Offline Marketing Simplified )*SC+,*M./ ,0)/O/ +.1,+ 0O*C.S: The i nformati on presented herei n represents the vi ew of the author as of t he dat e of publ i cat i on. Because of t he rat e wi t h whi ch condi t i ons change, the author reserves the ri ght to al ter and update hi s opi ni on based on the new conditions. The report i s for i nformati onal purposes onl y. Whi l e every attempt has been made t o veri f y t he i nf ormat i on provi ded i n t hi s report , nei t her t he aut hor nor hi s af f i l i at es/ par t ner s assume any r esponsi bi l i t y f or e r r o r s , i n a c c u r a c i e s o r o mi s s i o n s . An y s l i g h t s o f p e o p l e o r organizations are unintentional. f advice concerning legal or related matters is needed, the services of a f ul l y qual i f i ed pr of essi onal shoul d be sought . Thi s r epor t i s not intended for use as a source of legal or accounting advice. You should be aware of any l aws whi ch govern busi ness t ransact i ons or ot her busi ness pr act i ces i n your count r y and st at e. Any r ef er ence t o any person or business whether living or dead is purely coincidental. Page 2 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified *ntroduction Page 3 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified n February 2006, John Ri tskowi tz hosted a tel esemi nar wi th Mi chel Fortin, David Garfinkel, Yanik Silver, and JP Maroney. Entitled "Million Dol l ar Roundtabl e, i t was a chance for these marketi ng pros to share some of t hei r best secret s f or market i ng of f l i ne, whi ch i s somet hi ng mor e onl i ne Mar ket er s shoul d be doi ng. deal l y we shoul d al l be marketing both offline and online. Wel l these fol ks del i vered the goods, and whi l e the cal l l asted about 2 hour s, i t st i l l wasn' t enough t i me t o get t o ever yt hi ng ( i t never i s, ri ght?). So John compi l ed some of the i deas they tal ked about on the call, plus lots more ideas to cover the offline marketing spectrum. Some of t hese i deas ar e mor e t r adi t i onal , such as yel l ow pages adver t i si ng and cl assi f i ed ads. Of cour se t hat doesn' t mean t hey should be neglected. Other i deas are tradi ti onal , but not used as much, or shoul d say not al ways used as ef f ect i vel y as t hey coul d. Di rect response market i ng and publ i ci ty are two that come to mi nd. And t hen t her e ar e r eal l y cr eat i ve i deas t hat ar e of t en over l ooked, such as valuable joint ventures and strategic alliances. Some of the$e idea$ ha2e the potential to reall7 deli2er a lot of lead$ and $ale$ 3ith minimal traditional C3ork.D One thing 3e highl7 recommend right no3: Please print this report out, so you can read it leisurely with pen and highlighter in hand. Otherwise, we all know how many PDFs we have sitting on our hard drive, never to be read or acted upon. Don't let that happen here. here are too man7 great idea$ here not to ;ouEll find the$e idea$ $tart out $ome3hat $impli$ticall7 and graduall7 get more creati2e and compleJ. So dig in and $tart thinking a4out ho3 7ou could appl7 the$e idea$ to 7our 4u$ine$$ toda7K Page 4 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified < a r t * M r a d i t i o n a l O f f l i n e M a r k e t i n g Don't think of these methods as too simple or mundane. They are very effecti ve when done ri ght and combi ned wi th other techni ques i n thi s report. 1) Cla$$ified ,d$ Thi s i s somethi ng everyone shoul d be testi ng i n some f or m or anot her . t ' s gr eat f or l ead gener at i ons. You should still have a strong benefit-driven headline and a clear call to acti on. Free reports work very wel l wi th cl assi fi eds. My l ocal paper, the Hartford Courant even has an ongoi ng deal of 3 l i nes f or 3 days f or f r ee! Even addi ng mor e l i nes onl y ends up cost i ng a f ew bucks. Wi t h a pr i ce l i ke t hat , t her e' s no r eason anyone wi th a websi te shoul d not be testi ng ways to draw traffi c to the site with classifieds. 2) )irect Mail Nothi ng beats di rect response when i t comes to resul ts-dri ven proven adverti si ng. And messages sent di rectl y to your hi ghl y targeted market vi a di rect mai l can del i ver a terri fi c r et ur n on i nvest ment ( RO ) when t est ed pr oper l y. Ther e' s a wealth of information on direct marketing by Michel Fortin, David Garfi nkel , Gary Hal bert, Dan Kennedy, and many more experts. Here are some sites where you can learn more: P http://www.successdoctor.com - Michel Fortin's main site P http://www.worl d-copywri ti ng-i nsti tute.com - David Garfinkel's site P http://www.thegaryhal bertl etter.com - Home of t he Gary Halbert Letter P http://www.dankennedy.com - Dan Kennedy's site P ht t p: / / www. srds. com - The Standard Rate & Data (SRDS) Li st Book, a great resource to l ocate mai l i ng l i sts of nearl y any t ype you can i magi ne. You can al so f i nd i t i n some larger city libraries. P http://www.referenceusa.com - Reference USA i s a great pl ace to get compi l ed l i sts by i ndustry, SC, demographi cs and more. t contai ns names, addresses and l ots of other great information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 mi l l i on U. S. r esi dent s, 683, 000 U. S. heal t h car e provi ders, 1 mi l l i on Canadi an busi nesses, and 11 mi l l i on Canadian residents. Page 5 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified P ht t p: / / www. usps. com - The US Postal Service website has a vari et y of t ool s and educat i onal mat eri al s about di rect mail as well. 3) <o$tcard$ Yes, post car ds ar e a f or m of di r ect mai l , but i t warrants its own category. Postcards are cheaper to produce and mai l t han f ul l -bl own di rect mai l packages or sal es l et t ers, and t hey are great f or generat i ng l eads. Li ke cl assi f i ed ads, a f ree report or f ree gi f t of t en works wel l here. Post cards are al so a great way t o st ay i n t ouch wi t h your cust omers and prospect s, and t hey al so wor k wel l as par t of a sequence of mai l i ngs. A good place to go for customized postcards is ht t p: / / www. usps. com (the US Postal Servi ce websi te), because the USPS has partnered wi th a company that wi l l pri nt and mai l your postcards for you! Best of al l , you onl y pay for the postage (i .e. FREE pri nti ng costs). Hint: be sure t o i ncl ude yoursel f on the mailing list so you can get your own mailing as well. 4) ;ello3 <age$ Anot her gr eat r es our c e t hat i s of t en underut i l i zed or used i nef f ect i vel y. Yel l ow page ads are great because when someone sees your ad, t hey are al ready i n t he market for your product or servi ce. Yel l ow page ads need to be benef i t s- dr i ven, wi t h your Uni que Sel l i ng Pr oposi t i on ( USP) stated cl earl y and bol dl y (remember, thi s i s the one pl ace where y o u r p r o s p e c t s wi l l s e e y o u r a d a l o n g s i d e a l l o f y o u r compet i t or s) . You want your ad t o st and out f r om t he cl ut t er . Use a di r ect r esponse t ype of ad, and agai n, f r ee gi f t s or premiums work well here. Gary Halbert has written about yellow pages several times in his newsletter. To find them easily, just enter the following search at Google: si te:thegaryhal bertl etter.com +yel l ow page Anot her gr eat r esour ce t hat JP Mar oney r ecommends i s Al an Saltz's course on the subject, available at http://www.yel l owpagesprofi t.com A great thread on thi s topi c can al so be found on Mi chel Forti n' s forum at: http://www.copywri tersboard.com/vi ewtopi c.php Page 6 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 5) Space ,d$ f you' re goi ng t o do a space ad, i t wi l l general l y get bet t er resul t s i f you use t he same l ayout as t he edi t ori al s. Use the same font styles and sizes for the headline, body, etc. f t he newspaper uses 2 col umns per art i cl e on t he page your ad wi l l appear , use 2 col umns i n your ad. f t hey use 3 col umns, you use 3. The "advertorial approach almost always does better than traditional space ads that scream "ad. A gr eat way t o get ver y l ow cost s space ads i s t o use what ' s known as remnant , or st andby advert i si ng. Ent er t he f ol l owi ng search in Google to see what mean and to learn more: si te:thegaryhal bertl etter.com +"Nancy J o n e s " And you' l l l earn to experi ment i n many creati ve ways to fi nd out what wor k s f or y ou. A l oc al adv er t i s i ng paper , t he /ar e /eminder here in the Hartford area, has classified ads and space ads. But noti ced that one "stone and mul ch company has thei r space ad featured upsi de-down i n every weekl y i ssue. At fi rst thought i t was a mi stake. But after seei ng i t upsi de-down week af t er week, suspect ed t hey f ound t hat t hei r upsi de- down ad stands out from the cl utter. Peopl e thi nk i t' s a mi stake and read i t. Yes, i t' s a gi mmi ck. Woul d do i t? Onl y i f i t tested posi ti vel y. And maybe it has for these folks. Food for thought. 6) /adio/W/*nfomercial$ Yo u mi g h t b e s u r p r i s e d h o w i nexpensi ve you can get t hese t ypes of sl ot s, especi al l y i f you use r emnant adver t i si ng. St udy t he best i nf omer ci al s, f or exampl e (the ones you see over and over agai n.they must be worki ng or t hey woul dn' t keep ai ri ng t hem), t o get some i deas on how they are constructed. 7) &l7er$ Who says you can' t hi re a hi gh school student to stuff mai l boxes or sti ck ' em under wi ndshi el ds? Obvi ousl y i f you are selling a high-priced financial course, it would be better to target the wi ndshi el ds of a fancy hotel than your l ocal Wal -Mart. And bel i eve the US Postal Servi ce al so pri nts them for you l i ke they d o p o s t c a r d s i f y o u w a n t t o m a i l t h e m . C h e c k o u t ht t p: / / www. usps. com 8) 0et3orking Your local Chamber of Commerce, trade shows, semi nars, and anywhere your prospect s hang out are al l good opport uni t i es f or net worki ng. n many cases, t he hot el bar t he Page 7 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified ni ght bef or e t he semi nar i s t he best oppor t uni t y f or maki ng cont act s. t ' s usual l y more ef f ect i ve t o t ry t o capt ure cont act s and l eads t han t o t r y t o cl ose a sal e on t he spot , so get your el evat or speech r eady and have pl ent y of busi ness car ds on hand. 9) elemarketing Remember the "Do Not Cal l l i st onl y appl i es t o consumer s, so i f you do any ki nd of busi ness t o busi ness sel l i ng, tel emarketi ng i s a vi abl e marketi ng method you can use effecti vel y. Al so, the "Do Not Cal l l i st may not appl y to you wi th your cust omers or i f you al ready have a rel at i onshi p wi t h your prospects. 10) , rade Sho3 5ooth A great pl ace to capture l eads. Agai n, a free report or gi ft does wonders. When you get a l ong l i ne wai ti ng at your booth, many peopl e wi l l stop by j ust to see what t he f uss i s about . Make your sal es mat er i al s and sal es peopl e benef i t - dr i ven. Remember what your pr ospect s ar e thi nki ng: "What' s i n i t for me? 11) 5limp$6 5anner$6 and 5ill4oard$ f i t ' s zoned f or advertising and it's blank, you have an opportunity. 12) )oor Hanger$ Those same hi gh school st udent s can help you with door hangers as well. 13) Circular$ Agai n, hi gh school students can al so hel p you hand out ci rcul ars, post them on communi ty bul l eti n boards, on t el ephone pol es, wher ever . You can make a donat i on t o your l ocal church and ask them i f you can l eave a stack at thei r next bake sal e or bi ngo event. And certai nl y you can arrange to have your ci r cul ar i ncl uded i n your l ocal newspaper or communi t y paper. For your money, ci rcul ars are very i nexpensi ve t o pri nt and distribute. 14) Card )eck$ These stacks of i ndex cards are mai l ed to targeted audi ences. Each deck can contai n anywhere from 50 to 200 cards or so, each wi t h an advert i sement or coupon. They may also double as a business reply card on back. Since your ad i s mi xed i n wi th tons of others, i t' s especi al l y i mportant to have a great headline and layout that will stand out from the clutter. Page 8 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified Card decks are i nexpensi ve because al l of t he advert i sers are shari ng the cost of the mai l i ng. They can cost as l i ttl e as three cent s a prospect f or l arge mai l i ngs. Even f or smal l er mai l i ngs, they are generally cheap, which is good for testing. Make sur e you choose your audi ence wi sel y. Car d decks ar e great for targeting a niche. Free reports or books work especially wel l here, because the person fl i ppi ng through the cards wi l l be at t ract ed t o t he word "FREE. As al ways, make sure t here i s a cl ear cal l to acti on. Mul ti pl e methods of response usual l y work bet t er t han a si ngl e met hod. For exampl e, t hey can dr op t he car d i n t he mai l , cal l a f r ee r ecor ded message, go t o your websi t e, et c. And you may have some opt i ons wi t h r emnant space, so always try to negotiate a lower price (how hard is it for t hem t o st i ck anot her car d i n t hei r mai l i ng.t hei r cost s ar e incremental and their profit is high even on remnant rates). A coupl e other ti ps: When you see repeat adverti sers i n a deck, you have a pretty good i dea that the deck i s worki ng for that ad. f that ad al so targets your ni che market, i t may be a good one to test in. Also, test with copy that you already know works. 15) Walue"<ak$ Similar to card decks, "value-paks are little bookl ets wi th mul ti pl e ads. They are mostl y used wi th coupons, rather than business reply cards. 16) ,d Maga9ine$ You' ve seen them. Magazi nes that are little more than a collection of space ads. They are usually local6 and thead$ i n them usual l y aren' t di rect response. By putti ng your di rect response ad t here, you st and out over al l t he ot her ads. But t he downsi de i s t hat t hese magazi nes t end t o be l ess ni che-focused (al though there are certai nl y excepti ons, wi th the real estate and automobile-themed magazines and newspapers). 17) Catalogue$ Your catal og doesn' t have to l ook l i ke L.L. Bean or the like to be effective. A good one to study with respect t o t he ads t hemsel ves i s t he J. Pet erman cat al ogue (check out ht t p: / / www. j pet erman. com). Her e' s a good way t o st ar t smal l and wor k up f r om t her e i n developing a good catalogue: Page 9 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified a) Try a simple double-sided flyer first and test response. b) Make sure you l ocate hi ghl y targeted l i sts, as the wasted cost of mailings is going to be your biggest expense. c) Cont i nue t o expand, t est , and t weak. Test ever yt hi ng your l ayout, your copy, your pri cesunti l you fi nd the best combination. < a r t * * " C r e a t i 2 e O f f l i n e M a r k e t i n g 18) <ackage *n$ert$ f you' re goi ng to mai l out a product or package to a customer anyway, al ways tuck a sal es l etter for another product i n the package. t won' t cost you any more, and when your cust omer r ecei ves t hat package, he or she wi l l be pl eased wi th the product (assumi ng your product i sn' t j unk) and be more favorabl e towards another purchase from you. You can al so j oi nt vent ure wi t h ot her compani es t hat t arget your ni che market and get them to i ncl ude your i nsert when shi ppi ng thei r product. 19) Mini"$eminar$ A gr eat way t o bundl e up al l of your products and servi ces and sel l them from the pl atform. t' s very i nexpensi ve t o rent a hal l and put on a 2 hour present at i on f or your t ar get mar ket on somet hi ng t hat i nt er est s t hem. You posi t i on your sel f as t he exper t , and you get t o pi t ch your products and services. Be sure to record the event and offer it to other prospects who may not be abl e to attend the presentati on in person. J P Ma r o n e y ( ht t p: / / www. j pmaroney. com) d i d t h i s f o r a shoestring cost and raked in six figures as a result. Michel Fortin (http://www.successdoctor.com) has done thi s al so, repeatedl y, and t o my knowl edge has never f ai l ed t o make money. Look at t he model of t he Bi g Semi nar ( http://www.bi gsemi nar.com) . Speakers don' t get pai d, but sti l l make money by pi tchi ng thei r products. t works, and anyone who doesn' t have one or more of these planned is missing out of a lot of extra potential income. 20) ele$eminar$ Basi cal l y a conf er ence cal l , we' ve al l probably been on many of them. Some have organized them and have been speakers. They can be pure content (i .e. no obvi ous pi t c hes ) f or s t r engt heni ng s oc i al pr oof and bui l di ng up Page 10 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified anti ci pati on for a new product to be rel eased i n the future. They can be a mi xt ure of cont ent and pi t ch. You can even arrange a seri es of them as a tel e-course and charge bi g money to attend (Marc Gol dman and Jay Abraham di d thi s wi th a si x-month l ong series, one per month, on joint ventures and deal making). 21) Woice 5roadca$t$ A very under-ut i l i zed t echni que. f you have an exi st i ng r el at i onshi p wi t h your cust omer s or pr ospect s, t he Do Not Cal l l i st does not appl y. That set s t he st age f or a gr eat way t o cal l t housands of your cust omer s si mul t aneousl y when t hey ar e most l i kel y t o be away f r om home. You si mpl y upl oad your cust omer ' s phone number s, record the message you want to l eave, and the technol ogy does the rest. Exampl e: " Hi , t hi s i s John Smi t h. Sor r y mi ssed you, but wanted to let you know that our firesale is ending tomorrow. Voice broadcasts work best when they are part of a sequence. Exampl e: "Hi , thi s i s John Smi th cal l i ng, from Smi th Publ i shi ng. ' m sorry that mi ssed you, but wanted to l et you know about a val uabl e l etter and free gi ft we' re sendi ng to your home. You shoul d be get t i ng i t i n t he next day or t wo. Just l ook f or t he bright blue envelope. 22) 1ift Certificate$ t ' s general l y known t hat peopl e wi l l usual l y spend more t han t he gi f t cert i f i cat e amount . So i f you operate a j ewel ry store, and you mai l your customers a free no- obl i gat i on $25 gi f t c er t i f i c at e, i t ' s us ual l y a v er y s ound i nvest ment . Most rest aurant owners al ready know t hat peopl e general l y don' t di ne al one, so by gi vi ng your cust omers a f ree gi f t cert i f i cat e, t hey' re bound t o bri ng i n ot hers who wi l l spend mor e money on f ood and dr i nks. A good var i at i on on t hi s formula is the free birthday dinner. Generally, nobody is going to c o me i n o n t h e i r b i r t h d a y a n d e a t t h e i r f r e e d i n n e r b y themselves. They're going to bring friends, relatives, you get the idea. HereE$ a great 3a7 to u$e gift certificate$ to get referral$: Send a l etter to your customers wi th three gi ft certi fi cates. One t hey can use f or t hemsel ves, and t he ot her t wo t hey can gi ve away t o f ri ends or rel at i ves. They keep your cust omers happy Page 11of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified (and happy customers are more l i kel y to speak hi ghl y of you to ot hers) and t hey compound t hat f act by l et t i ng your cust omers gi ve t he cer t i f i cat es t o ot her s, t o whom t hey wi l l si ng your praises. t's like a tell-a-friend script on steroids! 5onu$: Check out what JP Maroney did for a jewelry store client of his by using gift certificates at: http://www.copywri t ersboard.com/vi ewtopi c.php 23) Coupon$ Li ke gi ft certi fi cates, coupons are al so a great way t o " t ouch your cust omer s and br i ng t hem back i nt o your store (or website or whatever). 24) Conte$t$ The sandwi ch chai n Subway recent l y had a scratch-off contest, but you had to go online to see if you were a wi nner . Cont est s ar e a gr eat way t o get l eads and gener at e sales. HereE$ a tip: al ways i ncl ude an unadvert i sed "second pl ace that everyone who di dn' t wi n wi l l get. Joe Vi tal e di d that l ast year, and used an emai l and voi ce broadcast t o announce your "second pl ace pri ze. woul d have i ncl uded a sequence of d i r e c t m a i l a s w e l l , b u t t h e p r e m i s e i s t h e s a m e . Al so, the Nathan' s hot dog eati ng contest i s a great exampl e of usi ng t hei r pr oduct i n t he cont est i t sel f . f your pr oduct or service lends itself well to this approach, consider testing it. 25) Cele4rit7 .ndor$ement$ They aren' t as expensi ve as you mi ght t hi nk ( unl ess you t r y t o get Sean Conner y or Tom Crui se). The key i s t hat you need t o use cel ebri t i es t hat your t arget market recogni zes as such. So Tony Ri ce woul d make a great celebrity for bluegrass and acoustic guitar enthusiasts. Not so much for gardening fans. 26) C) Sale$letter Peopl e general l y won' t read 90 mi nutes wort h of copy, but t hey wi l l l i st en t o i t . The percei ved val ue i s much hi gher t han a t r adi t i onal sal es l et t er as wel l . They can l i st en t o i t i n t hei r car s, on t hei r wal kmans ( al t hough t oday everyone has an i Pod.why not use a podcast i nst ead?). The poi nt i s that you can cram i n a l ot more i nformati on. You can do t est i moni al s i n t hei r own voi ces, have sound ef f ect s or musi c. Anything to help advance the sale. Page 12 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 27) hank ;ou +etter$ Whether you send gi ft certi fi cates, coupons, a 2 f or 1 speci al , a f ree gi f t , or j ust a f ri endl y t hank you l etter to stay on your customer' s radar screen, these types of l etters are memorabl e and encourage your customers to send you r ef er r al s. As al ways, t hese t ypes of l et t er s shoul d be personal i zed, and ne2er use a mai l i ng addr ess l et t er on t he envelope. .Jample: Dear Mr. Smith, hope you are very pl eased wi th your recent purchase of my qual i ty artwork. May i t bri ng much vi ewi ng pl easure for you and your family for years to come. Bei ng an i ndependent ar t i st , t r ul y appr eci at e your business! really want to personally thank you! You should know that a recent painting did was auctioned l ocal l y f or more t han $10, 000. 00! My work i s f eat ured at l ocal art shows, and my ori gi nal Si l ent empe$t painting has been on di spl ay i n t he Wadswor t h At heneum n Har t f or d si nce 1998. That means i f you hol d ont o your painting, you'll likely see its value increase considerably. As y o u ma y k n o w, a l s o p a i n t c u s t o m p o r t r a i t s , l andscapes, abst ract art , and t heme-based art work f rom your choice of subjects. What does that mean for you? Good quest i on. j ust moved i nt o a new, mor e spaci ous st udi o, and ' m havi ng a speci al sal e j ust f or my best customers. Here' s what want you to do (you' l l l ove thi s): cal l me r i ght away f or a absol ut el y FREE, no obl i gat i on quote on any custom pai nti ng you' d l i ke me to do for you. But. Don't tell me you have this letter until after * gi2e 7ou m7 free no"ha$$le :uote. Page 13 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified Onl7 then t el l me t hat you have t hi s l et t er, and ' l l knock of f an addi t i onal 21% of f of my al r eady r i di cul ousl y l ow price. That way you' l l know for sure haven' t "padded my pri ce j ust to gi ve the appearance of a sal e. ' m goi ng to l et you trick meK Why woul d do thi s? Si mpl e. want you as a customer for l i f e. Most of my cust omer s come back agai n and agai n, because they l ove my i nspi rati on and extraordi nary use of col or s. And t hey appr eci at e t he f act t hat no ot her l ocal artist enjoys an appreciation on the value of their paintings as do. So call me today at (555) 555-5555 for your FREE quote. Very Truly Yours, John Artist P. S. Remember, cal l me ri ght away t o t ake advant age of this most exclusive offer for my best customers only. P. P. S. Al so, don' t t el l me t hat you have t hi s l et t er unt i l after gi ve you my rock bottom pri ce fi rst! Ok, obviously that's fictitious (it's a reprint from a sample letter i ncl uded i n my Money Magnet newsl et t er) . Pl us per sonal l y woul dn' t use pri ce as a sel l i ng poi nt f or an art i st (unl ess your market warrants i t), but you get the i dea. One car sal esman col l ect s t he name and address of everyone who c omes i n t o c hec k out a c ar . Then he s ends t hem a personal i zed l et t er, t hanki ng t hem f or st oppi ng by, and t el l i ng more about t he car t hey l ooked at , i t ' s f eat ures, benef i t s, et c. Even if it results in one more sale a year (and he gets more than that), it's worth it in his case. 28) .2ent Marketing Ever see those plaza store events, like when a new Har r y Pot t er book i s r el eased? Al l t he st or es get together and cel ebrate the l aunch of the book i n di fferent ways. Obvi ousl y there' s the bookstore rel ease, but the l ocal vi deo and Page 14 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified game rental store gets i n the act. So does the fami l y restaurant, i ce-cream vendor, and arcade. Even the dry cl eani ng store can get i nvol ved and pump up t hei r busi ness, i f t hey st i ck t o a common t heme. And t hi s i s al l announced ahead of t i me (wi t h appropri ate press rel eases, etc.) so peopl e comi ng down know what to expect. "Oh, great, we can get the book for l i ttl e Sal l y, can dr op of f my sui t at t he cl eaner s, my wi f e can go t o t he appar el st or e. What a gr eat t i me t hi s wi l l be f or t he whol e fami l y! 29) Start a alk Sho3 f you have r egul ar cont ent t o del i ver that your target market wants, your own l ocal tal k show may be anot her avenue t o cut t hrough t he cl ut t er. Where l i ve there are plenty of local access stations that have these types of programs, and i n most cases the communi ty stati ons are free to air your programs. Think nobody watches them? Well, you're not goi ng to beat out ,merican *dol, and even infomercials will likely edge you out , but i nf ormal surveys ' ve conduct ed t el l me t hat peopl e are aware of these shows, and someti mes watch al l or a par t of one dur i ng l at e ni ght channel sur f i ng. Ther e ar e even some r egul ar " shows t hat some of t he l ocal s r el y on f or i nf ormat i on t hey can' t easi l y get anywhere el se. The key i s t o n o t d o t h e s a me b o r i n g t h i n g e v e r y o n e e l s e i s d o i n g . n my l ocal /are /emi nder newspaper, a local cable-access talk show host who DOES have peopl e wat chi ng adver t i ses f or guests. f you can' t start your own tal k show, why not appear as a guest on one? You can get a DVD recordi ng of i t t o use as a l ead generati on devi ce. You can get great l eads that way i f your target market i s watchi ng. 30) 8ord of Mouth / Wiral Marketing The key here i s create somethi ng that peopl e wi l l want to share. Yes, the "tel l a f r i end s c r i pt s ar e good onl i ne. The gi f t c er t i f i c at e i dea ment i oned previ ousl y i s anot her. But surel y t here' s somet hi ng you can t hi nk of t o real l y "wow t hem. You want t o make t hem say "Wait until Jane sees this! One of t he keys t o maki ng t hi s wor k ( and any sor t of l ead generation device) i s to know your customer' s l i feti me val ue. n ot her words, what does your average cust omer i n t hi s market ( usi ng t he t ype of l ead gener at i on you ar e doi ng) br i ng me i n profi ts over thei r enti re l i feti me? Let' s say i t' s $25,000. And l et' s Page 15 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified say your method of gatheri ng l eads converts 10% of l eads i nto customers. Do you thi nk i t' s wi se to spend $100 per l ead of that type in your efforts? Seems like a no-brainer to me. 31) Wolunteer Besi des maki ng you feel good about hel pi ng a worthy cause, i t' s a great way to network i f you can vol unteer where you come into contact with prospects (or people who have frequent contact with your prospects). 32) Snu$ual <lace$ for ,d$ shoul d say "unused pl aces. Wherever a space is zoned for advertising and it's blank, there's an opportuni ty to get your message out. The si de of a van. The side of a dump$ter. Wherever. 33) 5e an *n"hou$e Speaker Besi des getti ng great fees to appear and speak, you establ i sh yoursel f as the expert. And l i ke your f r ee l ocal mi ni - semi nar , i t ' s a gr eat pl ace t o pi t ch your products and services. 34) *n"hou$e <re$entation$ JP Maroney tal ked about the st adi um pi t ch on our cal l . bel i eve he was ref erri ng t o a Chet Hol mes ar t i cl e t hat t al ked about i n- house pr esent at i ons and cl osi ng the sal e. ' m not goi ng to say i t better than Chet, so ' l l refer you to that article so you can read it yourself. Great stuff! http://www.chethol mes.com/arti cl es/i ncreasi ng_your_sal es_rati o.htm 35) )imen$ional Mail Or "l umpy mai l , as i t' s known i s a great way t o get your l et t er opened! They j ust can' t resi st t he l umpy package. Af t er i t ' s opened, however , your sal es l et t er shoul d do i ts j ob. f you have a successful sal es l etter, addi ng a di mensi onal obj ect t o i t wi l l al most al ways bump r esponse. A gr eat pl ace t o get t hese t ypes of l umpy mai l obj ect s i s f r om Mitch Carson at http://www.i mpactproducts.net . Anot her pl ace t o get "mi l l i on dol l ar bi l l s and rel at ed promot i onal items is http://www.mi l l i ondol l arsource.com. Page 16 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified * recei2ed thi$ dimen$ional mail package from )an Oenned7. ,$ 7ou can $ee6 the Clump7 o4Iect6D a pla$tic airplane6 3a$ tied in 3ith the offer6 3hich included free airfare to one of )anE$ $eminar$. ,l$o note the Chand3rittenD letter. Stand out from the clutterK 36) 1et ;our Online +i$tE$ Home ,ddre$$ and <hone 0um4er spoke about thi s on the cal l . One techni que Gary Hal bert used was to ask hi s l i st for thei r home address, because he want ed t o send t hem somet hi ng t o hel p t hem wi t h t hei r marketi ng. Then he sent them a l umpy mai l package. But he got t hei r home address. Now he can send t hem di rect mai l pi eces and cut through al l the emai l cl utter by bypassi ng i t compl etel y (wel l , actual l y by suppl ementi ng i t). Yani k Si l ver menti oned thi s as wel l . He obtai ns thei r home phone number and sends them a voi ce broadcast (see above). Joe Vi tal e does thi s too. So does Bi l l Gl az er . Hmm, i f al l of t hes e t op mar k et er s us e t hi s technique, do you think it works? 37) 1oing Out of 5u$ine$$ f a busi ness wi t h t he same t ar get mar ket as your s i s goi ng t o shut down soon, why not acqui re t hei r cust omer l i st ? Most bri ck and mort ar busi nesses Page 17 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified consi der l i qui dati ng thei r i nventory or equi pment, but not al l of them are savvy enough to sel l thei r customer l i st. That coul d be a huge opportunity for you. 38) ,lternate &ranchi$e You know most franchises cost big bucks t o buy i nt o. Let ' s say you have a pr of i t abl e cl eani ng busi ness t hat ' s not a f r anchi se, wi t h your own syst em f or success. You can teach this system to others and sell it for much cheaper than a franchi se woul d go for. Here' s an exampl e of a company t hat does j ust t hat : ht t p: / / www. my-mag-uk. com. es s ent i al l y do t hat wi t h ent r epr eneur s . t eac h t hem my ma r k e t i n g s y s t e m ( wh i c h a s y o u p r o b a b l y k n o w mo s t ent repreneurs don' t know a l ot about ef f ect i ve market i ng), and they gain a doubled or tripled profit margin as a result. Or, you coul d l ocate such a successful company yoursel f, l earn their system, and teach it to others in the same manner. 39) Office or 8aiting /oom /ede$ign f you have an offi ce, wai ti ng room, or recepti on area for your busi ness, get ri d of all magazines and replace them with testimonials and success s t or y book s , bef or e and af t er phot o al bums , and ot her publ i cat i ons desi gned t o advance t he sal e. Repl ace your wal l pai nt i ngs wi t h f ramed t est i moni al s. Gi ve t hem an aval anche of proof! 40) <re"paid Ser2ice$ Pre-pai d "membershi ps have been sol d successf ul l y by many busi nesses, such as cosmet i c surgeons, chi ropract ors, dent al servi ces, mart i al art s school s, photographers, restaurants, you name i t. The i dea i s to offer a bundl e of ser vi ces or pr oduct s t hat woul d cost f ar mor e i f purchased separat el y over t i me t han i f purchased pre-pai d up front. 41) /eference SS, ment i oned t hi s above i n t he "Di rect Mai l t opi c, but i t ' s wor t h i t s own t opi c. Why? Because i f you have a l i br ar y car d, chances ar e you can access i t f or f r ee. don' t pay the annual thousands of dol l ars requi red to access the si t e and compi l e l i st s of al l sort s, because my l ocal Newi ngt on l i brary subscri bes to i t. My free l i brary card gets me i n for free. http://www.referenceusa.com Page 18 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 42) Creati2e 5u$ine$$ Card$ Besides using both sides of your busi ness cards and putti ng a compel l i ng benefi ts-ori ented message on i t , t here are many ot her creat i ve ways t o put your busi ness car d t o wor k f or you. Of cour se, odd- shaped and "rol odex-styl ed cards sti ck out from the crowd as wel l . One real est at e agent i n Cal i f or ni a hands an ext r a t hr ee bucks and a busi ness card to the tol l col l ector as he crosses the bri dge i nto San Francisco. He tells the toll collector that he wants to pay for t he dr i ver behi nd hi m, and asks hi m t o gi ve t he dr i ver hi s busi ness card. Ni ne out of ten ti mes, the dri ver cal l s, at l east to say thank you. He's sold several expensive homes that way as a result. A good lead generation device is to offer a free report or other gift on the back of the card. Then just distribute them where your prospects live. At my local Munson's Chocolates outlet, Sales Manager Jim Florence has his business card fully imprinted with the company logo, name, phone number, and email address made out of.you guessed it.CHOCOLATE! (best business card 've ever eaten). A relatively new technology now allows Munson's to "print in edible ink everything from text, images, logos, and photographs. With their business cards, customers get to ta$te their USP. How many other businesses offer that experience? 43) ,$k ;our Cu$tomer$ t may sound super si mpl e, but i f you j ust ask your customers what they want and then gi ve i t to them, you' l l be ahead of your competi tors. For exampl e, there' s a l ocal denti st who adverti ses on the radi o that he offers a l i ttl e pi l l t hat wi l l put pat i ent s t o sl eep. Whi l e t hey snooze, he f i xes year s of negl ect and damage i n one vi si t . Wi t hout aski ng hi s customers, he may not have come up with this tremendous USP. 44) )o /e$earch to &ind Out 8hat he7 8ant Again, this seems like a simplistic idea, but you'd be surprised how often it's over l ooked. For i nst ance, t hat same dent i st j ust ment i oned above al so adverti ses that nobody i n hi s offi ce wi l l ever l ecture you about avoi di ng vi si ts to a denti st or fai l i ng to care properl y for your teeth. They' l l cheerful l y do the work that you need and that you want, wi thout gui l t or hassl e. That' s a powerful benefi t t hat most pat i ent s woul d pr obabl y not vol unt eer t o t el l t hei r dent i st s, i f asked. But by r esear chi ng what dent al pat i ent s Page 19 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified complain about, and why they avoid going to the dentist as often as they should, he's addressed another powerful benefit of going to see him. 45) <o$itioning Jay Conrad Levi nson and Seth Godi n tal k about thi s i n he 1uerrilla Marketing Hand4ook. When Tom' s of Mai ne i ntroduced thei r "al l natural toothpaste, they di dn' t want to di rectl y compete wi th al l the other toothpastes out there. So they posi ti oned themsel ves as a heal thy al l natural al ternati ves. They sol d i t i n heal th stores i nstead of supermarkets. Cl ose-Up toothpaste used a similar tactic. Whereas most other toothpastes emphasi zed "no cavi ti es and were more fami l y-ori ented, Cl ose- Up targeted single people and emphasized "whiteness. An excel l ent book on posi t i oni ng i s <o$itioning: he 5attle for ;our Mind, by Trout & Reis. 46) Wideo 5rochure The same advantages a CD sales letter ( above) has over a pr i nt sal es l et t er ar e even gr eat er wi t h a vi deo brochure. You can fi l m your own i nfomerci al and even i f i t never ai rs, you can di st ri but e i t on a DVD or vi deot ape. Unl i ke infomercials, which have some strict guidelines, video brochures can cont ai n pr act i cal l y any f or mat . You can use t he " news broadcast format, whi ch i s restri cted i n i nfomerci al s. The best vi deo br ochur es ar e t hose t hat l ook l i ke t el evi si on pr ogr ams, si nce that' s what peopl e expect to see when they are watchi ng i t . Test i moni al s can now cont ai n vi deo of t he person speaki ng. Before and after shots are great in this format as well. 47) )ata"5a$ed Marketing Data-based marketi ng can be a s s i mp l e a s s e n d i n g a g r e e t i n g c a r d o r o t h e r " t o u c h communi cat i ons wi t h your cust omer s and pr ospect s. A f l or i st speci al i zi ng i n nat i onwi de del i very of f resh orchi ds uses dat a- based market i ng qui t e ef f ect i vel y. f you order a bouquet f or a friend's birthday or anniversary, they note the date and occasion i n thei r computer. El even months l ater, you' l l recei ve a cal l from them, remi ndi ng you of the occasi on and aski ng you i f you' d l i ke t o send anot her bouquet . Rest aurant s do t hi s al l t he t i me wi t h t he bi r t hday gi f t cer t i f i cat es. Ot her compani es t ake i t a st ep f ur t her and know when t hei r cust omer s wi l l need a r eor der of t hei r product . They' l l send a coupon or ot her di scount t o make another sal e (for exampl e, an oi l change). Nowadays wi th al l of Page 20 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified t he " r ewar ds and " shopper ' s cl ub car ds, super mar ket s and chai n st or es not onl y capt ur e ever yt hi ng you pur chase and when, t hey can send you coupons and di scount s f or t hose pr oduct s you r egul ar l y pur chase. Amazon sends you emai l s about books si mi l ar to ones you have purchased when they are released and during other promotions. You may want t o consi der st ar t i ng your own Cre3ard$D t7pe program or something similar. 48) Secret Sale$ You can send your customers a postcard that has a secret di scount from 10% to whatever on everythi ng t hey buy i n one vi si t . The cat ch i s t hey have t o come i nt o your st or e t o f i nd out t he amount of t he di scount . The chance t hat they may hav e a 75% of f c oupon, f or ex ampl e, i s of t en irresistible to the customer. 49) ,dd .Jtra ,menitie$ - For physical locations, such as a car dealership, consider testing an in-house diner, barber, coffee shop, putti ng green, wi rel ess i nternet, vi deo arcade, pl ayrooms f or chi l dr en, book st or es, mani cur i st s, cl i mbi ng wal l s, mi ni - museum, ice-cream shop, etc. These can work well especially for t hose busi nesses wher e t hei r cust omer s have t o wai t . t may sound extravagant, but many busi nesses, especi al l y those that cat er t o t he af f l uent , have done t hi s wi t h resoundi ng success. Why do you think McDonalds added playgrounds to most of their restaurants? Why do upscale bookstores have coffee cafs? The list goes on. 50) 0e3$letter$ Newsl et t er s ar e a gr eat way t o keep i n t ouch wi t h your cust omer s, of f er t hem speci al di scount s and coupons, i nform them of upcomi ng events (a wi ne store can tel l t hei r cust omer s about an upcomi ng wi ne t ast i ng event , f or example), give them recipes, articles, advice, tips on making the most of your pr oduct s/ ser vi ces, and much mor e. t ' s a gr eat pl ace to sl i p i n case studi es, success stori es, testi moni al s, and pitches for other products and services. Here are $ome tip$ for running a $ucce$$ful ne3$letter: P Don' t make i t a st r ai ght sal es pi t ch. You want i t t o be somet hi ng your cust omers l ook f orward t o recei vi ng. Too much adverti si ng can turn them off and equate i t wi th j unk Page 21 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified mai l . ncl ude qual i ty content on a vari ety of subj ects, not all related to your business. Don't be boring. P Keep i t regul ar and consi stent. Don' t send i t three ti mes i n one mont h and t hen wai t 2 mont hs bef ore sendi ng i t out again. Quarterly is fine, but monthly is much better. P f you have t r oubl e comi ng up wi t h r egul ar cont ent or don' t have t he t i me t o commi t t o a newsl et t er, t here are servi ces t hat wi l l do i t f or you. Dan Kennedy has such a service (see http://www.dankennedy.com/done4you/done4you.pdf for mor e i nf or mat i on) . You can al so subscr i be t o a cont ent service such as Pages (http://www.pagesmag.com), where t hey gi ve you r oyal t y- f r ee ar t i cl es, ar t wor k, and much more every month. P Proofread your newsl etter. A spel l checker won' t fl ag "four when i t shoul d have been "fore. Tool s l i ke Mi crosoft Word al so have grammar checkers. Check f or f act ual accuracy and make sur e dat es, t i mes, and pl aces ar e al l cor r ect . Doubl e- check coupon amount s and ot her numer i cal figures. P Once you devel op a l ayout t hat wor ks, t r y t o keep i t consistent from issue to issue. P Make i t easy on t he eyes t o r ead. Avoi d whi t e t ype on bl ack or col ored backgrounds. Don' t use dark bl ue type on a l i ght-bl ue background. Use seri f fonts for the body text. Don' t make i t l ook l i ke t oo much work t o read. Use whi t e space liberally. P Have a pl an before you l aunch your newsl etter. You want t o have speci f i c goal s about what you want i t t o do f or you. Shoul d i t be wri t t en i n f i rst -person f rom t he owner? Or third person, like most newspaper articles? Do you want t o have regul ar col umns or f eat ures? Guest wri t ers? Do your homework up front. P Al ways i ncl ude your contact i nformati on, perhaps even on each page. Page 22 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified P Feat ure your cust omers regul arl y. They l i ke t o see t hei r names i n pri nt , and i t ' s al ways f ar bet t er t o l et t hem sel l you than for you to sell yourself. 51) 0o2elt7 *tem$ You can put your message on t-shi rts, hats, coffee mugs, pens and penci l s, mouse pads, you name i t. The tri ck i s to have a compel l i ng i mage or sl ogan. For exampl e, a l ogo or busi ness name i s bor i ng. But a cl ever message or picture with a web address will get noticed more and used more. 52) 1o to the C.dgeD Set h Godi n t al ks about t hi s i n hi s book &ree <ri9e *n$ide. Basi cal l y, the premi se i s that whi l e your compet i t or s sel l t o t he " mi ddl e, you f i nd ways t o sel l t o t he edge. t set s you apar t f r om your compet i t i on, but i t ' s not necessarily your USP. For example, the first release of that book came packaged i n a cereal box wi t h t he promi nent "Free Pri ze nside displayed. Some more eJample$: P A mas s age s al on mov es t hei r c hai r s out s i de i n t he summer. P A secur i t y guar d company of f er s i t s guar ds dr essed as Beefeaters, Buckingham Palace guards, paramilitary camo- weari ng hi gh-securi ty guards, Matri x-type outfi ts, or even attractive white-collar uniforms. P A l ocal pub bui l t t hei r own cust om j ukebox of t went y-si x t housand songs i n i t by r i ppi ng t hei r 1, 798 CDs i nt o a computer. P A restaurant i n Manhattan makes the average Joe' s wai t, but gives the VPs an unlisted number to get to the front of the l i ne. Strangel y enough, thi s pl eases both groups (the VPs l ove to get ri ght i n, and the average fol k feel speci al by goi ng to an excl usi ve restaurant where cel ebri ti es di ne a n d t h e w a i t i s l o n g e r d u e t o i t s p o p u l a r i t y ) . P Mexico has plenty of all-in-one resorts, but only one caters to overweight people. Page 23 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified P NakedNews.com tells the TV-style news like everyone else, but they, well, wear less. P The Four Si st er s r est aur ant i n Myanmar doesn' t bot her wi t h a check. You pay what you t hi nk t he meal i s wort h. P Di d you ever noti ce how supermarkets reward thei r worst cust omers? Shoppers wi t h t he l east amount of i t ems get t hei r own speci al expr ess l ane, but t he poor schmuck who' s buyi ng t ons of groceri es (and wort h much more t o t he st ore as a cust omer) has t o endure t he l ongest l i ne. What i f a gr ocer y st or e had a speci al l i ne f or t hei r best c u s t o me r s , s t a f f e d wi t h e x t r a b a g g e r s a n d o t h e r mechanisms to speed the checkout process? P Commerce Bank i s open seven days a week. Do you thi nk t here are peopl e who woul dn' t mi nd havi ng t he opt i on t o bank on Sundays? And Liberty Bank offers free ATM usage. They' l l even r ei mbur se you f or f ees char ged by ot her bank's ATMs. P A church i n New York Ci t y hol ds an annual barbecue f or fundrai si ng. Peopl e come from mi l es away because i f they don' t, they have to wai t a whol e year to come agai n. The l ocal Ger man cl ub near my house hol ds t hei r Ger man Fest i val ever y t wo year s f or pr eci sel y t he same r eason. P Enterprise Rent-A-Car doesn't focus on airport rentals. But when you need a rental car for a few days while your car is in the shop, they are the first ones you call. Plus, they pick you up! P n the i nstant nternet buyi ng worl d, a l awn care company real i zed that wai ti ng weeks for a l awn care quote was too l ong. By usi ng sat el l i t e phot os and publ i c t ax r ecor ds, t hey' r e abl e t o quot e a cost f or ser vi ce 4ef or e t hei r prospect s are even cont act ed. Now t hey dri ve down t he street wi th a stack of Fri sbees, each affi xed wi th a sti cker contai ni ng the property address and pri ce quote, and toss each Frisbee onto the lawn. Page 24 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified <art *** " &ree ,d2erti$ing 8ith <u4licit7 Publ i ci t y i s a gr eat way t o r each a l ot of peopl e wi t h a l i mi t ed budget . The key i s t o have a message t hat i s newswort hy, whi ch obviously changes all the time. Years ago it was enough to launch a new websi t e. Nowadays t hat ' s t oo common. As ' m wr i t i ng t hi s, t here' s a 12-year ol d gi rl maki ng news because of an experi ment she conducted for her school ' s sci ence fai r: she had fast-food i ce sampl es t est ed f or bact eri a and compared t hose t est resul t s wi t h sampl es of t oi l et wat er f r om t hose same f ast - f ood r est aur ant s ( about 30% of t he i ce sampl es had mor e bact er i a i n i t t han t he toi l et water). Besi des or der i ng your next sof t dr i nks sans i ce, t hi s i l l ust r at es somet hi ng prof oundl y i mport ant : news sel l s. You need somet hi ng fresh. Something the public would want to know about. So, t hat bei ng sai d, l et ' s expl or e some ways t o get your f r ee publicity. 53) 8rite a /egular Column Whether i n a newspaper, magazi ne, ezi ne, or of f l i ne newsl et t er , a r egul ar col umn i s a great way t o est abl i sh you as an expert i n your f i el d. You can al so send repri nts to your cl i ents and prospects to add proof to your sales letters and promotional materials. 54) 8rite an ,rticle Arti cl es can be anythi ng from a short essay on a topi c to a feature arti cl e i n a magazi ne, newspaper, ezi ne, newsl et t er, you name i t . Agai n, art i cl e repri nt s hel p t he selling job in adding proof to your persuasion. 55) ,lign 8ith a Charit7 or Other 0on"profit Organi9ation This is a great way to get free publicity. Let's say you've created a course on starting a mail-order business on a shoestring budget. You can hold a free seminar with local low- income families and youths, give a presentation, and then give them all free copies of the course. Be sure to issue press releases with your local newspaper, radio and television stations, and community publications. Stories like these make great Page 25 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified humanitarian interest pieces for these media outlets. Who knows? You could be the next guest on Oprah or the Today Show! 56) *$$ue a <re$$ /elea$e An oldie, but goodie. The trick is t o make sur e your pr ess r el ease i s a newswor t hy event . For ex ampl e, s t ar t i ng a new news l et t er i s not nec es s ar i l y a newswor t hy event ( but i t mi ght i n cer t ai n ni che mar ket s f or smal l er publ i cat i ons) . ssui ng a pr ess r el ease about a l ar ge donat i on you ar e gi vi ng, compl et e wi t h r el evant backgr ound st or y mi ght be newswor t hy. t al l depends on your t ar get audience and the publication(s). Editors pick up press releases if t hey t hi nk t her e i s news f or t hei r r eader s. They do not car e about you or your company. Your press rel ease must be framed that way. "What' s i n i t for me i s very rel evant here. 57) Create a 0e3$3orth7 .2ent Her e' s an i dea t hat a l ocal st ereo and el ect roni cs st ore di d t hat 3oul d qual i f y f or a newsworthy press release: P They arranged a "supersti ti on obstacl e course on Fri day th the 13 i n thei r parki ng l ot, compl ete wi th l adders to wal k under, a roami ng bl ack cat, mi rrors to break, umbrel l as to open indoors, etc. P They cal l ed al l t he l ocal r adi o st at i ons and i nvi t ed t hei r morni ng personal i ti es to come down and take the obstacl e course challenge. P One r adi o s t at i on t ook t hem up on t hei r of f er , and broadcast live from the event. P The r esul t was t hat t ons of peopl e came down t o t hei r store to watch and take part. And of course pi ck up some gear or suppl i es whi l e t hey wer e t her e. And t hat , of course, not onl y provi ded a boost i n sal es f or t hat day, i t brought i n new cust omers and generat ed l ot s of "word of mouth adverti si ng for them. Any busi ness can do somethi ng l i ke thi s; don' t care i f you' re a conservat i ve l awyer or account ant . The key i s t o f i nd a t heme and run wi t h i t . There' s no reason why a j ewel er or rest aurant coul dn' t do somet hi ng l i ke t hat f or Val ent i ne' s Day. Or a l ocal ri sh pub coul d do f or St . Pat ri ck' s Day. Or any ret ai l out l et f or Christmas. The list goes on and on. Page 26 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 58) ,ttend Special .2ent$ Wat ch your l ocal news and constantl y be on the l ookout for events i n your area where you can i ncrease your vi si bi l i ty. As al ways, the best l ead generati on methods are those that i ntroduce your products and servi ces by wa y o f s o me t h i n g f r e e ( i n e x c h a n g e f o r t h e i r c o n t a c t information, of course). 59) ake ime to 1et to Ono3 ;our +ocal .ditor$ and <u4li$her$ t' s a l ot easi er to pi tch a press rel ease or i dea i f you al ready know someone on the i nsi de. Years ago was i n the mi ddl e of wri t i ng a book, and st art ed shoppi ng f or an agent , f i gur i ng i t was easi er t o go t hat r out e t han t o appr oach t he publ i shers di rect l y. My wi f e managed i nsurance pol i ci es at t he ti me for a Fortune 500 company, and one of her cl i ents was the publ i shi ng fi rm Si mon & Schuster. One day she happened to be tal ki ng to a promi nent edi tor, and she menti oned my book. The edi tor tol d her to have me send i t to hi s VP, at hi s request. Just l i ke that was no l onger an unsol i ci ted submi tter. t was (and to my knowl edge st i l l i s) Si mon & Schust er' s pol i cy t o not accept unsol i ci t ed manuscr i pt s. That cont act al one al l owed me t o bypass that barrier. 60) 8rite a 5ook Wi th Pri nt on Demand (POD) publ i shers, nowadays i t' s easy and cheap to type up and edi t a book i n your favori te word processor, upl oad i t to a POD' s server, and have the book avai l abl e for shi ppi ng wi thi n weeks or l ess. Books are al s o a gr eat way t o pos i t i on y ou as t he exper t . Ther e' s somethi ng al most magi cal that takes pl ace when you send your cl i ent s an aut ographed copy of your l at est book. n t hei r eyes, you i nstantl y gain credi4ilit7. Your status becomes el evated. They are more likely to want to do business with you. Ther e' s l i t t l e doubt t hat successf ul peopl e want t o sur r ound t hemsel ves wi t h ot her successf ul peopl e. And a book shows them that you are successful . t gi ves you presti ge. You are now an aut hor. t ' s f ar easi er t o di smi ss your sel f -cl ai ms i n a sal es l et t er t han i t i s f r om a book. The f act t hat anyone can have a book printed is irrelevant (at least for now). f you don' t have the ti me or pati ence to wri te a book, you have several options: Page 27 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified P Yo u c a n d i c t a t e t h e b o o k a n d h a v e i t t r a n s c r i b e d ( el ance. com and gur u. com ar e good pl aces t o get a t ranscri pt done f or you, but t here are many ot her pl aces o n l i n e a n d o f f l i n e t o h a v e t h e m d o n e a s we l l ) . P You can have someone ghost wr i t e t he book f or you. Be s u r e t o c h e c k o u t t h e i r p r e v i o u s wo r k , t h o u g h ! P You can hol d a t el esemi nar by your sel f or wi t h ot her exper t s and have i t t r anscr i bed and edi t ed i nt o a book. P You can get t oget her wi t h ot her expert s i n your f i el d and e a c h c o n t r i b u t e a c h a p t e r o r t w o f o r a b o o k . P You can interview other experts and compile it into a book. P You can take books that are in the public domain, update it f or t oday, and r el ease i t as a book ( you may want t o consi der l egal r esour ces t o make sur e your choi ce i s a c t u a l l y i n t h e p u b l i c d o ma i n .i t ' s n o t a l w a y s strai ghtforward). As you can see, i t' s fai rl y easy to have a book done i n very l i ttl e ti me and at very l i ttl e cost. Just be sure the subj ect and materi al is relevant and fills a need. deally a book can also be used as a selling device for a back-end item or as a lead generation device. 61) 5log$6 <odca$t$6 etc. Yes, this is supposed to be about of f l i ne mar ket i ng met hods, but i n t oday' s i nf or mat i on age, woul d be ami ss i f di dn' t menti on them. Check out: P ht t p: / / www. bl ogger. com P ht t p: / / www. t ypepad. com P http://www.moveabl etype.com .for starters. The offline part comes in when you advertise your blog in the offline world as well (which you should). Page 28 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified <art *W " Boint Wenture$ Boint 2enture$ (JVs) are one of the best ways to l ure new l eads and customers. By partneri ng wi th other busi nesses whose customers are p a r t o f y o u r ma r k e t , y o u h a v e an addi t i onal pr of i t cent er of i ncremental i ncome. For exampl e, an attorney can refer hi s cl i ents to an account ant , and t he account ant i n t ur n r ef er s cl i ent s t o t he attorney. t' s a wi n/wi n si tuati on, because many ti mes a new busi ness wi l l need bot h an at t orney and an account ant . Dependi ng on whi ch one they approach fi rst (the l awyer or accountant), they' l l be referred to the other. JVs can go much further than thi s si mpl e arrangement, however. They can be very compl ex, and there can be 3-way deal s goi ng on. n fact, JV brokers make thei r money by taki ng a sl i ce of the profi ts between two or more di fferent busi nesses, where he has brokered the deal and set up everythi ng between them. The key t o maki ng t hese deal s wor k i s t o make sur e t hat you l et a prospecti ve JV partner know from the start that: P You' ve di scovered an addi ti onal profi t center for them that t hey ar e pr obabl y unawar e of ( of f er pr oj ect ed pr of i t s, i f possible). P The addi t i onal pr of i t cent er wi l l not det r act i n any way from thei r current i ncome stream. P The addi t i onal pr of i t cent er wi l l not i ncur any addi t i onal costs or labor on their part to implement. P The addi t i onal pr of i t c ent er wi l l not i nc ur any r i s k whatsoever on their part. P You will perform all of the leg work to set it up. P They can stop at any time for any reason. There are so many potenti al JVs that are possi bl e that there' s no way t o cover ever y concei vabl e one her e. So i nst ead wi l l gi ve some exampl es. Some of t hem may be appl i cabl e t o your busi ness. Some may not. And, l i ke the accountant and l awyer exampl e gave above, it's not feasible for me to cover every type of business. Therefore, you shoul d l ook at each exampl e and see how i t may appl y t o your business. These examples are designed to get you thinking creatively. By no means i s thi s an exhausti ve l i st. t' s desi gned to put you i n the Page 29 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified ri ght mi ndset, where you wi l l l ook at your busi ness and others around you and see possibilities that you never noticed before. A great course on JVs i s the BW Ma$ter7 Cour$e, by Jay Abraham and Marc Gol dman. t may be out of pri nt now, but i f you can get a hol d of i t , hi ghl y recommend i t . f you have i t , you may recogni ze some of these exampl es from the course (no need to rei nvent the wheel here). Others are variations and some examples that have personally done. One ip: f you t ry t o set up a JV wi t h a busi ness, and t hey al ready have a deal i n pl ace wi th someone el se, you can take that i nformati on to thei r competi tor and say "Your bi ggest competi tor i s al ready doi ng thi s. And i f your partner ever deci des to stop the JV deal , you can go t o t hei r compet i t or s and say t he same t hi ng ( Hi nt: i f you l et t hem know you are goi ng to do that, they may reconsi der). Never feel that you have to partner with one specific business exclusively. deally you should have JV deals going on all over the place. You can al so do JVs between your busi ness and another, or you can broker JVs between two different businesses and take a cut. Now, onward. 62) Sell an *dea A l awyer knew how t o make a mi l l i on dol l ars i n a year wi t h one person and t hree associ at es. Si nce ma n y a t t o r n e y s d o n ' t ma k e t h a t mu c h , h e c o d i f i e d h i s knowl edge and had someone sel l i t . A r eal t or had a l i st t hr ee times better than anyone else, so she trained other realtors for a f ee. A l umber mi l l knew how t o ki l n dr y wood and get gr eat er qual i t y wood i n l ess t i me wi t h hal f t he energy cost , savi ng hi m mi l l i ons of dol l ar s. He t aught hi s t echni ques t o ot her l umber mi l l s. f t here' s somet hi ng remarkabl e about your busi ness, or somet hi ng you know how t o do bet t er t han 99% of ever yone el se, you have an opport uni t y t o l i cense or t each your ski l l s t o others. 63) BW 8ith ;our Supplier$ Your suppl i ers general l y want you to be more successful , si nce i t means more sal es for them. They may f und sal es peopl e, mai l i ngs, ext r a st af f , et c. You' l l never know unless you ask them. 64) Seek Out Other 5u$ine$$ hat Cater to ;our Market used the l awyer and accountant exampl e above. A real tor may Page 30 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified JV wi t h movi ng compani es, cust om f r amer s, car pet cl eaner s, p e s t c o n t r o l s e r v i c e s , l a wn c a r e c o mp a n i e s , p a i n t e r s , el ectri ci ans, pl umbers, the l i st goes on. Just be sure to JV wi th t hose busi nesses who have pr oduct s and/ or ser vi ces your cust omer s may need ( i . e. a r eal t or JVi ng wi t h a vi deo game company doesn't make much sense). Make a l i st of busi nesses who want and need a constant fl ow of l eads: l awyer s, doct or s, dent i st s, r eal t or s, home r emodel i ng services, carpet cleaners, pest control services, etc. Broker deals between them where there is a fit to generate leads. 65) +e2erage 5u7er$ and Seller$ A business broker sent a l et t er t o 30, 000 CPA f i r ms sayi ng " We' ve got buyer s r eady t o pay al l cash to buy your practi ce whether you stay or not. 500 peopl e responded, so he took those 500 peopl e out and mai l ed t he ot her 29, 500 f i r ms sayi ng " We' ve got 500 hundr ed f i r ms ri ght now t hat are bi g money makers ready t o be sol d. Owners wi l l st ay or not . Ter ms or cash i s your choi ce. Then i t was a si mpl e mat t er t o mat ch t he buyers t o t he sel l ers, resul t i ng i n a million dollar$3orth of commi$$ion$. This is a very powerful technique that can be used in a variety of different ways. 66) Match &ront".nd/5ack".nd <roduct$ f you sel l a high-ticket back-end product, you can seek out people who don't yet have a back- end pr oduct and JV your s vi a an af f i l i at e pr ogr am. Li kewi se, i f you don' t have a hi gh- t i cket back- end product, the reverse i s al so true. There are pl enty of expensi ve p r o d u c t a n d s e r v i c e s e l l e r s o u t t h e r e t o p a r t n e r wi t h . You can al so broker deal s between busi nesses sel l i ng front-end books and t apes and busi nesses sel l i ng back- end expensi ve seminars, for example. 67) BW a Sale$ &orce There are plenty of professional sales peopl e that sel l a vari ety of di fferent products on a commi ssi on basi s. t' s a snap to put an ad i n the paper to get these fol ks to sell your products and services. 68) he 0eon Sign ,pproach cal l t hi s t he "Neon Si gn Approach because Jay Abraham t al ked about a part i cul ar JV deal wi t h a neon si gn maker . He woul d have hi gh school and col l ege st udent s dri ve around at ni ght and l ook f or neon si gns Page 31 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified that were not l i t or onl y parti al l y l i t. Then he woul d pay them per "fi nd, and report those l ocati ons to the neon si gn maker. Voi l a! nstant l eads. A vari ati on on thi s approach coul d be done wi th motor vehi cl es. There are numerous servi ces t o get t he names and addresses from a motor vehi cl e regi strati on pl ate. Those same hi gh school and col l ege students can be on the l ookout for broken tai l l i ghts, body damage, cracked wi ndshi el ds and the l i ke. When they fi nd one, they wri te down the l i cense pl ate i nformati on and gi ve i t to you. You can t hen suppl y t he l eads t o aut o repai r shops, body shops, windshield replacement shops. What i f you owned a furni ture store? You coul d JV wi th door-to- door sal espeopl e and have t hem on t he l ookout f or badl y worn furni ture. They' re al ready goi ng to be i n thei r prospect' s l i vi ng room, right? How about t he f urnace mai nt enance person who keeps an eye out for water damage i n the basement? f you offered basement- s e a l i n g s e r v i c e s , wo u l d n ' t y o u wa n t a s ma n y f u r n a c e maintenance folks as possible getting you leads? 69) BW Mailing$ For cert ai n product or servi ce of f eri ngs, direct mail can be prohibitively expensive. That's why card decks and Val ue-Paks are so popul ar. But asi de f rom t hose t ypes of mai l i ngs, you can al ways partner wi th a non-competi tor (or two or three) that offer a compl ementary or si mi l ar product/servi ce wi t h t he same t ar get mar ket as your s. By spl i t t i ng t he cost of t he mai l i ng, you st i l l get your message out , but at a much- reduced cost. Y?H BW *n$ert$/&l7er$/Circular$ Si mi l ar t o JV mai l i ngs, you coul d arrange to have your fl yer, i nsert, or ci rcul ar i nserted i nt o anot her publ i cat i on al ready bei ng mai l ed. Thi s "hi t chi ng a r i de appr oach wor ks best when your audi ence i s t ar get ed, al t hough newspaper i nser t s ar e popul ar wi t h l ocal br i cks and mortar businesses. The JV part comes into play when you pay so much per l ead or a per cent age of al l sal es r esul t i ng f r om t he arrangement. Dependi ng on your pri ce structure, you can pay a percent age of t he f i rst sal e onl y, or a t i ered approach where a smal l er per cent age i s pai d f or al l f i r st year pur chases, a per c ent age of t he bac k - end pur c has e, et c . You need t o Page 32 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified det er mi ne what t ypes of deal s br i ng i n t he bi ggest pr of i t s f or you, whi l e st i l l pr ovi di ng a val uabl e i ncent i ve f or your JV partners. ,nd that reall7 goe$ for an7 t7pe of deal. 71) BW a Mini"Seminar or ele$eminar Usi ng t he l awyer / account ant exampl e agai n, t he t wo coul d get t oget her and hold a seminar for new business owners, offering a package deal for both of their services. 72) Sell ;our BW When you have an i ncome st ream f rom a JV deal you have worked out, you can al ways sel l the ri ghts to t hat deal t o someone el se. Just l i ke a money- maki ng websi t e that you can sell, JVs that have a positive cash flow are assets in thei r own ri ght. 73) BW )eal$ to O4$er2e and +earn &rom a 1uru Basi cal l y, you can act as a broker or mi ddl e agent bet ween a per son wi t h a cer t ai n exper t i se and ot her s who want t o l ear n from the expert. 74) *f ;ouEre the 1uru6 Wice Wer$a f you are t he expert , the reverse i s al so true. You coul d JV wi th a mi ddl eman to bri ng peopl e t o you t o pay f or access t o your exper t i se. Coachi ng programs are an obvious choice for this approach. 75) BW a )ealmaker f brokeri ng deal s i sn' t your forte, you can al ways JV wi t h someone who sel l s wel l and knows how t o negoti ate to pi tch and put the actual deal s together for you. Thi s way you can si t back and pul l al l the stri ngs whi l e your "agent handles the stuff you aren't comfortable doing. 76) <ainting &ire H7drant$ One of the first deals Jay Abraham put together was paying kids to paint fire hydrants. He'd put all the deals together, the kids would go out and paint, and he'd pay them a percentage of what he was getting paid. His value was that he was the one to put it all together, he set up the deals, and he got the labor organized. This approach works well anytime there is someone willing to perform the service for less that you are getting paid. Even 'ol Tom Sawyer did this when he had to white wash a fence in Mark Twain's om Sa37er. He got the local kids to do it, and they loved it. Page 33 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 77) O2er$tock/Surplu$ Selling t ' s not di f f i cul t t o f i nd businesses with excess inventory, tie up the rights to unload it at a di scount, and then fi nd outl ets to sel l i t at retai l . You pocket t he di f f er ence. On t he f l i p si de, i f you your sel f have excess i nventory, you coul d JV to fi nd someone to unl oad i t from you i n the same fashion. 78) BW to the ,ffluent f you can partner wi th a busi ness t hat sel l s a hi gh- t i cket i t em t o t he af f l uent , her e' s a bl uepr i nt worth testi ng: P Choose the most popular high-ticket item they sell. P Send a l et t er vi a Fedex t o t hei r " A l i st , t hose 20% of cust omer s t hat ar e r esponsi bl e f or 80% of t hei r pr of i t s. Tel l t hem about a speci al one-day cl osed door pri vat e by i nvi te-onl y "showi ng for that one speci fi c product/servi ce. Hi r e a pr of essi onal copywr i t er t o wr i t e a speci f i c sal es letter for that one product or service. P Serve coffee, tea, muffi ns, or whatever i s appropri ate for that target market on the day of the showi ng. Make i t an event, more than just the product or service itself. Look for ways to gai n medi a exposure. Yes, i t' s a pri vate showi ng, but i f t hei r " A' l i st hear s about i t f r om t he medi a, t hey' l l want to be there. P Make sur e t hey have t hei r most knowl edgeabl e st af f on hand f or t he showi ng. You' re sel l i ng t o t he af f l uent here, so you don' t want t o cut any corners. Fi nd out what t hey want and gi ve i t, to them. P Col l ect your profi ts, but be sure to fol l ow-up wi th a thank you l etter, i deal l y al so Fedex' d to them. And unadverti sed bonuses always help! 79) +ead 1eneration BW$ Fi nd out what other busi nesses your t arget market vi si t s. For exampl e, sel l t o ent repreneurs, and a l ot of them frequent the UPS Store and other such pl aces. Fedex/Kinkos and other "copy shops are also ideal places where live. Many of these places don't capture their customer's name, addr ess, emai l addr ess, et c. So made an ar r angement wi t h t hem. set up "t ake ones, where t hey can t ake a brochure f or f ree, go onl i ne t o my websi t e, f ax me, or mai l me t hei r cont act i nfo, then send them a free report rel evant to them. gi ve thei r contact i nfo to the store JV wi th (and noti fy the prospects of Page 34 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified this fact.it hasn't seem to hurt my leads significantly so far). For those busi nesses (a Stapl es store, bei ng one of them) that are st ubborn, of f er t o gi ve t hem t he cont act i nf o col l ect f rom al l t he st ores JV wi t h i n t hei r area. Agai n, you need t o i ncl ude a di scl ai mer when doi ng t hat , but i n my t est s, t he benef i t has outweighed the losses. n a di scussi on wi t h Mi chel Fort i n recent l y, he ment i oned t hat you need to real l y provi de an i ncenti ve for these busi nesses to pr omot e you. So t he " t ake one box may not be enough by i t sel f . Tr ue, t hey ar e get t i ng t he cont act i nf o of some of t hei r cust omer s ( somet hi ng t hey t hemsel ves shoul d be gat her i ng) , but i f they don' t know enough to get that i nformati on i n the fi rst place, they may not be as anxious to promote your free report or premi um. ' m experi menti ng wi th several other ways to measure how wel l they wi l l promote me, and ' l l provi de updates as they become avai l abl e. To get these free updates, j ust send a bl ank emai l t o: free-mdr-report@getresponse.com ( NOTE: you may al r eady be on t hi s l i st . f you' ve gi ven me f eedback t o our Febr uar y 2006 cal l wi t h Mi chel For t i n, Davi d Gar f i nkel , Yani k Silver, and JP Maroney, you are all set). 80) .ndor$ement$ There are peopl e and busi nesses that have a gr eat per sonal r el at i onshi p wi t h t hei r cust omer s and prospects. They may not necessarily know this fact. n fact, a lot of t hem don' t even r eal i ze t he amount of pul l t hey have wi t h thei r audi ence. Peopl e who recommend certai n stocks or trends, peopl e who gi v e gr eat c ont ent and i nf or mat i on t o t hei r subscr i ber s, peopl e who gi ve i nvest ment advi ce, gener al l y peopl e who have a certai n rapport wi th thei r subscri bers. They are the ones you want to target. f thei r ni che i s non-marketi ng- rel at ed, so much t he bet t er i n order t o cut t hrough t hi s ni che' s cl ut t er . know someone who t ar get ed gol f ent husi ast s f or a market i ng product , si mpl y because of t hei r t est resul t s. n any case, if you can JV with this sort of person who will endorse your product or servi ce, you have a huge advantage. t' s si mpl y one of t he best ways t o pr i nt money on demand. Pl ease don' t overlook this technique. These peopl e may not even real i ze t he rel at i onshi p t hey have wi th thei r l i st. So you woul d be wel l advi sed to start wi th those folks. Page 35 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 81) BW ;our +i$t 5uilding: +arge +i$t f you have a l arge l i st , one of t he easi est ways t o bui l d i t even f urt her i s t o do a cross mai l i ng. That i s, you partner wi th another l arge l i st owner i n your target market. You send out hi s message to your l i st, he sends out your message to his list. Simple. Just remember, once your pr ospect s or cust omer s ar e on anot her l i st t hat sel l s t o them, there i s i ncreased message cl utter. That i s, they are now bei ng pi t ched by your JV part ner AND you. t ' s a t radeof f you need to consider. 82) BW ;our +i$t"5uilding: Small +i$t Ok, i f your exi sti ng list isn't large enough to warrant a cross JV mailing as described above, here's a clever way to build your list up quickly. 've done thi s, but not to the extent shoul d. ' ve got more deal s l i ke thi s in the works. Here's how it works: Let's say your list is on the small side. "John Smith has a huge list. You want to JV with him, but a cross swap isn't going to persuade him. You need to be the middleperson between John Smith and another large list owner. Jane Doe is another huge list owner. What if you can put John Smith and Jane Doe together to do a cross mailing, and you get exposure as well. nstead of a cut of profits, you agree to get a slice of the list. n other words, perhaps in order to get onto Jane's list from John's, they have to come through you first. Or, you could have John mail his list with the agreement that whatever prospects Jane gets, she'll share with you. t's a win/win/win situation, because all of you are gaining ne3pro$pect$ on 7our li$t$. John gets some of Jane's list. Jane gets some of John's list. You get some of Jane' s l i st . Or, i deal l y, you get some of bot h l i sts. You are the deal maker. t woul dn' t have happened wi thout you, so dependi ng on the deal you make, why shoul dn' t you get access to both lists? 83) BW ,d2erti$ing Space Remnant adver t i si ng i s bi g busi ness t hese days f or t hose who how t o expl oi t i t . What i s Page 36 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified remnant adverti si ng, aka "stand-by adverti si ng? A repri nt from my newsl etter wi l l expl ai n: f you al ready have an effecti ve di rect mai l campai gn, why not tweak the same wi nni ng l etter and turn i t i nto a space ad? You al ready have a wi nni ng pi ece. You can save on cost s by merel y ref ormat t i ng i t a l i t t l e t o creat e a whol e new ad. Of cour se, dependi ng on your sal es l et t er , t hi s may or may not wor k . Some l et t er s ar e s pec i f i c al l y targeted for a parti cul ar ni che market (as they shoul d be). n t hat case, you may need t o change t he headl i ne or t weak t he l ead, but i t can usual l y be done f or a l ot l ess than wri ti ng a new ad from scratch. And you al so gai n the added advant age of speed. You can get your space ad wr i t t en i n t hi s f ashi on a l ot f a$t er t han wr i t i ng f r om scratch. Of course, that's assuming you have the budget to t ake out hal f -page or f ul l -page ads. What i f your budget only allows for a smaller space ad? One of the most chal l engi ng thi ngs about smal l space ads i s t r yi ng t o f i t i n enough copy t o get t he j ob done. " The more you t el l , t he more you sel l i s especi al l y t rue when t he goal of t he ad i s t o pr ovoke an act i on f r om t he prospect, especi al l y an acti on that i nvol ves more than j ust picking up the phone or dropping a reply card in the mail. So what' s the most effecti ve type of space you can use i n a newspaper? A l arger one. One that gi ves you pl enty of room to i ncl ude your l ong and persuasi ve copy. f a prospect doesn' t know enough about your product or servi ce, and i sn' t convi nced enough t o act i mmedi at el y, you' ve l ost an oppor t uni t y. Repeat t hi s t o a c i r c ul at i on of t ens or hundr eds of thousands, and your ad i s l i ke f l ushi ng per f ect l y good money ri ght down the toi l et. Now, t her e' s a woman, Nancy Jones, who near si ngl e- handedly invented stand-by advertising. What is stand-by adverti si ng? ' ve gotten her consent to share a l etter she wrote to newspapers some twenty-odd years ago that wi l l explain the concept: Page 37 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified Dear Advertising Director, Over t he past several years, our cl i ent , t he XYZ Company, has repeat edl y expressed an i nt erest i n h a v i n g h i s a d v e r t i s e me n t s p u b l i s h e d i n y o u r newspaper. However , our agency has compar ed your open r a t e w i t h t h a t o f n e w s p a p e r s w h e r e t h e advert i sement has al ready been publ i shed and we have found i t necessary to advi se the cl i ent agai nst i n c l u d i n g y o u r n e ws p a p e r i n h i s a d v e r t i s i n g schedul es. Thi s deci si on was based mai nl y on t he f act t he cl i ent ' s advert i sement has been prof i t abl e onl y i n t hose newspaper s wher e a st and- by or remnant rate has been offered As you know, stand-by simply means a newspaper agr ees t o publ i sh an adver t i sement whenever or wher ever space becomes avai l abl e and of f er s t o r educe t he open l i ne r at e t o t he adver t i ser f or "st andi ng by. " Space may become avai l abl e due t o last mi nute cancellations of scheduled adverti sements or because of producti on di ffi cul ti es. What ever t he reason, t he newspaper wi l l general l y i nser t a house ad or a publ i c ser vi ce ad t o f i l l t he hol e i n t he newspaper. Theref ore, more of t en t han not, the newspaper recei ves no revenue for the use of this space. Thus, stand-by advertising has become advant ageous f or bot h t he newspaper and t he adver t i ser . The newspaper has t he oppor t uni t y t o make money on space i t mi ght ot her wi se have t o give away. The advertiser is able to use a publication it could not use at the open rate. Mo r e a n d mo r e n e ws p a p e r s a r e b e c o mi n g i nvol ved i n st and- by adver t i si ng. Encl osed i s a cur r ent l i st of newspaper s of f er i ng a st and- by program and the di scounts they al l ow. We are aware your newspaper has not of f ered a st and-by rat e i n Page 38 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified t he past but we woul d l i ke ver y much f or you t o consi der t hi s possi bi l i t y now. We are encl osi ng an i nsert i on order f or a f ul l page, a mechani cal and a check f or t he new amount of t he or der . The net a mo u n t h a s b e e n c o mp u t e d a t t h e o p e n r a t e di scount ed by 50% f or st and- by, nor mal f or t he industry, and 15% for the standard agency discount. f you accept our of f er, si mpl y hol d t he mat eri al unt i l space becomes avai l abl e. f and when t he oppor t uni t y pr esent s i t sel f , r un t he ad, cash t he check and send us a tear sheet. f you do not wish to par t i ci pat e at t hi s t i me, si mpl y r et ur n t he check t o the agency and destroy the mechanical. Thi s of f er expi res i n 15 days. Pl ease f eel f ree t o cal l i f you have any questi ons about the offer or our client. Sincerely, Nancy Jones The newspaper j ust can' t resi st t he f act t hat t hey have a c hec k i n hand, mor e pr of i t s f or t hem, f or ut i l i z i ng adverti si ng space that woul d have otherwi se yi el ded zero dollars in revenue. n a r ecent t el ephone cal l wi t h Nancy, she t ol d me t hat advert i sers t ypi cal l y pay 3 t i mes t he amount f or a 4-i nch by 4-i nch ad than she can get for a quarter-page ad. She has such purchasi ng power now t hat she can get ads at around N?^ the normal going rateK And that i ncl udes her f ees. That means wi t h st and-by advert i si ng, you can get the same size ad as your competitors for one-tenth the cost! hope your mi nd i s spi nni ng wi t h t he possi bi l i t i es her e. You can reach Nancy at 727-535-7899 suggest you check out t he f ol l owi ng about her f rom t he Gary Halbert Letter at: Page 39 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified http://www.thegaryhal bertl etter.com/newsl etters/zkkj _adv erti si ng_more_profi tabl e.htm t includes her letter above, plus a lot of useful information f r o m Ga r y . wo n ' t r e p e a t wh a t Ga r y s a y s a b o u t positioning your ad, or any of the great advice he gives, so head on over to read it all. By t he way, i f you haven' t heard of Gary, he' s one of t he best mar ket er s and copywr i t er s i n t he wor l d. hi ghl y recommend reading all his newsletters if you don't already, which you can find at: http://www.thegaryhal bertl etter.com There are more proven marketi ng i deas i n hi s newsl etters than there are l eaves on a tree, so get on over there and st ar t r eadi ng. WARN NG: f you' r e l i ke me, you' l l have trouble sleeping after reading it, because your mind will be racing with ideas! So how can this benefit a JV enthusiast? Well, what do you think Nancy Jones is doing? She's doing deals with newspapers around the country and offering reduced advertising costs to her clients. f you're a marketing consultant, do you think Nancy can help you and your clients? s it possible to make your own deals with newspapers, magazines, and other publications? You betcha! Jay Conrad Levinson even talks a great deal about this in his Guerilla Marketing books. You merely need to move beyond concept into ACTON! By the way, my newsletter, along with lots of unadvertised free bonuses and other goodies are available for free at: ht t p: / / www. market i ng-medi c. com/ money. ht ml 84) /ekindle <rocra$tinating Cu$tomer$ Here's something you can do for your own business, or you can do a JV with another business and capture some of the "found revenue. Many customers tend to procrastinate on their purchases. For example, a dentist may have 3000 patients, but after analysis, 1000 haven't come back in over a year. A sequence of mailings to these 1000 (with incentives to come back) might bring back a Page 40 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified certain percentage, of which you can negotiate up front a slice of the profits. This may be nothing new to you. But most dentists know about denti stry, not marketi ng. Or how about the carpet salesman who has customers that haven't replaced their carpets in six years. f the average customer replaces his carpet every five years, you have an opportuni ty to offer them an i ncenti ve to act now. 85) /ekindle &ormer Cu$tomer$ n addi ti on to customers t hat pr ocr ast i nat e, t her e wi l l al ways be cust omer s, f or one r eason or anot her , t hat no l onger pur chase f r om a busi ness. Per haps t hey' ve moved out of t he ar ea. They may no l onger have a need for your product/service (i.e. baby clothes.the baby event ual l y grows up). They may have passed away. There are l ot s of reasons why. And t hen t here are t hose cust omers who are dissatisfied. You want to target most of them. For those that are di ssati sfi ed, you want t o of f er t hem an opport uni t y t o make t hi ngs ri ght , t o gi ve t hem a speci al deal i f t hey agree t o gi ve you anot her t ry. For the others, they are most l i kel y sati sfi ed former customers. For what ever r eason, t hough, t hey ar e no l onger par t of t he target market. The best way to capi tal i ze on that si tuati on i s to get them to refer busi ness to you. f they are sati sfi ed, they may respond favorabl y to a gi ft certi fi cate that they can pass onto a f r i end or r el at i v e who S s t i l l par t of t he t ar get mar k et . Ei ther way, i t' s "found busi ness, and you stand to profi t from i t. Let ' s say you want t o t ar get chi r opr act or s. You can l ocat e a bunc h of aut hor s who ar e r eput abl e and r ec ogni z ed by chi r opr act or s, cont act t hem, and t el l t hem what you' r e doi ng. Ask to buy a bunch of copi es of thei r book at a di scount i f they woul d be wi l l i ng t o send a l et t er t o t hese chi r opr act or s al ong wi t h t hei r book ( at y our ex pens e) . The l et t er woul d s ay somethi ng l i ke, "Hi , thi s i s John Smi th here. You probabl y know me t hr ough my book, ' 17 Ways t o Gr ow Your Chi r opr act or Busi ness Today. ' t ' s been revi ewed i n Heal th .conomi c$, and ' m sendi ng you a copy of my book wi t h my compl i ment s and Page 41 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified i ntroduci ng you to Jane Doe, because she' s got a great way to reacti vate your no l onger acti ve pati ents. ' ve asked her to emai l you in about a week. 86) BW 8ith an ,gent to 5ring in C&oundD 5u$ine$$ f you want t o f ocus on your cor e busi ness, l i ke t he dent i st exampl e ment i oned about ( i . e. l et ' s say t hat you' r e t he dent i st ) , and you' r e not sur e how t o go about br i ngi ng i n t hi s " f ound busi ness, t her e ar e exper i enced mar ket er s out t her e who coul d handl e t he nut s and bol t s of t he campai gn. n ot her words, thi s woul d be the reverse of the previ ous two exampl es, wher e you ar e t he pr of essi onal , and a deal wi t h a mar ket er woul d yi el d you addi t i onal busi ness, but wi t hout t he market i ng headaches. At t he very l east you coul d pay someone t o t each you how i t s done, or l ear n by exampl e i n obser vi ng t hei r methods and asking questions. 87) BW a Con$ulting 5ack".nd 8ith a Static <roduct Seller Let's say that you are a consultant specializing in doing creati ve real estate deal s. You coul d fi nd someone who sel l s a st at i c book or course on t he subj ect , t hen part ner wi t h t hem t o of f er your coachi ng or consul t i ng servi ces on t he back-end f or those that want to go beyond the book or course. You could offer your own course, seminars, coaching programs, whatever. 88) BW a Static <roduct 8ith a Con$ulting 5ack".nd And the opposi te i s al so true. f you sel l a stati c i nformati on product, why not seek out an expert on the subj ect that you can partner wi t h and endor se f or addi t i onal t r ai ni ng f or your cust omer s. Everybody wins! 89) ie Sp the /ight$ to /eal .$tate don't mean real estate in the traditional sense. mean space. Using the chiropractor example, what if you opened a satellite office that's manned once or twice a week in a health club or health food store? You could put lots of things in those places. Acupuncture, Shiatsu, massage therapy, weight-loss clinics, exercise products, the list goes on. nstead of an office, you could tie up the rights to a display space or an impulse buy counter near the register. How about a segment of the store, the rear section of a store, or the front corner where merchandise or services can be placed? Banks now Page 42 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified put branches in grocery stores. So do flower shops. Sears put Allstate nsurance in their stores and created a billion dollar business. Designer shampoos have space in salons. f you tie up the space first, then you can go out and find inventory that you will in essence consign to the space. Anywhere there is foot traffic is really fair game. Just be sure to find a product or service that is a match to the foot traffic's preferences (i .e. the target market). There are lots of one or two-person companies who manufacture their own jewelry, or candy, or cookies, or toys, or crafts. Maybe a local hotdog joint doesn't have cookies on their menu. Put them together and take a cut. How about craft supplies and raw materials at a craft show? A service in a hotel that perhaps that hotel doesn't offer? Maybe free wireless nternet access in exchange for their contact info. The nice thing is you don't have to put up any i nventory. Vacant lots are great to put in cars for sale. Or organize your own flea market or craft show. A haunted house around Halloween, sponsored by the local costume shop. A golfing goods tent that coincides with the timing of the US Open. 've mentioned some of these ideas already, but this example is about tying up the rights to space. Get the rights first, then looks for ways to fill it. 90) BW 8i t h ho$e 8ho ,l r ead7 Ha2e 5u$i ne$$ /elation$hip$ ment i oned at t he st ar t of t hi s sect i on t hat some of t he best compani es t o JV wi t h ar e t hose whom you al ready have a preexi st i ng rel at i onshi p wi t h. What i f you don' t have any? You can JV wi t h t hose peopl e who do! Put an ad i n your l ocal paper. Go onl i ne and net work wi t h peopl e who do have t hese r el at i onshi ps. Then cut t hem i n on t he deal and l et t hem i nt r oduce you. t ' s t he di f f er ence bet ween a col d i nt r o and a warm or hot one. 91) Start Small Do you have a bi g i dea f or a deal but no rel ati onshi p wi th the potenti al partner company? You can al ways start out smal l , wi th a test to val i date your experi ence and the Page 43 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified resul ts before movi ng onto the bi g deal you had i n mi nd. By the t i me y o u r s ma l l d e a l i s v a l i d a t e d , y o u k n o w h a v e t h a t relationship to move to the next level. 92) +et hem 8hite +a4el ;ou Let's assume you are an T consul ti ng fi rm, and you deci de to JV wi th hardware compani es t o access t hei r cust omer base and have t hem endor se your servi ces. The t roubl e i s, you want t o JV wi t h several hardware maker s, and each one want s you t o use onl y t hei r har dwar e. How do you get around that and sti l l have access to al l of thei r lists and endorsements? One way i s t o l et t hem " whi t e l abel your ser vi ces. n ot her words, when you consul t for thei r customers, you represent that har dwar e company. So ever y t i me you go out , you change "shirts and hats, so to speak. That way each hardware company has you r epr esent i ng t hem. Basi cal l y, t hey woul d sel l your services as their own. Thi nk of i t as a "pri vat e l abel ri ght s si t uat i on, where you sel l your works to other compani es that they can i n turn repackage as t hei r own. f you' re l ooki ng t o drum up more busi ness, t hi s one approach al one coul d bri ng you more than you can handl e. n ot her wor ds, you may have t o hi r e mor e st af f . t ' s t hat powerful. Li st en, do you t hi nk al l of t he "Geek Squads and such are al l owned by t he compani es di spat chi ng t hem? No, many ar e contracted. These are l arge-scal e corporate deal s, but nothi ng says you can't do something similar on a smaller scale to start. 93) BW the Co$t$ Whet her i t ' s an of f i ce you shar e, or a r ec ept i oni s t , or an admi ni s t r at i v e as s i s t ant , or s t andby conference cal l l i nes, you can make deal s wi th other busi nesses that may not need a ful l -ti me recepti oni st, for exampl e, to keep the costs down. A l ocal school suppl y busi ness shares an offi ce wi t h a sur veyor . A smal l downt own Har t f or d mai l or der f i r m shares of f i ce space and conf erence rooms wi t h an advert i si ng agency. A New Yor k i nvest ment consul t i ng f i r m shar es t he mailing address with a Florida realtor who is also licensed in New Yor k and want s a l ocal pr esence. Thi ngs l i ke of f i ce and mai l ser vi ces, hel p desk suppor t , and ot her shar ed ser vi ces ar e Page 44 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified becomi ng more common. f you can' t fi nd one that makes sense for your business, why not invent your own solution? 94) BW to 5uild ;our +i$t Your l i st i s your greatest asset, r i ght ? But i f you onl y have 1, 000 names wher e 50, 000 or 100,000 i s the norm (more i s better, ri ght?), then why not JV a l i st exchange. Bear wi t h me. t ' s t r ue t hat you may not have much t o of f er t o t he l i st owner of 100, 000+ names, when you only have 1,000. But it can be done. One way to do this? Ok, let's pretend that convince a speaker to do a tel esemi nar wi th me that know at l east 2 or 3 other 100k+ list size owners would love to tell their subscribers about. Let's couple that with the fact that these list owners want to build their lists even more. And you do too. You could make a deal with some of these list owners that whoever opts in to your teleseminar, you'll do a solo mailing of a product of their choice to the entire list if they promote the call. Remember they're delivering a message to their list that their list would be interested in, and they're interested in getting the names of the other list owners that will opt-in. So you act as the middle- person and make all sides happy, while greatly adding to the size of your list. 've personally done this, and 've got some big promotions on the way that will grow my list even further. All you need to do is to contact these people and let them know how they benefit from the arrangement. Will everyone welcome the deal? No. But there are plenty who will. And everyone wins (those are the best kinds of deals, by the way). This is one of those ideas that will work just as good online as they do offline. 95) School )eal$ You can contact local community colleges and ot her educat i onal l ear ni ng i nst i t ut es and of f er t o t each a course for free or for a sal ary. Whi l e you' l l teach them val uabl e skills, the logical outcome of your course is for them to purchase your ful l -course and other i nformati on products. Whi l e haven' t personal l y done thi s, know of others who have, and i t' s a great way to both establ i sh you as an expert and make money on the back- end as wel l . And t he i nevi t abl e publ i ci t y doesn' t hur t , either. Page 45 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified 96) Compan7 Speeche$/Seminar$ Lots of companies give i n-house speeches and semi nars. Most charge a nomi nal sum. You can do the same, and sel l your products and servi ces. t' s a great way to get into a company and do your pitch. 97) &riend$ and /elati2e$ One of t he best ways t o get started i n JV deal maki ng i s by worki ng wi th peopl e you al ready know wel l and who t r ust you. ' m t al ki ng about f r i ends and r el at i ves who ar e ent r epr eneur s. Look, t her e' s a r eason why MLM compani es l i ke Tupperware and the Pampered Chef do so wel l . Most of thei r fi rst-ti me sal espeopl e sel l to thei r fri ends and r el at i ves f i r st . My younger br ot her sol d a set of kni ves t o my mother that she sti l l uses to thi s day (after years). used to sel l Mas on Shoes door t o door when was a t eenager ( y es , admittedly a LONG time ago). Guess who my first buyers were? Wel l , t he same t hi ng wor ks f or JVs. have some f r i ends who opened up a restaurant. ' m now worki ng wi th them, wi thout any money out of t hei r pocket , t o devel op JV deal s t hat wi l l bui l d additional p r o f i t c e n t e r s f o r t h e m. An d y e s , g e t a c u t . When you wor k wi t h f ol ks t hat ar e cl ose t o you, you t end t o have t hei r vest ed i nt erest at heart . And t hat set s t he st age f or JV deal s wi t h " col d pr ospect s, because you al so want t o be known as having their best interests at heart. You are the deal maker. You make i t happen and know al l of the i ns and out s of busi ness. Thi s comes wi t h t i me, so t he mor e deals you make (even the unprofitable ones), the better you'll be e q u i p p e d t o h a n d l e t h e b i g g e r mo r e p r o f i t a b l e o n e s . 98) BW ,n7thing ;ou 0eed Need a r oom t o hol d your semi nar ? A r ent al car ? Your hot el or ai r f ar e cover ed? Any expense, r ent al , or use of a pr oduct or ser vi ce? Why not use your product or servi ce to JV what you need. Mi chel Forti n used to do thi s wi th a l ocal hotel . He woul d get the room for free and hol d al l of hi s semi nars there, getti ng new l eads and busi ness. Whi l e hi s semi nar at t endees were t here, t hey used t he hot el ' s busi ness cent er , gi vi ng t he hot el busi ness as wel l . t was a wi n/wi n si tuati on. Page 46 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified JP Maroney worked out a deal to get his room for free to hold his mi ni - semi nar as wel l . Jay Abr aham r egul ar l y di d deal s t o get cars, airfare, you name it. 99) BW for ,irtime Yes, i t' s even possi bl e to JV wi th radi o and t el ev i s i on s t at i ons f or f r ee ai r t i me f or y our ads and i nfomerci al s. Every radi o or tel evi si on stati on has some unsol d ai rti me. They have to use i t for somethi ng. They onl y need to fi l l a cert ai n amount of publ i c servi ce t i me. Af t er t hat , t he rest of t he t i me i s used f or t he most prof i t abl e way t hey can come up wi t h. f you pr esent a compel l i ng of f er t o t hem, your s may be mor e desi r abl e t o t hem. Si mpl y f i nd out what t hey want , and offer it to them for an exchange of airtime. NOTE: Thi s techni que i s done more often than you thi nk, mostl y by ad agenci es and bi gger compani es. But even wi th that goi ng agai nst you, there i s sti l l a consi derabl e amount of unsol d ti me available, especially in the smaller stations. Hint: You donEt have to do the deal with only one station at a time. 100) +e2erage BW 3ith 5artering This is another little- known technique you can use to make your deals even more lucrative. Let' s say that you found out that your l ocal radi o stati on WXXX needs a new r oof . So you do a deal wi t h t he l ocal r oof i ng company J&J Roof i ng, wher e you t r ade your ser vi ces f or a r oof i ng j ob. J&J char ges $10, 000 f or a new r oof needed by WXXX. But i t onl y costs them $3,000 i n l abor and materi al s. The other $7,000 i s profi t. So you provi de $3,000 worth of servi ces to J&J, get $3,000 worth of labor and materials in result, and are abl e to gi ve WXXX a new $10,000 roof for onl y $3,000 worth of services. Now 7ou get J&J's $7,000 profit. Listen, it does work that way more often than you think. Jewelry, cars, furni ture, servi ces, and j ust about anythi ng you can thi nk of pr oduced by a f or - pr of i t company al ways has t hat ki nd of leverage if you work the deal the right way. 101) Chink Out$ide the 5oJD Yes, know it's a clich. But i n t hi s case, i t ' s very t rue and prof i t abl e. The exampl es provided here aren't by a long shot every possible technique you can use. Rat her , t hey ar e desi gned t o get you t hi nki ng i n t he Page 47 of 50 Offline Marketing Simplified p r o p e r " mi n d s e t . Yo u ' l l s o o n s e e t h a t t h e r e a r e mo r e possibilities and opportunities around you that you may have not not i ced bef ore. So your j ob i s t o al ways be on t he l ookout f or them. And recognize them when they do catch your attention. Wi l l they al ways be profi tabl e? Hardl y. But as you get more and more exposed to thi s ki nd of creati ve marketi ng thi nki ng, you' l l be better equi pped to spot the ones that are more frequentl y up front. The best advi ce can gi ve you t o t hat end i s t o t r y some of t hese i deas f or your sel f . Make t hem your own. Fi nd out what works best for your busi ness and whi ch ones don' t. Read more t han one news paper eac h day . Read t r ade j our nal s and magazi nes. Read what your target market reads. There' s opportuni ty everywhere i f you know where to l ook. Conclu$ion hope these exampl es have hel ped you to devel op the mi ndset to be on the lookout for opportunitie$ e2er73here. ' ve tri ed to arrange these i deas i n a l ogi cal format, so you can pri nt t hi s report out and go t hrough each one wi t h a hi ghl i ght er and pen, making notes, and adding your own thoughts. Ther e' s a gr eat quot e: " More occur$ from mo2ement than 3ill e2er happen from meditation and contemplation. And so would st rongl y urge you t o t ake act i on. Don' t j ust read t hi s and put i t on a shelf or bury it on your computer's hard drive. Read it. Use it. 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