Ideas: 1st Attempt at Unconventional Marketing
No doubt, a $20 bill lying about is an attention grabber and a way to get your prospect to read your advertising. The question is – will s/he associate their sense of disappointment at it NOT being a $20 bill with your business? Fortunately, much of the negative feelings are diffused by the first line of the ad, which admits culpability and then offers to “make up for it with $20 off.”
Clever and smart! This could certainly work in marketing to local businesses, as well as on peel away ads on websites.
http://imgur.com/EAbUp
Ideas: 18 Places To Earn Money From Crowdworking
First, this just goes to show that there are perhaps a million different ways to make money online – so never get into the mindset that there are only a handful. Opportunity abounds everywhere, you just have to stay open to the possibilities.
That said, my second point needs to be made – not every opportunity is going to make you rich, and some won’t even offer you enough money to pay your light bill. Still, if you’re interested in making some extra money while you build your own business, you might want to check out the following…
http://mashable.com/2011/04/01/make-money-crowdworking/
Ideas: About Your 404 Error Pages…
If you’re still using the same old boring 404 error page, take some inspiration from these entertaining pages (be sure to see #15, my favorite!)
http://mashable.com/2010/09/04/404-error-pages/#34161-501st-Legion
33 More Entertaining Error Pages…
http://mashable.com/2011/01/16/funny-404-error-pages/
Ideas: Guerrilla Marketing Campaigns
As Internet marketers we are often forced to think out of the box in order to get our message out. Here are 10 excellent examples of Guerrilla Marketing in the offline (and occasionally online) world – perhaps they’ll inspire you to think more creatively in your own business, and even if they don’t, you’re likely to find them highly entertaining…
http://mashable.com/2010/10/06/guerrilla-marketing-videos/#LO2D42Ol0Nk
Ideas: 10 Tips For Posting On Your Business’ Facebook Page
So you’ve got your Internet marketing business on Facebook – now what? How do you engage your fans, sustain a dialog with your prospects, and drive them to your website? Here are 10 strategies…
http://mashable.com/2011/03/22/tips-brand-facebook-page/
Ideas: Need Facebook Ideas?
Here are 10 creative uses for the new Facebook Profile…
http://mashable.com/2010/12/14/new-facebook-profile-hacks/#60671-Alexandre-Oudin
Idea: There’s a Marketing Lesson Here (Somewhere)
You’ll remember that in 2008 an Iraqi journalist threw his shoe at then President George W. Bush. Slapping your shoe against someone is one of the biggest insults you can offer in the Arab world, although it’s doubtful President Bush knew this. What is known is that since the incident, sales of this particular shoe (now dubbed the “Bye-Bye Bush” shoe) have increased 4-fold and the shoe company has hired 100 new employees just to keep up with demand.
Marketing lesson learned? No, it’s not to throw things at heads of state. But if there is an innovative way you can either get your product in the news, or use it to make a stand on a newsworthy issue, you might want to let it fly and see what happens.
http://www.businessunusual.net/odd/byebyebushshoes/
Idea: Most Inspiring Advice Ever??
On the surface, this is just plain funny. But if you give it some thought… well… you probably know someone who could really use this advice…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bVVsDIv98TA