Start an email list
When running contests, have customers write down their email address for future contact.
When running a giveaway or contest, Phil Sasso suggests it's best to stick with paper and pen when customers fill out entry forms. It’s easier to control a fishbowl with entries than to police online entries.
The form can be simple. Just ask your customer for his name, cell phone number and...
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When running a giveaway or contest, Phil Sasso suggests it's best to stick with paper and pen when customers fill out entry forms. It’s easier to control a fishbowl with entries than to police online entries.
The form can be simple. Just ask your customer for his name, cell phone number and email address.
Add a check box that reads “put me on your email list” so you can beef up you email promotions.
Once you start building a list of email addresses, you can send customers weekly deals and stay in contact.
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