Advertising Poll
I thought it was time for a BAKERY poll! After my last post on advertising and speaking with some of our recent clients, I began thinking more about this, and especially what people are currently doing in our current economic state.
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Great question! Since my business is online, I generally focus my advertising energies there. But I’m so new, that I’m just beginning to explore the advertising market. I’m sure that there are some great print ads to be found that don’t cost *too* much, right?
I do all (if any) of my print advertising in trade.
I’m actually a (real) bakery, not a design business, but we have been in business about a year and a half, are packed to the gills, and are in the process of expanding to be able to handle the overflow… and we have NEVER paid for an advertisement.
We have a good relationship with the local press, donate to a number of local charity events, and promote other restaurants and local businesses in the area. We do a newsletter and twitter (both of which our customers sign up for, we don’t solicit) but let our customers know we depend on them to get the word out if they like us. So far it’s worked!
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