Advertising Through Moms

Moms have a very powerful influence on what their families eat, drink, wear, do, and buy. Moms are not only the driving force behind their families, but also the economy.

Moms Have The Power!

Moms have the power to start a trend or "nip it in the bud". Moms want a reasonably priced, high quality, safe, and reliable product. Do you have such a product?

What Are You Sitting There For?: Tap into this market! Advertise to moms in your church, at your child's school, little league games, reading groups, moms clubs, or the gym. The possibilities are endless because, in case you haven't noticed, Moms are everywhere!

Don't Be A Pusher!
Moms have brains! They can smell a "dead rat a mile away". You don't have to "push" your product if your product truly is what you claim it to be. Gently offer them the information and let them make an educated decision. Don't over hype or under sell either. Don't use fear tactics or "deal of a life time" approaches. Granted these may work on some moms, but most are pretty aware of "corporate" brainwashing.

Moms promoting Each Other:
In the Cyber world of today there is an ever-growing community of Moms who are supporting each other by promoting one another. Ever heart of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? This is exactly what thousands of work at home moms are doing each and every day.

By promoting each other they are doing one of several things:
1. Getting free advertising for their site/business/opportunity
2. Building business and personal relationships
3. Branding their business name
4. Supporting work at home families
5. Reaching out to the community
6. Sharing the wahm/wahd Message
7. Offering discounts and freebies to new and returning customers (which by the way saves Moms money)

How Do I Get Involved?:
You can join this growing movement by visiting a number of networking sites. Some I have listed in the resource section. You'll need to print off some business cards-Vista Print has an excellent deal--, develop an advertising campaign, track your advertising campaign with a coupon code and then Make Your Packs!

1. Ziplocks/Baggies/Envelopes 2. Cards,coupons,samples,brochures *tip samples and coupons are the best bet 3. Brand IT! With your business name, number, and url. 4. Distribute the packets to local merchants, with your orders, at school functions, etc.. 5. Exchange with other moms so they can advertise for you..

Resources: Mom Packs ? The original "moms promoting moms" group. http://mompacks.com Jessies Goodies ? Yahoo Group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/JessiesGoodieBags/ Advertising Moms Perks Packs- http://www.advertisingmoms.com/perkpackflyers.html Karma Kards ? http://www.allnaturalme.com

Sara Duggan lives with her family in California. You can find her handmade items and shoppe at Mamas Shoppe at Family owned Business. http://sarasshoppe.vstore.ca

In The News:


Los Angeles Times

MySpace taps small businesses in ad money quest
The Associated Press - 13 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Just because your band doesn't have the bucks for a six-figure advertising campaign doesn't mean you wouldn't be interested in promoting it ...
MySpace Tries Democracy in Ad Test InternetNews.com
MySpace — better with Bacon Salt? Reuters
MySpace, Eyealike Debut Ad Platforms Against Recession Fears eWeek
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Communications Technology

First Advertising Trial Launches on Virgin Media's On Demand TV ...
MarketWatch - 15 hours ago
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Columbus Dispatch

Political groups playing reduced role in 2008 race
Boston Globe, United States - 22 hours ago
With three-plus weeks to go, there's less money pouring into nasty negative television advertising from outside groups than in 2004, and much of the ...
Presidential ads provide windfall to local stations New River Valley Current
Expertinent: The Biology of Negative Advertising Newsweek
Fact Check: Are all McCain's ads negative? CNN Political Ticker
AdAge.com (subscription) - Indianapolis Starall 318 news articles

New York Times

Newspaper online advertising slows to crawl
Reuters UK, UK - 15 hours ago
We’ve all gotten used to hearing that circulation is down, print advertising is down, newspapers are cutting staff and the industry is in deep, deep trouble ...
US newspapers see growth in online advertising slow to a crawl International Herald Tribune
PI, Times keeping staffs slim, belts tight Seattle Post Intelligencer
Newspapers’ Web Revenue Is Stalling New York Times
Wired Newsall 10 news articles

Fear An Economic Collapse...Or So Says $95 Million In Television ...
Atlantic Online - 5 hours ago
Since August 1, across the House, Senate, presidential races, there's been more than 600 separate campaign ads portraying the economy in a negative light. ...

09:59GMT 13Oct2008-ProSiebenSat1 rises on advertising hopes
Forbes, NY - 17 hours ago
MDAX>, on hopes that the company's advertising business might benefit from the possible rescue package for German banks. 'The question is to what extent ...

Ripple Partners with On The Go Media Network to Offer Local ...
MarketWatch - 6 hours ago
This partnership offers advertisers a seamless process for purchasing affordable and effective hyper-targeted advertising in all of Ripple's 1000+ locations ...

Video, Bandwidth and Online Advertising
eMarketer, NY - 54 minutes ago
How might changing ISP business models shape all of online advertising? When people have to pay additional fees for extra bandwidth or are threatened with ...

UK advertising budgets slashed again-IPA
Reuters - 19 hours ago
The Bellwether Report, by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), said the cut was the fourth successive quarterly reduction in advertising ...
UK Firms Slash Marketing Budgets AdAge.com (subscription)
UK Ad Budgets Slashed, Online Clings by Its Fingernails ClickZ News
IPA reports biggest marketing budget cuts in nine years New Media Age
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