When you promote your small business, do you show what you do?
Left: HEEX hand-sewn direct mail piece; Right: Lidia Varesco Design Valentine Day promotional piece
I saved a past article in
Deliver magazine because it
featured a fantastic direct mail piece for a Czech fashion label.
The piece (shown at left) was a hand-sewn mini-garment, with pockets for the business card and letter and contact info printed on the “garment tag.” It was a fabulous example of a brand showing what they do—quite literally—and it resulted in large volume of sales for the company.
Does your small business effectively show what you do?
When you send a marketing or promotional piece, does it reflect your business? Not all of us can create a direct mail piece that is as literal as the fashion brand example. But we can still express an aspect of our business.
A few ways I show what I do:
- I have a passion for—and extensive knowledge of—paper, so I chose a unique paper stock for my business cards (Gmund Bier Papier made with beer by-products!) I’ve also incorporated handmade paper into my website design.
- I also love books so for a Valentine’s Day promotion, I sent clients a copy of the CRAVE Chicago guidebook and a handmade bookmark (see above.)
- Typography is another obsession of mine, so I created Typography in the City, a blog to share found typography in my Chicago neighborhood.
Do your marketing materials reflect your business?
