Good Marketing Opportunity?

[agent_44]

I'm currently in the process of writing my business plan looking at marketing opportunities, potential sales venues etc and I came accross an appeal for raffle prizes and goodie bag items for a charity fashion event in Feb. I have spoken to the organiser, and it looks like to provide a prize for the raffle and 300 business card/discount cards for the goodie bags I could do it for about £70, that covers the cost of printing the cards and materials for the prize, not my time. So for that money I would reach about 300, probably local people interested in fashion, which I thought sounded like a pretty good opportunity. I was just wondering if anyone had done anything else like this and what their thoughts were about it's success, or if anyone had any thoughts on it in general?

[Di Sandland]

Gut instinct only is to go for it, Lucinda. £70 to reach 300 people, most of whom will probably be in your target market, sounds like a good deal to me.

[agent_44]

That's what I was thinking, but I thought I would throw the idea out on here before I start chucking my money at things

[snow_imp]

For £70 and possibly 300 people - even if it only brings in a few sales it might be worth it.

[Ominicci]

Sounds excellent!! I am currently looking at exhibiting/selling at a local event in November which is to showcase local businesses. It will have a fashion show and I think the idea is to encourage the business to offer a one off discount voucher to people who come, in the form of a goody bag. I am waiting for further info from the event organiser.

[bustagasket]

sounds really cool lucy, go for it!

[agent_44]

Sounds excellent!! I am currently looking at exhibiting/selling at a local event in November which is to showcase local businesses. It will have a fashion show and I think the idea is to encourage the business to offer a one off discount voucher to people who come, in the form of a goody bag. I am waiting for further info from the event organiser.

Sounds good Nikki! I like the concept of vouchers in a goody bag, as you haven't really lost a lot if it doesn't work out.

[Emerald]

Its a cheap way of reaching 300 people, i have given a couple of prizes recently to school balls and cards for the Ladies goody bags, if you order your cards from vista you can 500 for around a tenner and they dont even come with the Vista free bit on the back anymore either. x

[agent_44]

sounds really cool lucy, go for it!

I think I will Su Lots of work to do in which case....

[bustagasket]

you can do it hun, and you will make a success of it. (i would freak out lol)