Opening a offline business, any good grand opening tips?

RawAlex · 2005-03-26, 09:04 PM

Like ramster said: run some classified ads with some of the stuff for sale, and when people call, let them know you run a store and they can come down to meet you there. You might even sell a few things a little under market value, but require the sale gets completed at the store as a commecial transaction. That can help you get some people into browsing mode (and people rarely come alone).

if you can, try to come up with an angle that your local news might want to clamp onto. Visits by "name" people are always good, especially if you can arrange for those people to be available for your local media for a few minutes. TV only needs a little time to make a decent story out of it.

Alex

Useless · 2005-03-26, 09:58 PM

Everyone loves free hot dogs.

docholly · 2005-03-27, 09:47 AM

Open at 1201am with a 24 hour D & D marathon. Send press release out to all the local new entities. + all of the above..

if you are in a major metro area (does look like if you are the only one for 20 miles) post on your local Craiglist.org.

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2005-03-26, 09:04 PM	#1
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Like ramster said: run some classified ads with some of the stuff for sale, and when people call, let them know you run a store and they can come down to meet you there. You might even sell a few things a little under market value, but require the sale gets completed at the store as a commecial transaction. That can help you get some people into browsing mode (and people rarely come alone). if you can, try to come up with an angle that your local news might want to clamp onto. Visits by "name" people are always good, especially if you can arrange for those people to be available for your local media for a few minutes. TV only needs a little time to make a decent story out of it. Alex