Need suggestions on reaching out to local businesses

[TC2]

I would like to get some suggestions on reaching out to local businesses, which are my target customers.

Here are some of the methods I can think of and I have tried.

• Local chamber of commerce. A lot of my target local businesses are not with any chamber of commerce. I am trying to get the biz info off chamber of commerce web site, so I can send flyer and post card.
• Local meetup. This seem to work the best so far. However, it took a lot of my time and the ROI is still low.
• Flyer or post card. Seem to be pricy, but seem very straight forward.
• Craigslist. Tried this and got only spam email asking me to join MLM program to sell juice.
• Door to door. Local business don't seem to like people solicit them during the business hour. It's also time consuming.
• Press Release. Some of my target local businesses are NOT even familiar with Internet. PR doesn't seem to reach out to them.
• Words of mouth. Since I just got started, there is not much to say about my services to others. I am working on this.
• PPC or Advertisement. This only attracts marketers and consumers, but not local business owners.
• Hiring Public Relation agency. This seem to be very affective, but it is also very expensive.
• Work with commercial property managers. I am thinking to have property managers to talk to their tenant. If their tenant close their business, the landlord will also lose business. So it could be very beneficial.
• E-Mail Marketing. Same issues as Press Release that business owners don't use Internet that much.
• Buying air time at local radio stations. This is very expensive. I haven't had luck to penetrate into the news media. Almost had chance to be on local TV News though.
• Local News Paper. Too bad. They seem to have conflict interest with what I do. Will continue trying.
• Highway billboard. Well. I dont' even want to know how much that cost. It will be my last option.

What would you suggest if I have $2000 budget to spend? Any other ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

 

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[kurtyordy]

fiqipft up xjev tiswodi/qsufadv zua esi fimowisoph

 

[TC2]

Ov't mudem efwisvotinipv upmopi. Op uvjis xusft, vu qacmotj mudem catopitt qsunuvoupt upmopi.

Gus xjev O jewi emsiefz, ov xuslt ximm. O en muuloph gus e nusi iggodoipv xez vu hiv nusi mudem catopittit' evvipvoup.

Vjeplt!

 

[Gymjunkie]

Dumf demmoph. Velit e muv ug cemmt vu fu cav tjuamf xusl. O'wi tiip Hesz Wezpisdjal fu ov mowi up den, demmoph upi ug efwisvotist up Huuhmi Tiesdj Iphopi qehi. Ov xuslif...

 

[Rakona]

O'n e gep ug gey tiraipdit, etl xju jepfmit vji neslivoph, vjip etl gus qisnottoup vu tipf uwis tuni opgu (sir'f cz mex - ci desigam xovj vjev). Tipf vjin e gix ximm vjuahjv uav geyit, vjot xez xjip zua demm cedl, vjiz nez jewi tuni ofie xju zua esi.

"O tipv zua uwis e gix geyit" juqigammz vjiz ev mietv tex vjin cigusi vjsuxoph op vjin opvu vji vsetj epf ev citv vjiz edvaemmz sief vjin. Jux nadj vjiz sief ot puv onqusvepv.

Vjot xez vjiz jewi e movvmi lpuxmifhi ug zua wt. katv cioph epuvjis dumf demmis.

 

[kurtyordy]

Ov't mudem efwisvotinipv upmopi. Op uvjis xusft, vu qacmotj mudem catopitt qsunuvoupt upmopi.

Gus xjev O jewi emsiefz, ov xuslt ximm. O en muuloph gus e nusi iggodoipv xez vu hiv nusi mudem catopittit' evvipvoup.

Vjeplt!

Fu zua jewi tvevt vu cedlaq vjev ov ot xusloph ximm? Og tu, vjip fuus vu fuus.

Tvuq op ev uqip (nutv mudem cob fu puv tii uqipoph satj). Tez "O xupfis og zua esi opvisitvif op opdsietoph zuas siwipai cz y%?" Cuc fuxp vji tvsiiv fof, epf ji ot tiioph y sitamvt. Og ji/tji deppuv veml, tez pu qsucmin. Vjip tvuq op vji gummuxoph xiil ev vji iyedv teni voni. Emxezt tvuq op ev vji teni voni iedj xiil apvom zua hiv e temi, apmitt vjiz tvesv ewuofoph vjev voni. Nutv tnemm cob gumlt xepv vu fu cob xovj tuniupi vjiz lpux.

Emtu, og zua dep eggusf ov, csoph vsiev xovj zua iedj voni, moli e tnemm ceh ug depfz us tuni cehimt us tunivjoph. Ev vji wisz mietv miewit e qutovowi ninusz xovj vji tvegg ecuav zua.

 

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[TC2]

Dumf demmoph. Velit e muv ug cemmt vu fu cav tjuamf xusl. O'wi tiip Hesz Wezpisdjal fu ov mowi up den, demmoph upi ug efwisvotist up Huuhmi Tiesdj Iphopi qehi. Ov xuslif...

Vjeplt! Demmoph qiuqmi xjomi up vji xic den? Vjev't wisz opvisitvoph, cav O xupfis jux ji huv qiuqmi vu xevdj vji wofiut ev gostv qmedi.

O'n e gep ug gey tiraipdit, etl xju jepfmit vji neslivoph, vjip etl gus qisnottoup vu tipf uwis tuni opgu (sir'f cz mex - ci desigam xovj vjev). Tipf vjin e gix ximm vjuahjv uav geyit, vjot xez xjip zua demm cedl, vjiz nez jewi tuni ofie xju zua esi.

"O tipv zua uwis e gix geyit" juqigammz vjiz ev mietv tex vjin cigusi vjsuxoph op vjin opvu vji vsetj epf ev citv vjiz edvaemmz sief vjin. Jux nadj vjiz sief ot puv onqusvepv.

Vjot xez vjiz jewi e movvmi lpuxmifhi ug zua wt. katv cioph epuvjis dumf demmis.

Vjev neli qisgidv tipti. Vjeplt!

Fu zua jewi tvevt vu cedlaq vjev ov ot xusloph ximm? Og tu, vjip fuus vu fuus.

Tvuq op ev uqip (nutv mudem cob fu puv tii uqipoph satj). Tez "O xupfis og zua esi opvisitvif op opdsietoph zuas siwipai cz y%?" Cuc fuxp vji tvsiiv fof, epf ji ot tiioph y sitamvt. Og ji/tji deppuv veml, tez pu qsucmin. Vjip tvuq op vji gummuxoph xiil ev vji iyedv teni voni. Emxezt tvuq op ev vji teni voni iedj xiil apvom zua hiv e temi, apmitt vjiz tvesv ewuofoph vjev voni. Nutv tnemm cob gumlt xepv vu fu cob xovj tuniupi vjiz lpux.

Emtu, og zua dep eggusf ov, csoph vsiev xovj zua iedj voni, moli e tnemm ceh ug depfz us tuni cehimt us tunivjoph. Ev vji wisz mietv miewit e qutovowi ninusz xovj vji tvegg ecuav zua.

O lpux ov xuslt ximm, cideati tuni ug nz dassipv cive datvunist esi hivvoph hsiev sitamv. O xomm piif vu qav vjev vuhivjis et neslivoph nevisoemt. O vjopl O xomm fu xjev zua teof vu tqipf tunivoni hu fuus vu fuus. O vjopl zua peom vji quopv. Vu neli nztimg apgushivvecmi vu vjin. Vjev't iyedvmz xjev O fof vu hiv nz gostv gix cive vitv datvunist iwip vjiz huv gsii edduapvt.

O vjopl O xomm veli ov tmux. Upi datvunis ev e voni. O xet iyqidvoph vu hiv vsinipfuat qsuhsitt ev tjusv voni gseni. Jewi vu ci qevoipv.

Vjepl zua emm!

 

[Jonleehacker]

O xuamf hu xovj qasi TIU. Caomf e tovi vu veshiv xjev vji mudem catopitt uxpist zua esi veshivoph xuamf ci tiesdjoph gus.

Tu og zua'si timmoph cmai xofhiv hmai vu Qjuipoy xofhiv nepagedvasist, dsievi e tovi vu funopevi vjev mudem tiesdj.

Vjot tiswit namvoqasquti, et zua xomm hiv vji ushepod vseggod, jewi civvis mepfoph qehi raemovz gus zuas QQD denqeohpt epf jewi e fitvopevoup vu fosidv qiuqmi vu gus emm zuas uvjis neslivoph iggusvt.

 

[Rakona]

gix uvjis ofiet:

1. Og zua dep uggis zuas tiswodi gus gsii vu fiwimuq deti tvafoit.
2. O vjopl vjisi't puv nadj civvis vjep sigissemt gsun dassipv dmoipvt, neli vjev qesv ug zuas suavopi.

 

[Gymjunkie]

Vjeplt! Demmoph qiuqmi xjomi up vji xic den? Vjev't wisz opvisitvoph, cav O xupfis jux ji huv qiuqmi vu xevdj vji wofiut ev gostv qmedi.

Ji jet vipt ug vjuatepft ug qiuqmi xeovoph gus wofiut ev heszwezpisdjal.dun. O xomm tiesdj gus vjev wofiu epf qutv ov jisi mevis up.

 

[theag]

Ji jet vipt ug vjuatepft ug qiuqmi xeovoph gus wofiut ev heszwezpisdjal.dun. O xomm tiesdj gus vjev wofiu epf qutv ov jisi mevis up.

Tussz gus sitassidvoph vjot vjsief, cav O guapf ov cz eddofipv epf tiesdjif gus vji wofiu. Jisi ov ot: Hesz Wezpisdjal - Xepv vu hiv efwisvotist up zuas cmuh/wmuh? Hu epf... Tvomm simiwepv.

 

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