Who's got the inside scoop on marketing/branding for a new business?
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For quick conversions, regionally targeted Facebook ads are golden. They're cheap, you can appeal to people within a specific radius of your business and you can offer them specials to entice them to come in.
You want to get signage up at the location so people don't think you're part of the gas station though. That's kind of a hard stigma to shake so I'd say the more professional the branding for the actual location, the better.
You want to get signage up at the location so people don't think you're part of the gas station though. That's kind of a hard stigma to shake so I'd say the more professional the branding for the actual location, the better.
Ask other local small businesses to post a couple flyers-dont create bs ones with word art-and you can create a joint promotion for each other.
The flyers should include hours, what you specialize in, and make sure the hand wash and family owned make their way onto the top lines of the flyer. Try not to make them the leading lines, because it looks forced.
Give customers business cards to spread the word but do not leave loose flyers/cards at public places. It seems needy and disorganized. Have workers speak directly to the customers when handing them the cards, it makes them feel welcomed and appreciated.
Create a Facebook page that includes weekly specials, location, and hours of operation. Facebook ads work well like [MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] said and have them link to your website or back to your Facebook page.
If you do not have a color logo already in your domain use pictures of the building and the name of the company.
Hope this helps.
The flyers should include hours, what you specialize in, and make sure the hand wash and family owned make their way onto the top lines of the flyer. Try not to make them the leading lines, because it looks forced.
Give customers business cards to spread the word but do not leave loose flyers/cards at public places. It seems needy and disorganized. Have workers speak directly to the customers when handing them the cards, it makes them feel welcomed and appreciated.
Create a Facebook page that includes weekly specials, location, and hours of operation. Facebook ads work well like [MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] said and have them link to your website or back to your Facebook page.
If you do not have a color logo already in your domain use pictures of the building and the name of the company.
Hope this helps.
There's a guy here in Alaska that does amazing work and has worked with companies out of state. He will do the complete branding package and website building... whatever you need.
Talk to Don at http://www.dzinealaska.com/ and tell him ChrisRac sent you.
Talk to Don at http://www.dzinealaska.com/ and tell him ChrisRac sent you.
Better yet, refuse to wash the car of a gay couple because of your religious beliefs, setup a website for donations to fight for "religious freedom", collect
$800K, and close the business. Take your money and invest in an annuity and retire.
Its on the corner of Western and Berwyn, Premier Hand Car Wash.
Hey thanks so much for that information, I'm definitely going to take a closer look into that. This isn't our first time dealing with our very own business, we have a pretty successful(IMO) auto repair shop and UHAUL located in Rogers Park also, check it out.
Auto Tecx - Auto Repair - Rogers Park - Chicago, IL - Reviews - Photos - Yelp
Thing is, we have some of the basics down like some of you guys mentioned above...sign, fan man, lighting, and in the nice weather we parked one of our cars out front too, nicely detailed with a sign/flag, etc...The thing is, we want to go one step beyond doing the basic stuff. Which is where we are at right now.
haha thats funny cause our front end guy is actually gay but we love him(no homo), hes cool as hell!
Everyone else, thanks for the input, if you got more ideas, please keep them coming!
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