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Easy Marketing Ideas for Halloween

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Holidays are a great time to reconnect with your client base, especially on ones that aren’t traditionally known for gifts. Halloween offers lots of great ways to get your name out, connect with your list and sneak some marketing in. Here are just a few ideas:

  • Offer free Halloween bags to neighborhood kids. You can purchase custom imprinted Halloween bags fairly inexpensively, and it’s a great way to keep your name in front of families for several weeks (nobody ever wants to throw the Halloween candy away, even when all that is left is the stuff nobody will eat!)
  • Send out Halloween themed cards to your database – cards aren’t expected until much closer to the Christmas holidays, so this will stand out to recipients
  • Drop by clients homes or offices with Harvest-themed snacks: pumpkin muffins, banana bread, apple turnovers, etc. Food goes a long way (especially at the office!) and people will remember the gesture
  • Hold a contest for “Scariest” or “Most Creative” costume, and host at your office. Or, host at a community location, and offer balloons to all attendee’s that have your name, company name, logo, etc. printed on them. For the small investment of a couple prizes, this could be a great way to generate media attention as well!

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Josh Perrington
Arkshire Financial - Marietta, GA

Good ideas Rich - One of the things we're doing too is carving a Village Bank Mortgage pumpkin & placing it on our facebook fan page as the profile pic.  Along with writing a blog about it, of course... ;)

Oct 15, 2009 06:06 AM
Rich Rogala
Consistent Clients - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Marketing Coach

That's a great idea too! Or, take the contest idea, and apply it to pumpkin carving instead of costumes. There are tons of ideas - thanks for sharing yours!

Oct 15, 2009 06:10 AM
Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

Creative and good ideas...thanks for sharing!    And you're right, the unexpected nature of this is a "winner".

Oct 15, 2009 06:17 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Rich:  Sometimes I pick up new ideas reading your articles .. other times I come away feeling safe and secure just knowing I'm doing something right!!  Today was such a day ... as each year my wife makes dozens of mini-loafs of pumpkin bread ... and I deliver them to the offices I serve at Halloween time.  You're absolutely right ... as home-baked goods are a novelty and people "eat 'em up"!  Thanks for the great ideas of the past ... and the thumbs-up today!

Gene

Oct 15, 2009 09:46 AM
Delaware Junk Removal Residential And Commercial Hauling Clean Outs
Delaware Junk Removal 302-530-9186 - Wilmington, DE
Whole House Clean Outs, Basements, Garages, Attics

Cool stuff, I put candy in waterbottles and hand them out, everyone loves em!

Oct 15, 2009 03:36 PM
Jon Wnoroski
America's 1st Choice RH Realty Co., Inc. - Green, OH
Summit County Realtor

Hi Rich - I'm always looking for new (and old) ideas to enrich my marketing efforts.  Thanks for your post and ideas.

Oct 16, 2009 04:46 AM
Rich Rogala
Consistent Clients - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Marketing Coach

Gene - glad to know that my articles are helpful either way! And the pumpkin bread sounds delicious. Great idea!

Larry - That's another great idea! I've found that food is almost always well received  ;)

Jon - Thanks for stopping by. Sometimes it's not the new idea, as much as a reminder at just the right time.

Oct 18, 2009 04:33 AM
Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Mmmmhhhmmm, pumpkin muffins sound yummy.  We delivered pumpkins to our clients one year.  It was a lot of work, but our clients were very happy to see us :)

Oct 18, 2009 04:05 PM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

Or get your picture taken with Chucky, Darth Vader, Jason, Frankenstein and more that is what we will be doing at the office this year.

Oct 20, 2009 09:42 AM
Stuart Smith
Re/Max Jazz Inc., Brokerage - Oshawa, ON

I just came across this post today as I am trying to regain my strength after a marathon pumpkin carving session last night.  After 6 hours I finally completed my pumpkins for an Open House on Saturday.  I replicated my branding message and contact info on pumpkins.  I would love to know what you think.

Stuart

Oh, and if you want to send referrals to the Toronto area, the phone number begins with (905) 728-1600

Oct 27, 2009 08:02 AM
Rich Rogala
Consistent Clients - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Marketing Coach

Melinda - I know! I'm thinking about heading over to Dunkin Donuts for a pumpkin muffin...

Charles - that's a very cool idea!

Stuart - HOLY SMOKES, MAN! That is some talent, and a great idea, right there! Talk about standing out!

Oct 27, 2009 09:07 AM
Stuart Smith
Re/Max Jazz Inc., Brokerage - Oshawa, ON

You thought the pumpkins were good?  What do you think of this??

http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/article/144414

http://www.thestar.com/living/christmas/article/741338--for-realtor-this-sale-is-a-wrap#article

 

This idea was fun and has got great coverage here.

 

Stuart

 

Dec 21, 2009 12:47 AM
Rich Rogala
Consistent Clients - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Marketing Coach

Very festive! Way to go! Great idea to get yourself noticed by the media, have some fun with your client, and raise money for a charity as well.

Dec 24, 2009 02:12 AM