New Promotion for 2011 Stay tuned

There are some new promotion ideas I have for 2011.  Starting January will be my first promotion for Smelly Finger Clothing.  The promotion is still being hashed out but details will be released in January..... Stay tuned

5 Creative Marketing Ideas

Standing out is the key to marketing a.k.a. getting your name out there without spending tons of money. Have you ever seen a big guy in a red shirt? Of course you have, we all have, that is standing out in a sea of conformity. The big guy is your company and it needs to wear a bold color to shout to the world, “here I am, look at me, I matter.”

I’ve been thinking for a while and here are 5 creative marketing tips that could push your business to a new place(don’t forget these are just ideas):

1. If your brand is a hip brand or something that hits big with teens, give it away to influential high school kids. If the product is good enough they will be so grateful they will spread the word to their friends and followers on social media.

2. Give your product away to another business as payment for them to cross promote your product to their customers. If they are not similar or conflicting then it is very possible that another business would go for it.


3. Put your website or your business name on your cars rear window and leave the car parked near the from of a major super market all day (have a friend pick you up or something). A sticker for your window will not cost very much money, you might even bargain with the business that does them as well.

4.Everyone has sponsored baseball teams, but I suggest taking it one step further and sponsoring different groups of people around your town or other towns. Whether it be groups of friends or entire groups of guys that work together…. Feel free to be creative with this one. (don’t be lazy I gave you the idea, run with it)

5. Use your passion to push your business. If your passionate about drawing and you sell carparts, use the drawing social network like deviant art, or art wanted. Whatever your passion get in with those people if your are not already, be bold start conversations with strangers. Chances are they don’t know anyone that does what you do and people are always happy to tell their friends, “ I know a person that might be able to help you.”

These are just ideas maybe they can spark your imagination or you will use one of these, but the key is to stand out and do what the next guy won’t.

Marketing .... It's Hard

Marketing is tricky on the internet. Don’t believe me, well think of how many brand names there are on the net and now think how big the net is. If you take into account how big the net is then its almost nothing that has a brand name, only about a tenth of 1% and that a high estimate. You can find a lot of information about marketing on the internet but after reading the article I usually say to myself, “well, I’ve never even heard of this guy…. Is that his fault or mine?” The articles you find on the net starts to sound the same after a while but I think because the information is simple and true. Most of the marketing is going to get lost down the well of the net but depending on your tenacity the net can be a dead end well or it can seem like that at first but will end up being like the rabbit hole and has a wonderful world on the other side of it.

The real key to marketing isn’t going to be found on the net, mostly because a lot of it is the same and those people don’t know how to promote their site either. If everyone does the same thing then no one really stands out. So what’s the key to marketing you ask….. Stand out!! How do you stand out you ask….. (What’s with all the questions…. just kidding I don’t mind, ask away) the only real way to stand out is to be yourself (sounds cheesy huh, but its true). Your unique ideas mixed with your interests equals a marketing plan that is solely yours and makes you stand out from everyone else. This can be a bit challenging so I invite everyone who reads this to contribute an idea in the comments to help get the creative juices flowing.