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Why you should wear your company name and logo everywhere you go.

Mark Jerram
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Welcome to this week's  "Profit Tip of the week"  sent 28th November 2009.  
 

Wear your company name and logo everywhere you go.

 

Do you regularly wear a jacket, tee-shirt or sweater with your company logo on the front or back?

 

If not, try it, you should pick up more business even when it's your day off.  Effectively you are a walking advertisement for your business.  This idea works particularly well when you are queuing up for something e.g. a take-away, at a bank, or for petrol etc. 

 

Even better, if you are queuing up or just walking around in an area where a lot of parents hang out (E.g. the local park, family pub  or leisure centre) then potential customers will notice your logo.

 

So you could be enjoying some relaxing time with your family, but still promoting your business for free.  Make sure you carry business cards when people ask about your services.

 

E.g. you could have on your jacket  "Your  Bouncy Castle Hire name, (Your logo)   ask me for a business card!"

 

On the subject of having your company logo on your clothing - if you are interested in having a high quality, but LOW COST logo designed for your business -  contact Matt at www.low-cost-websites.org.uk  or just ring him on: 07838 - 199021  

 

Also ask Matt, how you can get a FREE logo designed bespoke to your business (Be sure to tell him that you are a member of the BIHA).

 

If you are not yet a full member of www.BouncyCastleOwner.com  we invite you to consider the benefits at:

 

www.bouncycastleowner.com/public/10.cfm   There is also a discussion forum where you can ask any question about the bouncy castle / play inflatable hire business.

 

We hope you have enjoyed this week's profit tip for inflatable hire companies.  If you have a tip which you would like to send in - please email it to: mark@biha.org.uk   -  Thank you.

 

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Please watch this short video (recently posted on the BCO discussion forum) at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1J8XgE5x_I&;feature=related 

 

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*  Bonus 1: Free domain (e.g.  www.yourname.co.uk) saving you over £5

 

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*  Bonus 3: A contact form, it's the quickest way to receive enquiries for your inflatable hire business, that can result in bookings very quickly.

 

*  Bonus 4: Logo!  If you don't have a logo we can produce a professionally designed one FREE!

 

*  Bonus 5: Video Guides! on how to update the content on your website, add videos, photos, and lots of other things so you can make changes to your website online whenever you want!

 

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Talk soon,

 

Matt Doyle  (Tea Websites)

 

P.S. This special 80% off discount ends when we have hit 200 customers (172 now!). If you'd like to get the revolutionary bouncy castle website so many owners are raving about ...and save 80%, then go here now:

 

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Thanks for reading.

 

Best regards

 

Mark Jerram  (BIHA / BCO)

 

www.biha.org.uk

 

www.BouncyCastleOwner.com

 

www.low-cost-websites.org.uk/biha-newsletter-66-published-17th-august-2009         RECENT (SAMPLE) BIHA NEWSLETTER

 

www.BouncyCastleOwner.com   (Sister site and private online discussion forum)  FREE subscription to this site for all BIHA members.   Please email me if you have not yet got full access to this sister site.

 

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