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Posted By: Jason <cndle4@yahoo.com> In Response To: Re: Hey Jason here's a pic for ya...... (Pappy)
Thursday, 3 August 2006, at 9:36 p.m.
> They didn't distribute them. I took and printed one on glossy photo paper
> then made a frame that matched the stores decor. They have it hanging in
> their store.
> later....
> Pappy .
Oh gotcha.
What would happen if you, or anyone that wanted to run with this, contacted "A major cigar maker or distributor and sent them a similar sample with their logos and photos of their cigars and personalized it only with some simple personalizaton of one of their retailers.
The personalization should make the individual retailer look special as if it were an award or something similar.
Do you think that this personalized gift will sit in a prominent place in any shop? Similar to your photo in this post.
Offer to send it to each and every one their retailers as part of a promo package.
Figure out pricing and make them an offer.
There are seriously an endless amount of possiblilities with this type of promo.
You could even get the shop owners involved and have them send you a pic of them to be placed on the "Mag cover photo" smoking whatever brand you are marketing, with a text block that reads
"Steve of WHATEVER SMOKE SHOP gives WHATEVER BRAND his stamp of approval!"
If I have lost anyone with my rambling brainstorming session, please feel free to ask questions, maybe Maa can jump in with her great writing skills and help me out a bit.
I just type everything if it were a brainstorming session and don't bother to go back an change anything to make it flow better.
If I do that, the ideas just leave my head before I can punch them out.
Besides I am to lazy to correct all of my mistakes : )
Just think of the endless possibilities and diff markets.
I will puch out a few diff. markets to get your minds going and see if you can come up with other possibilities for diff markets.
Watersports shop (photos of people doing diff water sports)
Liquor stores and taverns
Realtors
Lawnservice co.'s
car salespeople
swimsuit co.'s
resorts
boat retal co.'s
bait shops
campgrounds
There is a few to get the brains moving
I hope that this session is allowed as it is somthing that will deliver free info to everyone here that they can take and use as they wish.
I wouldn't be to scared of comp as it is a huge industry and I would bet that several have never heard of it even though it has been around for several several years.
Just goes to show that you can take and old biz, add a twist or two and make it new.
Hope you enjoy,
Jason
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