20 Free Marketing Ideas

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  If your marketing offends someone it will probably be a success
• Get someone to tell a friend. Hopefully someone will tell another friend and it will become viral
• Collect email addresses from prospects so that you can build a relationship (with permission, of course)
• Everybody makes marketing mistakes, learn from yours
• Give a sample away for free.
• Perform an outrageous publicity stunt
• In some instances it is better to co-operate with a competitor rather than compete
• Create a company blog
• Ask clients for written testimonials
• Study the marketing techniques of your competitors. Do what works for them
• Be seen as an expert in your field by writing Ezine articles
• Write a press release and submit it to newspapers and magazines
• Differentiate your product. Just know that your product also must be good. A different product that is crap is useless
• Give something of value away for free via a contest
• Put your logo and website URL on everything
• Learn from the pros. Read Seth Godins marketing blog. Read Seth's books on http://www.sethgodin.com/
• Don’t just make a promise in your marketing message.
• Deliver on your promise or you will be seen as a liar
• Sponsor a popular local event
• Use the new media
• Follow your gut instincts