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Old 08-11-2010
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Hiya! Im just starting to get my business plan and marketing plan together ready to start my VA business.

My question is... (and I hope I haven't missed it somewhere else) but dose any one have any seasonal marketing ideas?

The obvious one being christmass cards, but has anyone else got any other ideas...

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I have also been thinking about this type of marketing.

I was thinking about "Thanks for the opportunity to serve you" (around Thanksgiving) or "These savings/opportunities/specials are scary" (around Halloween) or "Spring ahead of your competition" (in the spring).

I'm looking forward to reading everyone's ideas.

I think this type of marketing would be fun for a creative person.
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I have a couple of ideas I've been using this summer:

Admin on vaca? Call me for support to get you through this week or two.

Have personal events that you don't have time to take care of, like a wedding or anniversary party? One call to me & all those calls to the caterer, photographer, band, dance hall, etc. will be taken care of.

End of summer is here. Call me & together we'll find 4 hours worth of tasks that I can take off your desk so you can spend an afternoon with the kids before they go back to school.

I've just started brainstorming on ideas for autumn & winter.
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Old 08-12-2010
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I loved both suggestions so far. I have never though about this angle of marketing before. Thank you.
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Old 08-13-2010
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I use Constant Contact for my monthly newsletters. They have a seasonal section of all types of cards and newsletter templates. Using one of these templates makes it real easy to send a seasonal message to your clients.
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I loved both suggestions so far. I have never though about this angle of marketing before. Thank you.
Me neither. What a great idea for a thread. I'll be following this closely.
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What an interesting idea for thread. I will be watching for replies to this as I am just starting and looking for ideas.
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This is great! I will also be following the ideas posted. Thanks
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