouTube videos...
Tee shirts - Bryan Finley, CP sent in the letter below.
Mouse pads. (I've got a nice Ossur Affiliated Facilities one - not kidding.)
What do you use or what have you ever gotten from a company (doesn't have to be O&P) that you still have and/or use all the time?
Email me.
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Hi Elizabeth,
After reading your various articles about marketing I have a comment to share regarding giving out tee shirts
and the like.
When my son was younger I sponsored his Little league
baseball team for several years. I had been told by a friend that owns
a HVAC business that it was good for his business to pay the $150.00 to
sponsor a team so I did it also to support my sons team and my
busniess.
I learned that the kids wear their shirts with my business
name all across the front of the shirt not only to the baseball game on
Saturday but to the mall and school during the week and even to
church. A friend called me one day to let me know that long after the
baseball season ended one young boy was standing in the front row of
the childrens choir in church one Sunday morning wearing his tee shirt
from his little league team with my company name proudly displayed for
all to see.
You can't buy advertising that gets that much exposure for
a small fee like I did. I hope this prompts others to think of other
ways to promote your business instead of relying on Yellow Page adds.
Have a great day.
Bryan Finley CP
Advanced Prosthetic Technology
Northfield, MN.
Thanks Bryan!
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