My letter from Jay the Guerrilla Marketer


Hello.

I know that you are busy so I will keep this brief. I hope your summer has been profitable in every way possible.

I wanted to remind you that fall is approaching and I offer some great specials on imprinted promotional items to get your message out on back to school related items, etc..

Also, it’s not too late to get early pricing on some imprinted calendar orders. There are many types of imprinted calendars available for different uses so if you are using a wall style calendar, be sure to consider a pocket style or perhaps a calendar for the car. See them at: www.myimprintrep.com/123order. I appreciate your past business and related.

Also I offer a multitude of marketing services at my website: www.terscott.com.

Please remember me when you might have marketing and imprinted promotional needs.

Make it a great day!

Ter

PS. Do you want to know who the easiest customer it is to win (in your town) and how to get new business from him and her? My friend in the business wrote me an email and I share it on my blog. It’s very revealing. And, I am working on a marketing project in the Twin Ports that my customers can get in on at a reduced rate. It’s all here: blog address).

Dear TER --

The Easiest New Customer To Win

If you follow the television industry, you know advertisers covet the 18-to-34 year old audience more than any other. In fact, they will pay a premium to reach this unique demographic. Why?

Because statistically, younger buyers are the most willing to try new products and brands. Their buying loyalties, by and large, have not yet been set.

Now let's transfer this thinking to the community in which you do business. There is a group of potential customers in your area who have the same "blank slate," if you will-a group that hasn't forged its merchant loyalty and is just waiting, even hungering, to make those buying connections.

Who is this extremely desirable group? People who have just moved to your town.

New residents, of course, have long been known as a great way to build customers. Trouble is, most businesses market to such folks with the same conventional-even tired-promotional offers they use with everyone else.

Guerrillas, on the other hand, see newcomers differently. After all, people who move to a new community feel a bit apprehensive, even vulnerable. Not knowing their neighbors, they long for "social infrastructure." Finding a good dentist, auto repair shop, or pizza parlor is all part of settling in to their new surroundings.

To truly win new residents to your business, you need to offer something more than an everyday promotion. You need to provide not only sufficient incentive for a visit to your establishment, but also a disarmingly sincere gesture that clearly states you want the person as a permanent customer.

How? Through a giveaway. We're not talking about a token freebie, or a gift-with-purchase offer. If you're a restaurant, give a free dinner. If you're an oil change shop, give a free oil change.

When packaged the right way, new resident product giveaways are proven to be two to five times as effective at creating new, steady customers as ordinary efforts. Of course, it's critical that once the person is in your door, you deliver a positive experience. If you do, the return is far greater than the initial giveaway.

By establishing trust in a way that shows you care, you've won yourself a long-term, loyal customer.

Jay
The Father of Guerrilla Marketing
Author, "Guerrilla Marketing" series of books
Named one of the 100 best business books ever written
Over 21 million sold; now in 62 languages

Click on the banner at the right to get great information about Jay's materials.
Make it a great day!
Ter

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