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One Pen; One Woman - A True Story
Recently a business
woman named Carol, the owner of a small but growing commercial
photography agency, came to us with a dilemma. While business was good, she instinctively felt
that her photographers were getting lost in the shuffle. The art buyers and
art directors who were the backbone of her business were calling for her
photographers portfolios but she suspected there was something missing in
her overall presentation.
She knew her roster of six photographers did superlative work, but neither
she nor her "shooters" were happy with the overall closure rate after
her presentations had been made. Having related her story to us we devised
a very simple, yet creative, plan to help Carol both close on her
sales calls and generate better response to her direct mail
efforts.
Taking into account that her audience was a rather artsy bunch, we searched
for a product that would strike a chord with their sensibilities. Since Carol
had a lean budget we also needed to be very cost conscious. Our objectives
were defined as follows; create a product to use as a "leave behind" and
one that could be part of a direct mail campaign, make it trendy and artsy
enough to create some fun on the receiving end and let it accommodate
both the name of the repping agency as well as their charge of six photographers.
What we opted for was a Memphis inspired ball point pen. The pen had
a clear window that let you view an integral inner barrel that when the pen
was "clicked" rotated in discrete increments. On this inner barrel
we put all of Carols photographers as well as her businesses phone and
fax numbers. We designed a very clean logo for the outside of the pen
barrel with the businesses name and had our factory produce them in less than
2 weeks.
Well, from the moment the first pens got into her art buyers hands, Carols
business has really seen some wonderful response. Whether given
as a small token of appreciation after a meeting or used as a mailing
piece, these pens have truly done a big job. Carol has related some
wonderful stories about the industry buzz her pens are creating. Of
course, it's Carols talented roster of photographers that is generating the
business, but it's the simple inclusion of the pens that's reminding the art
buyers and art directors who to call in for their next project. Carol found
a very appreciative audience for her promotional product. By tailoring the
product to her target audiences taste and by providing an attractive, unique
and practical gift, her recipients now had a hook to associate the photographs
they were reviewing with -- those very kewl pens really do the trick.
The moral of our true story? Sometimes your marketing efforts fall short of
expectations simply because you forgot one little thing -- call us at
the number below -- we carry thousands of little things. At least
one that will be just perfect for you!
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