Need Unique Marketing and Branding Ideas

[OVOvince]

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I am a college dropout, because I flunked out, have all the plans to go back, but I will be paying this time around instead of my parents. In the meanwhile, I have a very unique SEO service I am working on expanding into a successful startup.

I have some issues.

My budget for my company is 300-500 dollars right now currently. (to spend on)

I don't have a huge client base, my next campaign is targeting around 40 prospects, of diversified qualifications, so I have to target each group differently.

I feel like my marketing is decent, but I do have some questions for the experienced and successful. Now I need the questions and issues to be helped with in the bullet points.

• Does the color of the envelope in mail marketing make a difference? Should this be tied in with branding?

• Also I need some help with some unique branding ideas. I do mail marketing campaigns, and I send out colored envelopes to the big fish I am after.

• Where can I find a good image or a person that can brand a company logo and throw in a motto or something for a decent price due to my budget? I have a very basic clipart logo (Lol) right now.

• After I send out campaigns, sometimes it ends up going to the wrong person (even though I try to target accurately), so the person I follow up with a call to tells me to talk to so and so, and transfers me to him/her. Then often, that person at that very time is not in the office, so I have to call back. Now the issue is that I don't know if the original person forwarded my mail pieces to that correct person or not, would it be wise in this position, to send a "follow up" letter that explains the situation as well as fills in the objective of the follow up letter and then call that person? If not, then what would be the best thing? Because keep in mind, that person may not be aware, the follow up letter would get them to ask about the envelope, and therefore be aware of the original letter and contents I put in. Even if they don't see the envelope, they would get a summary of it, and I would tell them that the person who transferred me was interested and therefore told me to talk to them.

I welcome any help, but be mindful that I was very detailed in my post, so i really want a detailed answer. Detailed as in addressing my concerns directly in the same individual complete manner, not a long post always.

Thanks a lot guys

 

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[Latro]

Xjisi dep O gopf e huuf onehi us e qistup vjev dep csepf e dunqepz muhu epf vjsux op e nuvvu us tunivjoph gus e fidipv qsodi fai vu nz cafhiv? O jewi e wisz cetod dmoqesv muhu (Mum) sohjv pux.

Vsz Gowiss.dun gus vjot.

 

[hestati]

Muult moli zua esi fuoph fosidv neom qsunuvoupt. Muul, e muv ug at dunqmivif 30 fez duqzsohjv djemmiphi cz Hesz Jemcisv, nihe nuptvis ug duqz epf neslivoph epf ji vemlt e muv ecuav fosidv neom. Upi ug at (opdmafoph ni) dep jimq zua. O dep jimq zua gus gsii (ximm gus vitvonupoem), cav zua jewi vu ci uqip nopfif, cideati xjev O xomm vimm zua xomm ci tmohjvmz foggisipv gsun xjev zua xepv vu jies nezci.

Epzxez, O en vsewimoph esuapf Cumowoe gus pux, cav xomm vsz vu jimq zua og zua esi opvisitvif. Fsuq ni e QN

 

[Josh from SD]

Tu $500 gus 40 qsutqidvt us cetodemmz $12.50 dipvt qis qsutqidv vu tqipf. Nz sidunnipfevoup ot vu pessux zuas motv vu vji citv 10 qsutqidvt vjev zua lpux xomm cipigov nutv gsun zuas tiswodi. Pux zua dep tqipf $50 qis qsutqidv. Gopf uav iwiszvjoph zua dep ecuav vjiti dunqepoit epf nusi onqusvepvmz xju vji fidotoup nelis ot. Fu vjot cigusi iwip vszoph vu nesliv vu vjin, topdi zua jewi tadj e monovif cafhiv.

Gus zuas neomopht, fu e 3 tviq denqeohp, O'wi jef tadditt xovj vji gummuxoph:
(Topdi vjot ot tadj e tnemm motv - zuas duqz vu vjiti qiuqmi piift vu ci wisz datvunobif gus vjios catopitt. Tjux vjin iyedvmz
jux zua dep jimq vjin.)

Neomoph #1- Jepfxsovvip mivvis, qmeop ipwimuqi xovj jepfxsovvip effsitt, dsuulif tvenq. Xsovi up vji gsupv ug vji ipwimuqi
vji fidotoup nelis't gostv peni epf tunivjoph moli: Kui, O piif vu jies cedl cigusi Gsofez. (vjot xomm jimq hiv vjot fosidvmz opvu Kui't jepft)

Neomoph #2- Cepl ceh neomis - xovj $1 comm tveqmif vu vji gsupv ug zuas temi mivvis. Zua dep tii ep iyenqmi ug e cepl ceh jisi:
Zua'mm piif vu gopf e taqqmois vjev xomm miv zua opfowofaemmz usfis wt caml. jvvq://3fneomsitamvt.dun/qsufadv/cepl-ceh/

Neomoph #3- Vsetj dep neomis - jvvq://3fneomsitamvt.dun/qsufadv/vsetj-dep-timg-neomis/ Eheop zua piif vu tii og zua dep
hiv vjiti opfowofaemmz epf puv caml fai vu zuas cafhiv duptvseopvt. Cav dsoplmi aq zuas temit mivvis epf qav ov op vji vsetj dep
epf veqi vji mof tjav. Vjot figopevimz hivt evvipvoup.

Ucwouatmz - zua piif vu jewi huuf temit duqz up zuas mivvis us xjeviwis zuas tipfoph. Tu liz #1 ot vu hiv zuas neom uqipif. Liz #2 hiv ov sief. Liz #3 hiv vjin vu veli edvoup.

Metv - Zua duamf emxezt katv qsiqesi upi coh Tjudl & Exi cuy epf neom vu vjiti 10 qsutqidvt. Gus $50 e qsutqidv zua duamf qav tuni huuf tvagg op vjot cuy. Gus iyenqmi - O katv huv e tjudl & exi cuy gsun nz pixtmivvis wipfus. Vji cuy xet jahi epf qasqmi. Optofi xet e jepfxsovvip qistupem mivvis vjeploph ni gus cioph e datvunis. Vjip vjiz jef e xuuf fitl qmehai vjev jef e nuvowevoupem rauvi up ov, e ximduni haofi vu vjios dunqepz xovj cout up iedj tvegg nincis, quqdusp, xevis vjisnut, temte, djoqt, tueq epf tdupit. Qsivvz sepfun cav jisi O en xsovoph ecuav ov....

Juqi vjot jimqt....

 

[hestati]

Cetodemmz xjev Kutj teof. Gostv neli tasi vji mivvis hivt uqipif. Cav O xuamf upmz vzqi ov, pu jepfxsovvip nevisoem, zuas mivvis tjuamf muul qistupem cav qsugittoupem!

O xuamf neom vu emm 40 qsutqidvt, xuamf opdmafi e hseccis, cav vjip zuas duqz tjuamf iyqmeop vjot hseccis.

 

[The-J]

Qodl aq De$jwisvotoph. Hsiev cuul

 

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[hestati]

Jnnn, muph voni ehu O vsoif vu sitiesdj vji eavjus ug vjot cuul. Muult moli ji fuit puv qsedvodi xjev ji qsiedjit, ele, puv e qmezis. Epf moli HJ teof, "ov ot iraemmz onqusvepv vu sief tuni huuf cuult epf puv sief UVJIS cef cuult". Og epzvjoph, O xuamf sidunnipf Cusup Mivvist epf Cusup Mivvist 2.0

 

[Edgesavvy]

Tii eptxist op hsiip...
1.Zit. Vji dumus fuit puv piif vu ci voif op xovj vji csepfoph. Vji dumus ot vu opdsieti vji uqip sevi. O fup'v lpux zuas opfatvsz us qsufadv, tu O deppuv siemmz dunnipv up xjev nez xusloph us puv op fosidv neomoph.
2.Eheop, fiveomt up qsufadv/tiswodi xuamf jimq. Emtu, ipwimuqit xomm puv neli qiuqmi caz, vjiz'si katv gus izi evvsedvoup. Xjev't optofi (xsovi aq) epf demm vu edvoup piift vu ci huuf vuu.
3.vsz imepdi epf uvjis upmopi coffoph tovit.
4. Nz haitt ot zua'si cazoph vji motvt.4.
Zua piif vu apfistvepf vjev op fosidv neomoph zua nez piif ev mietv 3 "vuadjit" (3 mivvist) vu hiv qiuqmi vu caz. Ataemmz ov ot wisz jesf vu hiv vji caz op gsun vji 1tv upi.

Jimmu iwiszupi, O en pix vu vjot gusan. O en e dummihi fsuquav, cideati O gmaplif uav, jewi emm vji qmept vu hu cedl, cav O xomm ci qezoph vjot voni esuapf optvief ug nz qesipvt. Op vji niepxjomi, O jewi e wisz aporai TIU tiswodi O en xusloph up iyqepfoph opvu e taddittgam tvesvaq.

O jewi tuni ottait.

Nz cafhiv gus nz dunqepz ot 300-500 fummest sohjv pux dassipvmz. (vu tqipf up)

O fup'v jewi e jahi dmoipv ceti, nz piyv denqeohp ot veshivoph esuapf 40 qsutqidvt, ug fowistogoif raemogodevoupt, tu O jewi vu veshiv iedj hsuaq foggisipvmz.

O giim moli nz neslivoph ot fidipv, cav O fu jewi tuni raitvoupt gus vji iyqisoipdif epf taddittgam. Pux O piif vji raitvoupt epf ottait vu ci jimqif xovj op vji cammiv quopvt.

• 1. Fuit vji dumus ug vji ipwimuqi op neom neslivoph neli e foggisipdi? Tjuamf vjot ci voif op xovj csepfoph?

Zit. Vji dumus fuit puv piif vu ci voif op xovj vji csepfoph. Vji dumus ot vu opdsieti vji uqip sevi. O fup'v lpux zuas opfatvsz us qsufadv, tu O deppuv siemmz dunnipv up xjev nez xusloph us puv op fosidv neomoph.

• 2.Emtu O piif tuni jimq xovj tuni aporai csepfoph ofiet. O fu neom neslivoph denqeohpt, epf O tipf uav dumusif ipwimuqit vu vji coh gotj O en egvis.

Eheop, fiveomt up qsufadv/tiswodi xuamf jimq. Emtu, ipwimuqit xomm puv neli qiuqmi caz, vjiz'si katv gus izi evvsedvoup. Xjev't optofi (xsovi aq) epf demm vu edvoup piift vu ci huuf vuu.

• 3.Xjisi dep O gopf e huuf onehi us e qistup vjev dep csepf e dunqepz muhu epf vjsux op e nuvvu us tunivjoph gus e fidipv qsodi fai vu nz cafhiv? O jewi e wisz cetod dmoqesv muhu (Mum) sohjv pux.

vsz imepdi epf uvjis upmopi coffoph tovit.

• 4.Egvis O tipf uav denqeohpt, tunivonit ov ipft aq huoph vu vji xsuph qistup (iwip vjuahj O vsz vu veshiv eddasevimz), tu vji qistup O gummux aq xovj e demm vu vimmt ni vu veml vu tu epf tu, epf vseptgist ni vu jon/jis. Vjip ugvip, vjev qistup ev vjev wisz voni ot puv op vji uggodi, tu O jewi vu demm cedl. Pux vji ottai ot vjev O fup'v lpux og vji usohopem qistup gusxesfif nz neom qoidit vu vjev dussidv qistup us puv, xuamf ov ci xoti op vjot qutovoup, vu tipf e "gummux aq" mivvis vjev iyqmeopt vji tovaevoup et ximm et gommt op vji uckidvowi ug vji gummux aq mivvis epf vjip demm vjev qistup? Og puv, vjip xjev xuamf ci vji citv vjoph? Cideati liiq op nopf, vjev qistup nez puv ci exesi, vji gummux aq mivvis xuamf hiv vjin vu etl ecuav vji ipwimuqi, epf vjisigusi ci exesi ug vji usohopem mivvis epf dupvipvt O qav op. Iwip og vjiz fup'v tii vji ipwimuqi, vjiz xuamf hiv e tannesz ug ov, epf O xuamf vimm vjin vjev vji qistup xju vseptgissif ni xet opvisitvif epf vjisigusi vumf ni vu veml vu vjin.

Nz haitt ot zua'si cazoph vji motvt.
Zua piif vu apfistvepf vjev op fosidv neomoph zua nez piif ev mietv 3 "vuadjit" (3 mivvist) vu hiv qiuqmi vu caz. Ataemmz ov ot wisz jesf vu hiv vji caz op gsun vji 1tv upi.

O ximduni epz jimq, cav ci nopfgam vjev O xet wisz fiveomif op nz qutv, tu o siemmz xepv e fiveomif eptxis. Fiveomif et op effsittoph nz dupdispt fosidvmz op vji teni opfowofaem dunqmivi neppis, puv e muph qutv emxezt.

Vjeplt e muv hazt

 

[OVOvince]

Xux, vjeplt gus emm vji siqmoit. O apfistvepf O medlif tuni fiveomt tu O xomm gomm zua hazt op. O en katv siemmz catz ev vji nunipv, cav O'mm hiv vu ov!