I beg for a favour-Marketing expert needed

gb155
gb155 Posts: 2,048
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
Ok so Blackpool is around 9 weeks away now, well the start is, maybe it will be 10 weeks by the time I finish lol.

I have put posters up around work and friends have done the same and although its brought traffic to my blog donations have not gone up as a result, now I know a lot of people here have donated and I cant thank you enough but what I want to do now is contact local businesses and ask them to either display a poster or donate, ideally both, What I would like to do is mailshot and email them but my writing skills are at best limited, So is there any kind marketing person on here who would give up a little of thier time to write a begging letter for me ?

Just giving have a template but I just dont seem to be able to sell myself, So any help I can get to build that letter would be appreciated.

Thanks

Gary
On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back

December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs

July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles

http://39stonecyclist.com
Now the hard work starts.

Comments

  • gb155
    gb155 Posts: 2,048
    A nice polite but shameless bump

    :D
    On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back

    December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs

    July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles

    http://39stonecyclist.com
    Now the hard work starts.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Gaz - are you able to personally visit these businesses (e.g. by riding around each of them on a Saturday or during your lunch hour) to see if they'd put up a poster? It's easier to ignore an email.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • gb155
    gb155 Posts: 2,048
    cjcp wrote:
    Gaz - are you able to personally visit these businesses (e.g. by riding around each of them on a Saturday or during your lunch hour) to see if they'd put up a poster? It's easier to ignore an email.

    CJ Good point well made, I will look to whore myself about this weekend lol :D
    On a Mission to lose 20 stone..Get My Life Back

    December 2007 - 39 Stone 05 Lbs

    July 2011 - 13 Stone 12 Lbs - Cycled 17851 Miles

    http://39stonecyclist.com
    Now the hard work starts.