"Promoting Business on CD (Pt. 1)" Subtext: Instead of traditionally distributing your business's sales info by sending it on paper via postal mail, revolutionize and upgrade your promotion by letting prospects now 'hear' and 'see' your business.In
Music industry, whenever most independent musicians release a new recording today, a certain aspect of their promotion entails their distribution and giveaway of FREE samples of their music on a separate promotional compact disc. This serves as a 'teaser' in enticing prospects to then go to record stores to buy
full-length recording.
As 'writeable' promo discs can be purchased inexpensively at stores such as Wal-Mart, after which
music samples are copied from
hard drive to
CD, or by using what is known as a CD burner (high-speed duplicator), it should come as no surprise that even
most financially challenged musicians are now embracing this invaluable and well proven promotional aspect for bringing immediate attention to their music.
And, as this method has proven unanimously beneficial in terms of ease of finance, promotion and time, there is absolutely no reason that a similar process cannot also work for your own business, albeit, a few elements properly customized (be sure your computer's compact disc is a "writeable" type, and not simply a "readable" one).
As such, I am providing a "from start to finish" outline that you should find very effective, almost immediately, whether you wish to reach out to your prospects locally, regionally or nationally.
Hypothetically, let's say you are in
field of Cosmetology, and own and operate a hair salon. Though your industry has a ready-made market, with women repeatedly visiting on a regular basis, naturally, there is also a fair degree of competition from other salons in your area as well.
Moreover, as such, you've noticed that your business sales and clients, have either begun to level off, stagnate or, possibly, even diminish. What can you quickly do to maintain and increase your clientele and,
income of accordingly, your salon?
1. Why not take all of
elements of your business, such as your weekly specials, information about your salon such as its history, your web site address, email address, regular prices, business hours, contact information, along with
various products and services you offer, then format them into attractive files and place them on compact discs for distribution?
Your prospects are certain to be pleasantly surprised with this new out-of-the-norm promotion method and anxious to see what surprise awaits them on
CD.