Marketing Tidbits: Garage Sales
Written by
Robert Starkey closeAuthor: Robert Starkey
Name: Robert Starkey
Email: robert@outsidethebox.biz
Site: http://www.OutsideTheBox.biz
About:
Robert Starkey started his career in 1998. Serving his clients under his company named Beat To Beat Entertainment, he decided that his love for Weddings was his calling so he renamed his company Robert Starkey’s Wedding Entertainment - believing so strongly in his company as to include his own name.
In 2003 Robert started Outside The Box DJ Tools, a service which offers enhanced planning forms which plug directly into the web-based software DJ Intelligence. His offer has since grown to include products and services such as Audible Memories, Dollar Dance Plus, and Weekly Wedding/Mitzvah Tips. Towards the 4th quarter of 2005, Robert was
invited to work directly for Intelligence, Inc. – the authors of the award winning software, DJ Intelligence and Event Intelligence.
Other advances in the DJ Industry include being a founding board member for the San Diego Chapter of the American Disc Jockey Association where he served faithfully as Chapter Secretary until relocating with his family to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Where he now resides and serves. Robert also mentors other DJs worldwide, and even
operates as group called ‘Outside The Box Inner Circle’ which consists of approximately 35 members on average and focuses as a support group for like-minded operators.
Robert became regular contributor to Mobile Beat Magazine and heads the ‘Marketing Tidbits’ column in the online edition. Robert has been invited to speaker at association chapters, and even a featured expert for Jay Conrad Levinson’s “Guerrilla Marketing Association” in 2008.
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This beautiful Saturday morning here in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. was spent with my mother-in-law, wife, daughter and son as we cruised around town hopping from garage sale to garage sale. Typically, this isn’t my gig, but when I recalled the business cards that were exchanged when my wife hosted a garage sale – that it only seemed appropriate to find common bond with these item-owners as I browse, ensuring that I learned about what they do and then exchanging business cards just prior to my exit.
So break some business cards out of the box, and bring them along. Make some great connections within the community while promoting your business and learning what they have to offer. Maybe, just maybe, even find a good deal on something that you might be able to use (an item they’re selling).
How many business cards are appropriate to hand-out? When promoting your business, it is best to only hand out no more than 5 business cards to someone at a time – unless you’ve preplanned with that person or organization. More than five seems desperate, while 5 gives them just enough to keep one and pass along four referrals.
Written by Robert Starkey closeAuthor: Robert Starkey
Name: Robert Starkey
Email: robert@outsidethebox.biz
Site: http://www.OutsideTheBox.biz
About:
Robert Starkey started his career in 1998. Serving his clients under his company named Beat To Beat Entertainment, he decided that his love for Weddings was his calling so he renamed his company Robert Starkey’s Wedding Entertainment - believing so strongly in his company as to include his own name.
In 2003 Robert started Outside The Box DJ Tools, a service which offers enhanced planning forms which plug directly into the web-based software DJ Intelligence. His offer has since grown to include products and services such as Audible Memories, Dollar Dance Plus, and Weekly Wedding/Mitzvah Tips. Towards the 4th quarter of 2005, Robert was
invited to work directly for Intelligence, Inc. – the authors of the award winning software, DJ Intelligence and Event Intelligence.
Other advances in the DJ Industry include being a founding board member for the San Diego Chapter of the American Disc Jockey Association where he served faithfully as Chapter Secretary until relocating with his family to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Where he now resides and serves. Robert also mentors other DJs worldwide, and even
operates as group called ‘Outside The Box Inner Circle’ which consists of approximately 35 members on average and focuses as a support group for like-minded operators.
Robert became regular contributor to Mobile Beat Magazine and heads the ‘Marketing Tidbits’ column in the online edition. Robert has been invited to speaker at association chapters, and even a featured expert for Jay Conrad Levinson’s “Guerrilla Marketing Association” in 2008.
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I gotta say this is not a bad idea. I will also add when my family had a garage sale I had some old DJ equipment to sell and although I may have not gotten “top” dollar it did go. It was a good selling point in the newspaper ad also. And although I do not go around to sales, I am sure you can also pick up some good records and CDs as well.