{"id":5388,"date":"2013-09-30T07:11:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T11:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2013-09-30T07:11:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T11:11:54","slug":"how-to-announce-an-event-promote-a-sale-or-launch-a-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/how-to-announce-an-event-promote-a-sale-or-launch-a-product\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Announce an Event, Promote a Sale or Launch a Product"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marketing-Channels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5393\" alt=\"Marketing Channels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marketing-Channels-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marketing-Channels-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marketing-Channels.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>One of the great things about running a small business is the flexibility and agility with which you can make decisions. But that dexterity can be a double-edged sword, because it often leads to shooting from the hip as opposed to developing a predictable and repeatable set of marketing tactics. We recommend\u00a0that you put together a list of tried-and-true tactics and make it your go-to list every time you need to announce an event, promote a sale or launch a product. That doesn\u2019t mean you have to execute on everything on the list every time, but you should consider each tactic and whether or not it will be effective for each unique situation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What goes on the list? Start by noting all of the marketing channels that you use, and then list the individual tactics you\u2019ve used for each of these channels in the past that have created a measurable return on investment (ROI) for you. Following is a list of potential marketing channels and a couple of tactics for each to spur your thinking as you create your own go-to marketing launch list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print \u2014 newspaper ads, community magazine ads, <a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/flyers\">flyers<\/a>, <a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/brochures\">brochures<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TV Advertising \u2014 local commercials, announcements on local community calendar feature<\/li>\n<li>Radio Advertising \u2014 30-second radio spots, live on-site radio broadcasts<\/li>\n<li>Digital Advertising \u2014 web banners, retargeting<\/li>\n<li>Paid Social Advertising \u2014 Facebook promotions, LinkedIn ads<\/li>\n<li>Search Engine Optimization \u2014 Keyword research, link-building campaign<\/li>\n<li>Search Engine Marketing \u2014 Google Adwords or Bing pay-per-click ads<\/li>\n<li>Website Content \u2014 home page feature announcement, sharable <a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/category\/small-business-info\/123print-infographics\/\">infographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Affiliate Marketing \u2014 personal contacts with vendors, incentive program<\/li>\n<li>Co-Marketing \u2014 selling coordinating products\/services from another SMB, co-promoting and splitting marketing costs with another SMB<\/li>\n<li>Video Marketing \u2014 product demo videos, video case studies<\/li>\n<li>Social Media Marketing \u2014 campaign of Facebook\/Twitter\/LinkedIn\/Google+ posts, tracking clicks with a\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/the-long-and-short-of-url-shorteners\/\">URL shortener<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mobile Marketing \u2014 texting campaign, apps<\/li>\n<li>Email Marketing \u2014 announcement emails, feature in eNewsletter<\/li>\n<li>Blogging \u2014 announcement blogs, guest posts for related blog<\/li>\n<li>Public Relations \u2014 online press releases, video news releases<\/li>\n<li>Retention Marketing \u2014 <a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/Postcards\">postcard<\/a> campaign to installed base of customers, reward\/<a style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/loyalty-cards\">loyalty cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prospect Marketing \u2014 direct mail to purchased list, cold calling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This obviously isn\u2019t an exhaustive list of marketing channels and tactics, but hopefully it\u2019s given you the beginnings of a marketing launch checklist that will ensure that each event, sale or product launch is a success.<\/p>\n<p>What marketing distribution channels are we forgetting? Are there other marketing tactics that work well for you? Tell us your story. Comment on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/123Print\">123Print Facebook<\/a> wall, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/123Print\">tweet<\/a> us, or leave a message below.<\/p>\n<p><i>Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/\"><i>FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great things about running a small business is the flexibility and agility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27,7,8],"tags":[79,97,698,731,736,741,746,930,1125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}