I’m helping out my boyfriend with some marketing ideas for his small business (he does spray in bed liners for trucks, etc). The budget is pretty small for now, and we were trying to get some advertising out there. Short of beating down car dealerships doors, are there any ideas of anything else I can do?

I appreciate the help

Adelle

Any thoughts about marketing a small tour business? I have good word of mouth, but it is in a single community and I need to expand beyond that circle to grow the business. Face to face presentations are best from my experience, but difficult to be in many places at once. How about direct mailings and web advertising (Google ad words?) Any insight is appreciated!

Marth

My online business provides a steady stream of companies looking for business capital and business loans. I want to contact the small business loan department of a bank, such as Bank of America, Capital One, American Express, and sell them membership (if they are a member, they can see hundreds or even thousands of hot prospects every month). How do I find the contact phone and person? I contact customer service of Bank of America but they don’t give the contact information to me. Besides, should I contact their e-commerce marketing department, or the loan department, or both?

Marilyn