Posted on 12 May 2009
Tags: Business, business associates, business networking, business partners, business relationships, las vegas, Marketing, Networking, new business, new leads, red rock casino, summerlin las vegas, vegas community, vintner grill
As a resident of Las Vegas myself, I have visited many Las Vegas restaurants, hotels, casinos, bars and entertainment venues of one sort or another in my spare time. Your spare time to relax can also be an opportunity to meet people within the Las Vegas community and talk, take interest in others and talk about each others careers and businesses. Consider this advice when you’re away from the office, always think about marketing yourself and your business.
The following is a list of places that I frequent where I have directly met people through casual contact that have led to making strong business relationships, new leads and new business:
In addition to the places you frequent, I’ve also met business associates and clients at:
- My community swimming pool
- At gas stations
- Playing bingo
- At friend’s parties
- At weddings I’ve attended
- From people I’ve worked with at past jobs and in past careers over the past 20 years
- From current business partners
- Through relatives and friends and friends of friends
So as you can see, almost any place you are at on the weekends can become your own personal business hotspot in Las Vegas, just take the initiative to talk to people.
Posted on 01 April 2009
Tags: amp services, ballet theater, blogs, Design, firm, las vegas, law firms, Marketing, meetup groups, neighborhood demographics, Nevada, relocation tools, strategy, Summerlin, summerlin las vegas, summerlin las vegas nv, summerlin nevada, summerlin nv, summerlink, target market, target markets, tpc summerlin, vegas nv news, vegas sun, vegas web, vegas web design, web design marketing, website
Does your marketing strategy include targeting the Summerlin, NV area of Las Vegas? There are plenty of key target markets residing in Summerlin. If this is indeed one of your strategies, here are some resources to try to help you reach this lucrative market:
Summerlin Newspapers
Summerlin Magazines
Summerlin Websites
Summerlin Blogs
Summerlin Organizations
Summerlin News
Summerlin Information
Posted on 27 February 2009
Tags: Business, free marketing, las vegas, Links, Marketing, marketing consultant, marketing tactics, Networking, Perkolate, pro bono work, recession, social networking, Summerlin, summerlin las vegas
Sometimes business owners and marketing professionals get so caught up in launching websites, developing marketing collateral, running ads, creating direct mail campaigns, and managing the various expenses of a business that we can forget that there are common sense and fool proof methods to marketing your company that are completely free.
With a looming recession, rocky stock market and budget cut backs, there are always completely free marketing tactics we can take to promote our business, so I thought I’d list them out to remind everybody, especially with turbulent economy:
- Hand out your business cards. Keep them not only in your office, but your home, your car, in your purse, in your wallet. Such a simple tactic that we sometimes forget.
- Always keep brochures handy. You never know where and when you will run into someone interested in your products or services, again, keep your brochures everywhere you are.
- Talk to people you meet everyday. Not a hard-sell sorta person here myself, however, hard-sell or not, talking to people and simply asking them what they do for a living, where they live, etc. can open the door for other people to ask the same questions about you.
- Network at parties. You have friends (I hope), you go to parties, dinners with friends (I hope) and this is an excellent opportunity to remind your good friends what you do. I always make a casual mention that if they know of anyone who is in need of a marketing consultant, a website or graphic design services, that my company handles all of that and more (see www.perkolate.com)
- Volunteer for pro bono work within your community (my hood is Summerlin/Las Vegas). It’s always nice to give back to the community and help a worthy cause by donating some of your time to a charitable cause once in awhile. Makes you feel good (it does me) and you can meet some great people in your community that will keep your company’s products and services in mind down the line.
- Utilize social networking websites. Websites like linkedin.com, facebook.com and myspace.com are powerful networking and community building websites. You can find friends, add them to your contacts and remind them of what your company does. You can also add photos, blog feeds and links to your company’s website.
Good to know that even there are ways to marketing your company without spending a dime!
