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In return, members of these street teams receive free giveaways or recognition, but usually no monetary rewards. A street team might hand out coupons, post reviews on websites and put out comments on social media.
The team's job is to tell as many people as possible about the product or idea. YouTube videos, websites and contests are other vehicles for grassroots marketing. Grassroots marketing is most effective if you can identify a definite market segment and appeal to the likes and dislikes of that segment.
If you waste time marketing to groups who aren't interested in your product, or who have no influence with other groups, you won't gain from your efforts. Though you can't always measure the effectiveness of your marketing efforts, developing a way to gauge the effect of a campaign, such as printing a coupon for people to turn in or counting the number of visitors to a website, can give you an idea of whether your efforts are producing fruit.
Grassroots marketing, sometimes known as guerilla marketing, starts from the ground up. Discover the best selling auction items. Who Was Albert Einstein? Small Business - Chron. References 2 Northwest Missouri University: You do not need an army of volunteers to produce a coupon book, however you do need dedicated people.
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Targeting Your Efforts Target people or groups you identify as influential, then count on them to use their influence to spread the word about your product or idea. If you are considering doing a book on an annual basis then it is even more critical that the final product be as professional in standard and presentation as possible.
If there is a local graphic artist, approach them to see if they will contribute to your book. Not only does a picture say a thousand words they also make the finished product much more appealing. Do you sell the book for a small fee or give it away at a larger fund-raiser?
Instead of having a raffle you may want to offer the coupon book for five dollars instead. Use it as a lure to get people to attend by having a copy included in the entrance price.
If you use a theme you can target a particular group or increase your appeal at a certain time of the year. For example if you have a theme of "back to school", you approach those businesses in your area that sell goods related to school - uniforms, books and other school related items, then promote the book during the month leading up to the first day of the school year.
A very popular theme is to concentrate on restaurants and other recreational businesses. To help minimize the risk of outlaying funds, try to think of a way to presell your book. Let people know what you are doing, when you are doing it, why you are doing it and what will be in it. You should always make every effort to minimise your risks. Want to get more great fundraising information just like this? Join our mailing list and we'll send you an email every time we publish a new article!
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