| Using Small Promotional Items To Market Your | | | | samples of our gourmet spices, dips or marinades. I |
| Business | | | | punch a corner hole and tie on a recipe card with a |
| These days we are all looking for creative ways to | | | | recipe that they can use the enclosed sample with. |
| advertise and market our home businesses. One of | | | | You can also do this if you sell bath soaps, bath salts, |
| the ways you can do this is by offering free small | | | | mini tea light candles, etc. |
| promotional items or giveaways. I like to use these for | | | | Now, What do you do with all of these promotional |
| in-person business contact when I am out in my | | | | items that you have prepared? You can use them |
| community locally here in my home town. | | | | while you are out in your community doing your |
| What can you use? I use many things depending on | | | | errands and promote your business at the same time! |
| the time of the year and if we are running specials on | | | | You can also use them as give-aways to those who |
| certain products. The items you use should be | | | | attend your home parties. They are also great to use |
| inexpensive to keep your costs down. Here are some | | | | if you participate in any of the online Mommy Filler |
| suggestions: | | | | Pack Swap Programs! |
| Pens, Pencils, Markers, 4 Packs of Crayons, Pocket | | | | When you go to the bank, include one with your bank |
| Protectors, Mouse Pads, Business Card Magnets, | | | | deposit for the bank teller. Better yet, go inside the |
| Window Clings, Stickers, Mini Erasers, Kitchen Gadgets, | | | | bank and hand out a few to all of the bank tellers and |
| Childrens Temporary Tatoos, Mini Bubbles, Preprinted | | | | customers! When you dine out, leave one on the table |
| Recipe Cards, Key Chains and Key Fobs, Samples of | | | | with your tip for your waitress/waiter. I also give them |
| your products and so forth. | | | | to all of the store cashiers when I hand them my |
| I like to turn all of my business cards into magnets. | | | | payment for my purchases! When I go to the postal |
| Some of them I use a decorative hole punch and | | | | office to do shipping, I also hand them out to the postal |
| punch a hole in the corner of my business card. I then | | | | clerks and customers who are waiting in line! If you |
| attach the magnet to the backside being careful to not | | | | stay at a hotel/motel, leave one daily for your maid |
| cover the hole. I then buy decorative ribbon or raffia at | | | | along with her tip! You can hand them out every |
| my local craft store. I can then tie my magnetic | | | | where you go! |
| business card onto pens, pencils, citrus peelers, lettuce | | | | To make myself into a walking billboard for my |
| corers, recipe cards and things similar to those type of | | | | business, I made a canvas tote bag that I purchased |
| items. | | | | for $3.00 at our local craft store! I decorated the |
| I also buy in bulk zip close plastic bags that measure | | | | outside with fabric paints with business slogans related |
| approx. 3 inches by 6 inches in size. If you buy them in | | | | to my home business. I then fill it up with my catalogs, |
| bulk from a wholesale company you can get them | | | | order forms, business cards and my promotional |
| pretty inexpensively. I then insert my magnetic business | | | | giveaway items! I dont leave home without it! If you sell |
| card and include one or some of the following items: | | | | clothing, jewelry, perfume or anything that you can |
| mini magnets, mini erasures, stickers, recipe cards, mini | | | | personally wear, make sure you wear it when you go |
| post-it note pads, key chains, a business coupon etc. | | | | out so that others can see your products! |
| You can also print out your business info onto a self | | | | There are many ways you can promote your |
| stick label and apply it to the front side of the zip close | | | | business on a daily basis. I hope my ideas have started |
| bag and then insert a sample of your product that you | | | | the creative idea process within you! |
| are trying to market. When I do samples, I include | | | | |