Would this work?

Hello TheNewGuy2010,

Have you considered an SMS campaign?

Check out the WSO - SMS Profit Rocket by Arron Reeves (areevez)?

Gave me some great ideas... One of the best purchases I have made this year!

HTH...

Patrick AKA Pierre!

You can use email to do this, but I have to agree with midasman... The power of mobile marketing is huge and most business owners are most easily sold when you can actually demonstrate it live. Now, I know from experience that most offliners consider it a scary thing to go out and "cold call" so you can use email, but don't expect a huge response. That said, here is a trick I learned recently...

Go and build a simple squeeze page for the business you want to target, pick a niche, (i.e. Mexican Restaurants in Denver) and don't brand the squeeze page. Simply make it look appealing and give them a reason to opt-in (for a mexican restaurant - put get a free margarita next time you visit). Do it from the customer's perspective and send it to the prospect - send it to every mexican restaurant in Denver (in this example). Here is the important part. When they opt-in (for text or email), create an autoresponse sequence that sells for you. Here would be one:

"Hi [name],
Do you see how effective it is to be able to reach out to your customers automatically? What you are reading right now is an exact example of the power of this type of direct marketing... Your repeat cutomers are worth 40% more and cost a lot less to bring in your door. Did you know that you can quickly grow your business by 20% this month without breaking the bank. Imagine being able to use this exact technology with a fast, turn-key solution that is both easy to implement and more than pays for itself. Simply reply to this message or call me at 555-5555 and we will discuss it."

This type of method will give them an exact demonstration of how it works without having to cold call. That said, you will still get better results with a live demonstration. I personally hate individual cold-calling and opt for putting on "mini-seminars" and draw them all in together.

You can use this simple email/indirect method, and if you do it right, you can sell it to multiple businesses in the same niche in the same city, as you are ultimately selling a loyalty program that does not compete with the other businesses, as a new customer acquisition program would... I hope that helps.

I've found that cold calling over the phone and setting an appointment works best for me. I haven't found much success at all with only e-mails.

LinkedIn, on the other hand, can be a great source to contact prospects. Again though, you will want to follow up with a phone call. If you try to do everything electronically it can be difficult to get new clients.

-Ben

Create a site for a high traffic business in your area.... fast food, dentist, coffee shop, etc. Go to that business and show them the site on your phone, explain how by letting you put a 5x7 upright plastic tray with the qr code on their counter, their customers can take their menu/website with them on their phone. Offer to give them the site for free, in exchange for placing the tray on the counter. Make sure you have YOUR website name on the bottom of the card (in the tray), and a link to YOUR website at the bottom of the site you're giving away. Knowing that you're going to give the site away for free takes most of the apprehension away when going in to talk to them. Now, you have some FREE advertising for your service.

This isn't just theory, it's something that has worked for me, time and time again. And, I have a full time job too! So, I'm sure you can find a fast food place that's open on your "off" hours. Go try it!!

That's a good idea, email marketing helps a lot as well as having sales call. And perhaps you could also add social network to help you out spread the word. Social network has helped me a lot in getting my target market as well as email marketing. You can do it! Good Luck!