Forum: Offline Marketing
15th May 2012, 02:13 AM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th May 2012, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 491 Re: Chamber of Trade Meeting
Good talking with you, Mick
I think you have a good idea going there - and once that's rolled out, then move to the next. Definitely get the local media on board with this one, if only to promote...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th May 2012, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 491 Re: Chamber of Trade Meeting
Which town, Mick, if you don't mind saying?
How is this being funded? (There are various ways - just wonder if you have decided on one).
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th May 2012, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,120 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd May 2012, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,841 Re: This Is How I Get Offline Clients
I'll PM you this evening - running to keep still this afternoon...only just taking my lunch break and it's almost time for tea and cucumber sandwiches ;)
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd May 2012, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,841 Re: This Is How I Get Offline Clients
Good to hear that's going well for you, Steve. We run paid seminars and workshops too - used to do them in London and now stick to local in the main.
Coincidentally, after a couple of short...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd May 2012, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,630 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
1st May 2012, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,630 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
1st May 2012, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,744 Re: How to Market a Small Business Online
I don't know if you have local magazines/papers, but you could have him do a weekly or monthly column talking about seasonal foods; include a recipe each time, and maybe a story around why he used...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 794 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 555 Re: Is it worth doing a directory site in my area?
Yeah, loads going on in Wolverhampton - and you can also bring in listings from Birmingham, Telford, Cannock, West Brom, Walsall, Dudley, Bridgnorth, etc - depends what the directories are covering...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 467 Re: Directory Charging Question
Thanks for your helpful post, Jerry.
Currently I have the listings and categories on the home page, so I'll move those to another page and have featured listings and an email signup on the home...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 467 Directory Charging Question
Our local Chamber of Commerce charges a sliding scale of annual fees with sole traders and partnerships paying much less than a business that employs 100+ people, for example.
Has anyone used a...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 9,469 Re: Directory sites - good examples?
After reading through John's thread on the subject and with knowing a lot about our small(ish) town, this is pretty well the model I'm working on and, like you, I'm sure it will work :)
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 794 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 4,531 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 945 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 945 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 538 Re: Domain name availability
I'm in the UK, and we use the .co.uk in preference for various sites where the businesses are selling within the UK. We try to get the .com as well (and point that to the .co.uk) but it hasn't seemed...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th April 2012, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd April 2012, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 922 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
21st April 2012, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 922 Re: How can we get this type of Google Listing?
We have some listings like this - and we love it! We have the sites well optimised...yet others that are optimised don't show this; it seems to depend a bit on the keyword/phrase being used. It's...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st April 2012, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
20th April 2012, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 607 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
19th April 2012, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 607 Re: Restaurant-1 Location-Wordpress or html?
They will probably want to be adding updates and fresh content (for credibility, rankings, etc), Using WP means it's easier for them to do that = and they can sign in at a non-admin level to do it....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th April 2012, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 701 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
18th April 2012, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 Re: Marketing a Bakery - Thoughts?
Fair point, so let me get this straight.
I know a lot about SMS texting and use it successfully and, while I haven't used the 'drive by texts' I know people who have used it very successfully,...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 897 Re: < Rant > does it annoy you when ....
I'm assuming you are talking about my post. At no point did I advise it, and I was also interested in why you said it didn't work, but you haven't answered.
I'm not in the ranks of John Rhodes,...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 Re: Marketing a Bakery - Thoughts?
Yes, but it is one way, and can be very effective as part of a marketing mix. I was trying to add to what the OP had already said.
Teach me to write my original post when I was in a hurry!
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 Re: Marketing a Bakery - Thoughts?
beeswarn, though I don't offer it, I have seen it in action in a good few places. I'm interested to know what it is that's bad about it?
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 Re: Marketing a Bakery - Thoughts?
Yes, I had forgotten what it was called as I haven't used it, though I have heard some good reports. It's also called 'blue tooth' marketing. Here's a bit on it: Proximity marketing - Wikipedia, the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,372 Re: Marketing a Bakery - Thoughts?
An SMS campaign would definitely work here. Also set it up so people recieve texts when they walk past (include a message like one cake free with XX).
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 553 Re: Overcoming SEO common questions?
As well as what AdWizard suggests, say you can drive targeted traffic to their site/business, but you still can't guarantee sales, as that also depends on how well the website converts and/or how...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 686 Re: Anyone Tried Old School Offline Marketing?
'Success' depends on what your desired outcome is.
What exactly have you found doesn't work, jjbr? Have you found one method 'worse' than another?
It's easy to track these methods and run...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 686 Re: Anyone Tried Old School Offline Marketing?
We do plenty of offline marketing for a few clients (it depends on the business); some of it is very cheap, and some of it costs (but, in terms of ROI, it pays).
Ref logos: My son-in-law has an...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 584
Views: 88,552 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,950 Re: Rent A Site Model
I think you're right, Mav91890 - lack of confidence on my part...it's a small town with plenty of directories already. However, I WILL outrank them all and then start charging a fee for the free...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,950 Re: Rent A Site Model
I dithered a bit with some sites I'd optimised to sell on (and other stuff got in the way). What I'm doing now is making them into directory sites, and offering free listings (they must contact me to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2012, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,924 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,924 Re: I'm so ashamed of myself for what I've done
My mistake, I think of you as the top bod here :)
But you answered my question, thanks.
I hit that button last week, but felt a bit unsure/mean about it, so maybe some of the others do too?...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,007 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,547 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,007 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,547 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 3,924 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 590 |