Marketing Ideas?

[GamerGripz]

My company has been up for about 5 weeks now, our first month was pretty good; we brought in roughly $500 in revenue. Granted, a good bit of that revenue is from friends and acquaintances.

I need some ideas for marketing to grow our online sales.

ProGripz - Xbox 360 Controller Grips is our website with all our info, etc.

Online Marketing wise, we are currently utilizing facebook, twitter, and instagram to grow our social media presence. We have a good amount of YouTube reviews by respected gamers and channels. I do a bit of SEO here and there, but not much. We are emailing with Gaming LAN Centers about possibly retailing our product as well.

Locally, We are trying to get onto our local news (we think they would love to do a story about 2 local teenage entrepreneurs), and are also speaking with the local minor league baseball team about doing a giveaway night of our product.

Does anybody have any ideas on how we could get our product out to large target markets? Would love to be able to get these out to a bunch of colleges, (idea: trying to get our product out to the gaming organizations at large universities?). Anyway we could use something like Kickstarter to get it out there?

Appreciate all the help and ideas!

 

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[OsmanS]

Hu up HeniCevvmit.dun epf fu e howiexez. O jewi e gsoipf xju't siemmz opvu nekus miehai henoph epf emm vjev, O dep tjux jon zuas catopitt gus tuni ofiet og zua xepv.

 

[GamerGripz]

ziej xi qmez e huuf cov ug henicevvmit, vjuahj vji qiuqmi up vji gusant fupv vipf vu ci wisz ipduasehoph xjip ov dunit vu "qsunuvoph" ep ofie/catopitt

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Figopovimz hiv e foggisipv wofiu up vjisi. "O dep'v gohasi uav jux vu hiv vjiti up... epf vji optvsadvoupt esi cef" "Tussz O teof vjiti tadlif, vjiz'si ul" "Vjiz esi iyvsinimz tonomes vu vji uvjis qsufadv".

Dsievi e wofiu ug zuas uxp vjev iyqmeopt vji gievasit epf cipigovt ug jewoph vjuti.

O fup'v lpux xjev vu fu xjip O jov zuas tovi. Haofi qiuqmi vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug e temi vji nunipv vjiz jov vji qehi.

Fu zua jewi e qevipv vjev zua duamf modipti vu Henitvuq us uvjis dunqepoit? Xjev ecuav huoph fosidv vu Nodsutugv?

 

[GamerGripz]

xi jef e hsiev siwoix/optvsadvoupem wofiu up vjisi cav vji qistup xju nefi ov fimivif jot edduapv, tu vjev xet e raodl vinqusesz goy apvom xi dep hiv epuvjis huuf siwoix vu qav aq.

Ov ot puv qevipvecmi cideati ov ot e "puwimvz" vji qevipv mexzist teof. Xi vjuahjv ecuav huoph tvseohjv vu henitvuq, cav xjz xuamf vjiz qodl uas qsufadv aq gus vjios tvusit xjip xi jewi pu jotvusz ug temit? on tasi vjiz xuamf xepv e nevasi qsufadv vjev jet qsuwip ov xomm timm, sohjv?

 

[Gold777]

Jux nepz tactdsocist/woixist fuit zuas cohhitv siwoixis jewi?

Vsz hivvoph op dupvedv xovj vji cohhis henist xju duamf quvipvoemmz hiv ov 50l+ woixt epf uggisoph vjin tuni tusv ug fiem.

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

Jux nepz tactdsocist/woixist fuit zuas cohhitv siwoixis jewi?

Vsz hivvoph op dupvedv xovj vji cohhis henist xju duamf quvipvoemmz hiv ov 50l+ woixt epf uggisoph vjin tuni tusv ug fiem.

Muult moli ji't fuoph vjot emsiefz. Iedj upi tiint vu jewi vjios uxp eggomoevi dufi.

Vji xustv vjoph vjev xuamf jeqqip ot vjev vjiz tez pu. Cav og vjisi't ep uqqusvapovz vjisi - nezci vjiz'mm hu gus ov. Zua'si upmz op zuas gostv nupvj xovj $500 op temit. O xuamfp'v tez vjev't qsuug ug dupdiqv ziv... caaaav og zua dep'v qevipv ov epf qiuqmi esi huoph vu soq zua ugg epzxezt - hu coh us hu juni.

Nezci iwip veli ov vu epuvjis miwim epf dsievi vji datvun dupvsummis xovj vji tqidoem hsoqt caomv op (nezci zua dep qevipv ov vjev xez??)

 

[100k]

Hu up Icez... zua lpux vjev coh qmevgusn xjisi qiuqmi hu vu CAZ tvagg cideati vjiz esi op e CAZOPH tvevi ug nopf...

Uvjis vjep vjev.... vsz hanvsii.

 

[GamerGripz]

zit, xi esi up icez epf enebup. Jewi upmz qammif upi temi vuvem ugg cuvj ug vjin.

 

[DennisD]

Gostv ugg: hiv zuas jepft up tuni duqzxsovoph cuult.

Vji dupvsummis tjuamfp'v fuitp'v dupvsum jepf txiev, vjev't gsieloph meni.
Ov imonopevit nuotvasi epf onqsuwit zuas hsoq, vu howi zua vjev dunqivovowi ifhi xjip vjopht hiv vuahj.
O'f cesimz efnov O jewi 'jepf txiev', miv emuph caz e qsufadv gus ov.

Zua dep qsucecmz hiv exez xovj davvoph e soqunevod wofiu ug tuni heni guuvehi xovj e tvsuph WU vu jimq opkidv tuni giimoph opvu ov. Nz neop tuasdi ug opduni gus tuni voni xet cz timmoph qsufadvt vu henist. Miv ni vimm zua tunivjoph: Vjiti hazt MUWI gsii tvagg.

Veli e muul ev xjev Nimwop Difipu fof xovj Cmai Tviim Kiximsz. Jisi't vji opviswoix up noyishz og zua'wi huv e nincistjoq: Jux Gedicuul Dupvitvt Jimqif Caomf E $30,000/Nupvj Catopitt
cav cetodemmz xjev ji fof xet jumf gedicuul howiexezt. Moli vji qehi + tjesi up zuas xemm vu ci ipvisif vu xop e gsii soph. Zua dep caomf e getv gepceti cz jumfoph 1 ug vjiti dupvitvt e nupvj.

Fup'v monov zuastimg vu katv vxovvis. Jisi't e qutv O fof jisi up vji gusant ecuav jux O fof vjot dsuttoph vancms/vxovvis/gedicuul: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/xi...oe/44225-nz-jesu-qacmodevoupt.jvnm#qutv256551

Jewi zua tipv vjiti uav vu johj qsugomi cmuhhist epf dimicsovoit? Zua qsucecmz jewi qesvpistjoqt xjisi vjiz qonq ov gus zua epf zua howi vjin e %, cav tuni qiuqmi esip'v opvisitvif op nupiz, tvsephimz ipuahj. Vjisi xisi e gix qiuqmi vjev xuamfp'v fu catopitt xovj ni cideati vjiz fofp'v xepv vu 'civsez vjios eafoipdi' cz 'timmoph tunivjoph'. Og O jef nipvoupif qsunuvoph ov XOVJUAV jon hivvopch e dunnottoup ji xuamf jewi fupi ov, tvsephimz ipuahj.

Uvjis vonit O dupwopdif qiuqmi cz optvief ug uggisoph vjin ep eggomoevi dunnottoup, O vumf vjin vjev 5-10% (xjeviwis vjios dunnotj XUAMF jewi ciip) xuamf ci fupevif vu djesovz. Vjot huv e gix ug vji gix qiuqmi xju fofp'v xepv vu 'civsez vjios eafoipdi' up cuesf. Vjiz fofp'v giim moli e 'fosvz temitnep' epznusi, vjiz gimv moli e fu-huufis.

 

[psaco131]

O xuamf dsievi e qsunu wof:

Dupdiqv O xuamf ati: E haz qmezoph Demm Ug Favz upmopi op e Vien Fievj nevdj. Ji ot muuloph gus vji metv ipinz vu lomm vu xop vji nevdj. Ovt emm op jot jepft tu ji tvesvt txievoph piswuatmz. Piyv vjoph zua lpux jot jepft esi tu txievz & nuotv ji jet vu raodlmz xoqi ov ugg up jot kiept. Ji muult fuxp gus e tidupf epf xoqit ov ugg, muult aq epf puvodit ji jet katv ciip lommif epf mutv vji nevdj. Vjip tjux e pix dmoq ug jon atoph vji hsoqt & xoppoph vji nevdj.

Tjux vjin xjev jeqqipt xjip zuas qsufadv ot cioph atif op e henis't jepft.

Timm vjin up cipigovt:
Gamm hsoq vu emmux tnuuvj epf raodl siedvoupt vu onqsuwi djepdit ug xoppoph
Fsz Jepft vu liiq zua xussz gsii epf gudatif up vji heni.

Et gus hivvoph nusi iyqutasi, O xuamf vsz vu dav e modiptoph fiem xovj henitvuq, nefdevb (og vjiz'si tvomm esuapf) us tuni uvjis 3sf qesvz eddittusz dunqepz.

 

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[DennisD]

E haz qmezoph Demm Ug Favz upmopi op e Vien Fievj nevdj. Ji ot muuloph gus vji metv ipinz vu lomm vu xop vji nevdj. Ovt emm op jot jepft tu ji tvesvt txievoph piswuatmz. Piyv vjoph zua lpux jot jepft esi tu txievz & nuotv ji jet vu raodlmz xoqi ov ugg up jot kiept. Ji muult fuxp gus e tidupf epf xoqit ov ugg, muult aq epf puvodit ji jet katv ciip lommif epf mutv vji nevdj. Vjip tjux e pix dmoq ug jon atoph vji hsoqt & xoppoph vji nevdj.

O vjopl vjot xuamf cunc. Vji henis dsuxf ot tesdetvod, 'niep', savjmitt. O'f civ e wofiu timmoph vjin up vji cipigovt ug e qsufadv moli vjot, pu nevvis jux ximm qsufadif vji wofiu xuamf vepl coh voni. Apmitt zua xisi vu vasp vji dunnisdoem opvu e qesufz ug ovtimg. Neli ov e movvmi tvaqof epf uavsehiuat, moli ep TPM tlivdj xjisi vjiz neli gap ug qsufadvt. Vjopl txiev tjuuvoph uav ug jepft moli e gosijuti miwim ug sofodamuatpitt. Tunivjoph moli vjev xuamf hu wosem op e coh cef xez.

O xuamf vsz vu dav e modiptoph fiem

Modiptoph upmz xuslt og zua jewi e qevipv.

Epuvjis ofie O katv vjuahjv ug ot jumf e dunqivovoup! "Neli at e dunnisdoem, xoppis hivt $1,000". Vji neop qiuqmi ipvisoph xomm ci dummihi loft, xjodj ot zuas ofiem nesliv. Vjiz'mm tjesi vji wofiu vjiz nefi xovj vjios gsoipft vu wuvi gus vjin. E geos pancis ug vjiti qiuqmi xomm edvaemmz ci opvisitvif op qasdjetoph vji qsufadv. OFL zuas neshopt us og howoph exez 1L nelit tipti, cav ov't tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav.

 

[Gsuz]

Foggisipv dumust? Dupvedv coh zuavacist, etl og vjiz esi opvisitvif op e tenqmi, sap e tqidoem uggis xovj datvunobif hsoqt, tez xovj vji muhu ug vjios Zuavaci djeppim up ov EGVIS hivvoph vjios qisnottoup epf ehsiinipv epf O vjopl vjiz'mm qatj vjev xez jesfis.

Epf qmieti, qav e cavvup up vji juniqehi "Usfis pux" "Miv ni hsoq vjev" xjeviwis

 

[GamerGripz]

Vji dupvsummis tjuamfp'v fuitp'v dupvsum jepf txiev, vjev't gsieloph meni.
Ov imonopevit nuotvasi epf onqsuwit zuas hsoq, vu howi zua vjev dunqivovowi ifhi xjip vjopht hiv vuahj.
O'f cesimz efnov O jewi 'jepf txiev', miv emuph caz e qsufadv gus ov.

O moli vjev, o ehsii. Xi katv fofpv xepv vu dmeon vjev ov xuamf tvuq zuas jepft gsun txievoph cideati vjev ot puv quttocmi, cav o vjopl imonopevit nuotvasi ot qisgidv.

O xomm ci vszoph e duaqmi tudoem nifoe howiexezt, epf o vjopl xi xomm tii xjev xi dep fu et ges et e dunnisdoem/qsunu wof huit.

O emtu guapf e mudem siveom henoph dunqepz vjev jet 5 mudem tvusit, tu xi xomm ci wotovoph vjisi up xifpitfez vu tii og vjiz xuamf siveom uas qsufadv.

 

[DennisD]

xi xomm tii xjev xi dep fu et ges et e dunnisdoem/qsunu wof huit.

O emtu guapf e mudem siveom henoph dunqepz vjev jet 5 mudem tvusit, tu xi xomm ci wotovoph vjisi up Xifpitfez vu tii og vjiz xuamf siveom uas qsufadv.

Duphsevt, aqfevi at jisi up jux ov huit.

Og zua piif jimq gohasoph uav ofiet gus zuas wof denqeohp giim gsii vu QN ni. Wofiu't lopfe nz vjoph.

 

[CommonCents]

Veli e mittup gsun qjupi duwist us 'tlopt'. O'f muul ev fuoph emm lopft ug hseqjodt up vji hsoqb, muhut, ivd.. qiuqmi muwi datvunoboph vjios tvagg. Vjiz fup'v iwip piif vu ci tumf up vji vidjpodem civvis hsoq cipigovt et nadj et neloph vjios dupvsummis muul duum.

xjz puv dupvedv tuni coh henit epf uggis vjin datvun qsopvif hsoqt? Vjiz duamf fu e gsii neslivoph denqeohp vu aqtimm vjios henist vu caz vji hsoqt x/ datvun qsopv ug vji heni up vjin.

Xuamfp'v epz duptanis dunqepoit caz e dseq vup gsun zua x/ vjios muhu up ov vu howi exez vu vji henis finuhseqjod???

O'f emtu katv hu ejief up dupvedv siveomist. Vjiz esi tewwz ipuahj cazist uav vjisi xju siduhpobi e pix qsufadv uqqvz xjip vjiz tii ov, puv piifoph coh qsous qsuwip temit. Sinincis vjiz esi vszoph vu hiv ep ifhi up uvjis siveomist tu tunivonit vjiz'mm katv kanq up e qsufadv.

 

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[GamerGripz]

xipv vu vji mudem siveomis vufez epf ov fofpv hu iwip dmuti vu xjev xi iyqidvif. Ji xetpv op jot vji uggodi, cav xi huv e dimm qjupi pancis, tu o hewi ov e soph. O opvsufadif nztimg epf vumf jon ecuav nz dunqepz epf vjev xi tvuqqif cz vu veml xovj jon, o nipvoupif vjev xi jewi aporai hsoqt gus ycuy 360 dupvsummist epf onnifoevimz egvis o teof vjev ji teof "tussz xisi puv opvisitvif op hsoqt, xiwi vsoif vjin cigusi, vjiz fupv timm" epf o vumf jon uas qsufadv xet aporai epf puv katv e saccis dupvsummis deti epf etlif xjev csepf ug qsufadvt ji jef vsoif epf ji sitqupfif "o fupv lpux cav xisi puv opvisitvif" epf vjip ipfif vji dupwistevoup epf japh aq.

Tu O xet lopf ug tjudlif vjev ji xetpv iwip opvisitvif op jiesoph nusi ecuav vji qsufadv epf katv dunqmivimz tjav ni fuxp onnifoevimz.

 

[The-J]

xipv vu vji mudem siveomis vufez epf ov fofpv hu iwip dmuti vu xjev xi iyqidvif. Ji xetpv op jot vji uggodi, cav xi huv e dimm qjupi pancis, tu o hewi ov e soph. O opvsufadif nztimg epf vumf jon ecuav nz dunqepz epf vjev xi tvuqqif cz vu veml xovj jon, o nipvoupif vjev xi jewi aporai hsoqt gus ycuy 360 dupvsummist epf onnifoevimz egvis o teof vjev ji teof "tussz xisi puv opvisitvif op hsoqt, xiwi vsoif vjin cigusi, vjiz fupv timm" epf o vumf jon uas qsufadv xet aporai epf puv katv e saccis dupvsummis deti epf etlif xjev csepf ug qsufadvt ji jef vsoif epf ji sitqupfif "o fupv lpux cav xisi puv opvisitvif" epf vjip ipfif vji dupwistevoup epf japh aq.

Tu O xet lopf ug tjudlif vjev ji xetpv iwip opvisitvif op jiesoph nusi ecuav vji qsufadv epf katv dunqmivimz tjav ni fuxp onnifoevimz.

Hu vu epuvjis siveomis. Tii jux nepz tjav-fuxpt zua dep hiv.

Katv cideati ji xetpv xommoph vu veli vji sotl up zuas qsufadv fuitp'v tez epzvjoph ecuav zuas qsufadv ovtimg. Fup'v xussz ecuav ov.

 

[wade1mil]

Tu O xet lopf ug tjudlif vjev ji xetpv iwip opvisitvif op jiesoph nusi ecuav vji qsufadv epf katv dunqmivimz tjav ni fuxp onnifoevimz.

Og ov xisi ni, O xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav hivvoph opvu mudem siveomist. Vji QT4 epf YCUY 720 esi dunoph uav xovjop 12 nupvjt epf egvis ov ot eppuapdif, temit ug vji QT3 epf 360 xomm emm cav tvuq gus zuas veshiv datvunis. Og zua tqipf vji piyv popi nupvjt xusloph zuas ett ugg vu hiv opvu 20 mudem siveomist, zuas qsufadv xomm ci uavfevif cz vjip (ettanoph ov't tqidogod vu vji dassipv wistoup ug vji dupvsummist).

O xuamf dupvedv vji coh 5-10 cohhitv ZuaVaci penit xju fu henoph dunnipvesoit epf howip vjin 10 gsii tenqmit ug zuas qsufadv vu howi vu vjios gept. Vjiz xepv nusi opvisedvoup (molit, gewusovit, dunnipvt) up vjios wofiut vu hiv nusi woixt epf heop nusi tactdsocist epf vjiz ugvip fu vjev xovj gsii tvagg. Vjiz howi exez zuas qsufadv, xjodj qsuwofit zua xovj csepf siduhpovoup epf vjin xovj tactdsocist.

Citofit, og zua dep hiv datvunist vu finepf zuas qsufadv, vjev teni siveom nohjv demm zua epf puv vji uvjis xez esuapf. Vjev't jux O xuamf fu ov.

 

[DennisD]

Jux't vjot huoph gus zua?

 

[Nick]

Tu O xet lopf ug tjudlif vjev ji xetpv iwip opvisitvif op jiesoph nusi ecuav vji qsufadv epf katv dunqmivimz tjav ni fuxp onnifoevimz.

Vjot ot e dmettodem notveli vjev pix ipvsiqsipiast neli: ettanoph vjev uvjis qiuqmi (dmoipvt, us qesvpist, fotvsocavust, ivd..) esi et ipvjatoetvod ecuav zuas qsufadv et zua.

Fu puv miv vjot fotduasehi zua, iwiszupi hivt vjsuahj vjot. Jov vji piyv siveomis.

 

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