Archive for the 'publicity stunt' Category
There are so many lawn care marketing methods to experiment with, you will never try them all, but seeing what works for others may be a good indicator at what might work for you too. In this discussion from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum, we talk about what marketing methods have worked for others [...]
March 12th, 2014 | Posted in Brochure, Commercial Customers, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Logo, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Lawn Signs, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Residential Customers, home show, publicity stunt | No Comments
If you have been scratching your head trying to come up with more lawn care marketing methods to reach out and gain new customers, why not consider what this lawn service business owner did. He got involved with his community and offered some free lawn care to local residents in need and because of this, [...]
May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Marketing on Craigslist.com, Press Release, Referrals, Residential Customers, Television, publicity stunt | No Comments
Looking for more ways to attract lawn care business in your area and do a good deed at the same time? Consider this lawn care marketing idea from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum.
A lot of state budgets are hurting right now due to the current economy. Because of this, the visibility at many [...]
July 29th, 2011 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, General Business, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Mowing, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Press Release, publicity stunt | No Comments
I just got two of my lawn care business books available online as e-books which you can read on your portable devices and with the kindle book reader.
Check them out. They are full of great lawn care marketing tips.
How To Get Customers For Your Landscaping And Lawn Care Business All Year Long. Vol 1.
Paperback version.
eBook [...]
March 23rd, 2011 | Posted in 4th of July, Armed Forces Day, Billboard, Brochure, Business Card, Christmas, Cold Calling, Commercial Customers, Community Projects To Promote Your Business, Coupons, Cross Promotion / Synergy, Customer Retention, Direct Mail, Door hanger, Easter, Election Day, Fall, Free Giveaway Contest, Free Lawn Care Flyer Template, General Business, Gift or Discount Cards, Goodwill, GopherHaul, Halloween, How to get, Internet, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business Sales Letter, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Logo, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Lawn Care Website, Lawn Signs, Magazine Ad, Magnets, Mailing list, Marketing, Marketing on Craigslist.com, Memorial Day, Newsletter, Newspaper Ads, Parade, Postcards, Press Release, Referrals, Residential Customers, Review My Lawn Care Marketing Material, Search Engine Optimization, Seasonal Promotion Ideas, Spring, Summer, Valentine's Day, Veteran's Day, Website, Welcoming Kit, Winter, Word Of Mouth, buying customers, door to door, home show, publicity stunt, t-shirt | No Comments
In the past we saw a member of the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum experiment with offering a bikini lawn care service to great success. He was able to garner huge international media attention for his gimmick. But in the end, it seemed like the idea fizzled out. Fast forward a few years later and [...]
March 15th, 2011 | Posted in Bikini Lawn Care, General Business, Internet, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Press Release, Word Of Mouth, publicity stunt | No Comments
As we have seen in many discussions on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum, don’t put all your eggs in one basket and rely on one hit wonder marketing. If you have tried this, rest assured you are not alone, we have ALL done this. We put out a great big marketing campaign thinking [...]
September 30th, 2010 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, General Business, Goodwill, How to get, Internet, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Press Release, Residential Customers, Word Of Mouth, publicity stunt | No Comments
There are many ways to market your lawn care and landscaping business. The best ways tend to be the ones where you can visit person to person with members of your community. Saying hello to them, shaking their hand, and getting to know them all help you sell. A member of the Gopher Lawn Care [...]
January 15th, 2010 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, General Business, Goodwill, How to get, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Press Release, Residential Customers, Word Of Mouth, publicity stunt | No Comments
We had a great conversation on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum that I wanted to share with you. Feel free to jump on it and offer your views as well.
Luna joined up on the forum and wrote “Hello! Just joined here and was looking to get opinions on a couple of truck magnets I [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Posted in General Business, GopherHaul, How to get, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Business School, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Marketing, Residential Customers, Review My Lawn Care Marketing Material, Website, publicity stunt | No Comments
With the economy taking a down turn, there are going to be many new opportunities for entrepreneurs to get started with their own business. A lot of times people will think about starting their own business but if they have a full time job, the job will most likely take priority over starting a business. [...]
December 8th, 2008 | Posted in Business Card, Community Projects To Promote Your Business, Free Lawn Care Flyer Template, General Business, GopherHaul, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Logo, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Lawn Care Uniform, Marketing, Podcast, Residential Customers, Seasonal Promotion Ideas, Start up, Winter, door to door, publicity stunt | No Comments
Positive press can have a tremendous influence on how the public perceives you and your business. When people in your community hold you in high regard, they will want to hire you or purchase products from you. They will also pay a premium to do business with you because of the high level of goodwill [...]
October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, Customer Retention, General Business, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Residential Customers, Word Of Mouth, publicity stunt | No Comments
In the past we talked a little about this idea.
If you put up lawn signs along the road and they are for your lawn care business, they will get pulled. But what if you were running for president? Your lawn signs would stay up and the local media would want to know all about what [...]
September 17th, 2008 | Posted in Election Day, Fall, General Business, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Signs, Marketing, Postcards, Residential Customers, Seasonal Promotion Ideas, Word Of Mouth, door to door, publicity stunt | No Comments
One of the top questions asked on the Gopher Forum is how to get new customers. Well I wanted to answer this question as best as possible and I put together two new books. If you are looking to gain more lawn care customers this Summer and who isn’t, check out my brand new books [...]
August 13th, 2008 | Posted in 4th of July, Armed Forces Day, Billboard, Brochure, Business Card, Christmas, Commercial Customers, Community Projects To Promote Your Business, Coupons, Cross Promotion / Synergy, Customer Retention, Fall, Free Lawn Care Flyer Template, General Business, Gift or Discount Cards, Halloween, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Business Book, Lawn Care Business Sales Letter, Lawn Care Logo, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Lawn Signs, Mailing list, Marketing, Marketing on Craigslist.com, Memorial Day, Newspaper Ads, Parade, Postcards, Prepay, Referrals, Residential Customers, Review My Lawn Care Marketing Material, Seasonal Promotion Ideas, Spring, Valentine's Day, Veteran's Day, Winter, Word Of Mouth, buying customers, door to door, home show, publicity stunt | No Comments
I thought this was a creative marketing idea. A business who makes foot oder shoe inserts sponsored a stinky sneaker contest and it did a lot of media attention because it was different and unique.
It’s fascinating because it’s like a contest opposite to what the business stands for. The business is about making [...]
July 9th, 2008 | Posted in Community Projects To Promote Your Business, General Business, How to get, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Marketing, Marketing, Newspaper Ads, Residential Customers, publicity stunt | No Comments