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When Roger's grandfather opened his fruit stand some seventy years ago, he had no idea that it would be the catalyst which propelled his grandson into becoming one of the most prominent and influential business owners in the entire state. His specialty grocery store was known throughout the midwest for being the place to go for the very best produce, meat, and baked goods. The store was also known for its full service, and offered such things as delivery, carryout, and a drive-thru option. Each and every day, customer after customer could be seen leaving the store with paper sacks filled with specialty cheeses, hard to find health food items, and prepared soups and sandwiches. Roger's customers were his main source of advertising as they told others about their good shopping experiences but Roger's other primary source of advertising was through his use of custom paper bags. He chose this method of advertising for four simple reasons.
Functionality: Advertising with this tactic is a very prudent budgetary move. Essentially a business owner is accomplishing two goals for the price of one with this method. First of all, customer purchases have to be packed in something durable and useful, and this is a guarantee of being accomplished. Second, a grocery satchel is basically a blank canvas on which to transmit any store information an owner feels he'd like to make known. Whether that is store hours, store motto, services offered, or eye-catching logo, all this can be presented on this portable and oft seen surface.
Affordability: As previously discussed, all grocery owners must provide their customers with a way to transport their groceries to their homes. This is a cost factored into the business plan of any store owner. For a minimal increase in price, the grocery toter can be a walking advertisement. Compared with other marketing strategies the minimal price increase is relatively insubstantial. This type of advertising is very cost effective and very easily arranged. All it takes is creating an effective layout for the space and determining which message you wish to get across to your customers.
Reusability: A large portion of customers save and reuse the totes which they have used for their groceries. These totes then become used for many, many additional jobs. From book covers used on textbooks to a way to transport any random item or items from place to place, to a handy holder for storing products or even for containing recycle-able materials in the recycling bin. Their purposes are plentiful and their uses are many fold.
Eco-friendly. Speaking of recycling, it is not hard to purchase your tote materials from a company with the goal of producing their goods in an eco-friendly way. Businesses that create totes or packing materials, in particular those processing plastic and wood based goods, are often knowledgeable in eco-friendly harvesting and recycling techniques. One trip to a company website or one conversation with a sales rep should let you know the importance a company places on their responsibility to the environment.
Functionality: Advertising with this tactic is a very prudent budgetary move. Essentially a business owner is accomplishing two goals for the price of one with this method. First of all, customer purchases have to be packed in something durable and useful, and this is a guarantee of being accomplished. Second, a grocery satchel is basically a blank canvas on which to transmit any store information an owner feels he'd like to make known. Whether that is store hours, store motto, services offered, or eye-catching logo, all this can be presented on this portable and oft seen surface.
Affordability: As previously discussed, all grocery owners must provide their customers with a way to transport their groceries to their homes. This is a cost factored into the business plan of any store owner. For a minimal increase in price, the grocery toter can be a walking advertisement. Compared with other marketing strategies the minimal price increase is relatively insubstantial. This type of advertising is very cost effective and very easily arranged. All it takes is creating an effective layout for the space and determining which message you wish to get across to your customers.
Reusability: A large portion of customers save and reuse the totes which they have used for their groceries. These totes then become used for many, many additional jobs. From book covers used on textbooks to a way to transport any random item or items from place to place, to a handy holder for storing products or even for containing recycle-able materials in the recycling bin. Their purposes are plentiful and their uses are many fold.
Eco-friendly. Speaking of recycling, it is not hard to purchase your tote materials from a company with the goal of producing their goods in an eco-friendly way. Businesses that create totes or packing materials, in particular those processing plastic and wood based goods, are often knowledgeable in eco-friendly harvesting and recycling techniques. One trip to a company website or one conversation with a sales rep should let you know the importance a company places on their responsibility to the environment.
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He also ordered several cases of paper bags for his new business. His wife decided to order paper sacks for his restaurant.
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