Boost Your Holiday Sales with Affordable Shopping Bag Advertising

[Chef Bobby]

I just paid for some sort of advertisement to be put into 1000 shopping bags that will be given to shoppers at a large Christmas craft show. Any ideas? I thought about some sort of discount coupon that I could make copies of and cut out.

 

[esavvymom]

What about searching in the Files section for "PC Booth"....there are several files (not sure if they are all identical or not). But the one I had downloaded has a recipe, and then a couple of coupons plus contact info. It is 2-to-a-page. That's still 500 print offs...a lot The other thought was just the PC recipe cards with your label on them. Either way though- it's a lot of printing (labels or flyers).

 

[minirottie]

The other thought was just the PC recipe cards with your label on them. Either way though- it's a lot of printing (labels or flyers).

I was wondering about recipe cards too..maybe some people have some cheap on ebay or something..and then label away

If you want to do the discount offering, a free cooking show might be enticing? You could easily do some kind of document that could ideally have 6 or 8 per page? Maybe print at Kinkos and use a large paper cutter there too!

 

[cindylpal]

recipe card with some type of offer....they'll keep the card!

 

[esavvymom]

I was wondering about recipe cards too..maybe some people have some cheap on ebay or something..and then label away

If you want to do the discount offering, a free cooking show might be enticing? You could easily do some kind of document that could ideally have 6 or 8 per page? Maybe print at Kinkos and use a large paper cutter there too!

That'd be kind of small, don't ya think? Easily lost with all of the other stuff in the bag.

 

[kreaser]

use vista print to make up something on postcards

 

[wadesgirl]

I agree with recipe cards and either use a label or staple some offer onto it. People do keep recipe cards.Keep in mind our discount at the office supply stores. black and white copies on colored paper are only 6 cents a piece. So if you find something that is 4 to a page or more, you may only spend $15 plus the recipe cards for this.

 

[chefjeanine]

use vista print to make up something on postcards

If you have time, this is what I would do. You'll get an attractive product and you will not pay an arm and a leg.

If you include some type of offer, you may want to have a deadline or an "amount spent" level that you include on the card.

 

[Sheila]

I just did this last month with a group ... 500 bags! I opted for the recipe cards off the supply order ~ stuck my label on & had it go in the bags like that. It was also my theory that they would hold on to the recipe card where they probably wouldn't stop to read a sale flyer.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I always look for coupons, special in those kinds of events/bags of goodies. I will save out pens and such but have to say those things usually end up in a drawer. I will save magnets if it's something I know I wanted a contact for. As far as the coupons, if I think I will use it I will keep it and I would probably call before the deadline if I remembered. I would keep a recipe but only of it sounded like something I would use.So... In this case I would put a coupon in and a magnet. Put on an expiration date a month or two out. Offer whatever you're willing to do (free/%off...) make it short and sweet and easy to read (not wordy). And remember you will only get a small number who respond so don't let that disappoint you.

 

[Chef Bobby]

Thanks. That's a lot of good ideas. I'll probably try a recipe with a coupon.

 

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I just did this last month with a group ... 500 bags! I opted for the recipe cards off the supply order ~ stuck my label on & had it go in the bags like that. It was also my theory that they would hold on to the recipe card where they probably wouldn't stop to read a sale flyer.

Sheila, have your heard back from anyone by doing this?