Effective Flyers?

[Lee]

I have the flyers all printed and have handed some out and included with previous orders. I can say that they haven't been very successful in terms of extra orders, so I won't be using flyers again very soon!

Have you had a few thousand distributed once or twice through letter boxes? I always think flyers have to be used in conjunction with other advertising - for example, do you have a well read local guide that you can advertise in as well? That way, people will start to remember, subconsciously sometimes!

[totallypersonal]

Unlucky - it's always worth a try though.
Sometimes you cannot gauge the response, as it could come many months later - they could be stuck to someone's fridge for future use!

Cheers John

Yeah definitely. To be fair though, I haven't gone door to door. I have only just inserted them with all orders from eBay, so perhaps I should stop being lazy and get the other few thousand out

[Lee]

Do you have a local newsagents? Mine will include them in the paper for approx £20 per 1000............

[John G]

Your defeating the object giving them to people who have already bought off you (IMO) - that kind of info could easily be printed on the back of the invoices you include with the sale.

Get your flyers out there, leave a pile at the library, at a local mechanics waiting room, community centres, post offices, local shop - anywhere where people go, walk or wait - then go door to door.

Cheers John

[totallypersonal]

Do you have a local newsagents? Mine will include them in the paper for approx £20 per 1000............

That is definitely worth a look, I will check that out this week. Thanks

[totallypersonal]

Your defeating the object giving them to people who have already bought off you (IMO) - that kind of info could easily be printed on the back of the invoices you include with the sale.

Get your flyers out there, leave a pile at the library, at a local mechanics waiting room, community centres, post offices, local shop - anywhere where people go, walk or wait - then go door to door.

Cheers John

It's just to try and get them onto the website after their eBay purchase, to avoid eBay fees etc. I will definitely have to get them out there more now though, so thanks for the advice John.

Cheers Rob

[Martinx]

It's all about social media now! I believe flyers will always have a place if you offer an incentive.
Facebook all the way

[bms]

Sorry, I thought that as I was using you as a supplier, that it would be okay to use the photos provided, to help sell the items. If that is not the case then I apologise.

Update: This thread is five months old now, and I have the flyers all printed and have handed some out and included with previous orders. I can say that they haven't been very successful in terms of extra orders, so I won't be using flyers again very soon!

It's not usually a problem and the reply wasn't a dig because I noticed an image from our site, but the general principle would be to ask, get permission and then you know you're okay to use them in your advertising.

[Timothy]

No doubt flyers/brochure are best technique to advertise your business. So there are many ways to distribute them, like door to door, distribute at shopping centres, or around colleges/universies.

[Stitch Up]

I'd only give a flyer to those who ask for one. Personally, I find the products advertised totally boring! But then I am a miserable old sod