Marketing ideas to increase your profile within the community. 

1.      Get a booth at a fair/trade show attended by your target market.

2.      Sponsor or host a special event or open house at your business location in cooperation with a local non-profit organization, such as a women's business center. Describe how the organization helped you.

3.      Give a speech or volunteer for a career day at a high school.

4.      Teach a class or seminar at a local college or adult education center.

5.      Sponsor an Adopt-a-Road area in your community to keep roads litter-free. People that pass by the area will see your name on the sign announcing your sponsorship.

6.      Volunteer your time to a charity or non-profit organization.

7.      Donate your product or service to a charity auction.

8.      Appear on a panel at a professional seminar.

9.      Write a How To pamphlet or article for publishing.

10.  Produce and distribute an educational CD-ROM or audio/video tape.

11.  Publish a book.