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| find a way to make themselves competitive in an | | | | want to go the extra mile, you can even have your |
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| small businesses rely on word-of-mouth advertising | | | | will be seen by a wider range of people. If you just |
| and newspaper advertising, but there are other types | | | | have your company name and logo on a coffee cup, |
| as well. For example, you could walk around wearing a | | | | they may be seen by 200 people over the course of |
| billboard, you could hand out flyers, or you could give | | | | the cup's lifespan. However, if that coffee cup has |
| away promotional items. Of those last few methods, | | | | your customer's name on it, it may be seen by two to |
| the best by far is to give away promotional items. | | | | three times as many people because the customer will |
| The promotional items you give away don't even have | | | | show it off more. |
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| can give your customers ceramic coffee cups as a | | | | cost-effective way to market your company, then you |
| gift, complete with your company name and logo on | | | | need to look at putting your company name and logo |
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