Free Promotion Ideas to Stimulate more Business Outside the www from CornerMark Graphic Services.

Networking Your Business

This list is to help businesses generate interest in their products and services. If you are a new or existing business and would like to develop your business in ways to promote a positive public perception please try the following.

1.Send out new press releases concerning your business.
Let the press know what you are up to.
2.Announce the opening or reopening of your business in a printed
postcard or flyer and describe new products or services.
3.Join organizations such as your local chamber of commerce
where you can network with other businesses to get the word out.
4.Volunteer to speak before local groups like sports clubs, scout functions
or schools. Young audiences can inspire their parents.
5.Contact radio & television stations who are looking for new
and interesting features for their talk shows.
6.Give informational interviews to those seeking employment with your
company even if you inform them that your not currently hiring.
Individuals will remember the time you spent educating them and
chances are, they may bring in customers when they are employed.
7.Prepare a discount coupon and put them on area bulletin boards.
8.Donate a product or service to a local charity, television
or radio show as a prize.
9.Set up your own company contests with prizes and awards.
10.Sponsor a local team. There are many teams in need of sponsors
and would show off your corporate identity on their jacket or jersey.
11.Provide consignment arrangements for companies to resell your product.
12.Advertise in local papers, in metropolitan papers or on the
world wide web.

CornerMark donates time to local non-profit organizations like the Boy Scouts of America, the River Valley Arts Council, Community Service Volunteers and chamber of commerce. By doing this we get to benefit from strong community associations, network with local businessman and consumers while bringing up the awareness level about our products and services. When we created a banner for the boy scouts we received many compliments and recognition as well as the all familiar "I didn't know you could make banners, too!"

Good public relations start with a corporate image that supports the community and is active in local events. Even well established businesses can become complacent and forget that some of the easiest and most efficient ways to gain an edge is from donating to local groups. These groups are run by potential customers who can become loyal to your business and will inform others by word of mouth of your services and products.

We are happy to provide estimates for your promotional piece. Please submit request or call us today for a free price quote. We can also help you network your business on the internet with web pages and register them for you with the major search engines.

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