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Free Publicity With Dogs, Cats, and Rats
Here's a fascinating idea.. Having noticed that there always seemed to be many stray cats and dogs in his neighborhood, it occurred to a clever pet shop owner that he could use cheap animal collars and attach an advertising message to those potential 24 hour, walking "billboards". He also dressed them up with animal "shirts" that had his web site address printed all over them. After unleashing about 30 four legged "salesmen" into his unsuspecting neighborhood, he struck advertising gold when his local TV and radio stations noticed the unusual "phenomenon" of "uniformed" animals. This got him thousands of dollars worth of mass media advertising almost totally free. Imagine the media coverage you could get if this idea was used on a bigger scale, perhaps trying to break a Guinness World Record! For More Unusual Web Traffic Generation Ideas, Visit http://www.hugevoice.com or send blank email to: mailto:subscribe@hugevoice.com Please feel free to use this article in your website, ezine or e- book. I ask,though, that you reproduce it in its entirety and without alteration, including the resouce information above. © Copyright 2002 Terence Tan. All Rights Reserved. About The Author Terence is the editor of Hugevoice Bulletins, an ezine dedicated to discovering unusual, alternative ways to generate web traffic. For more surprising web promotion ideas, visit Hugevoice.com or send an email to subscribe@hugevoice.com
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