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[Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT mac.com>]

You are right there are junk fax laws, but if you have an existing  
relation and you are polite in the way that you do things, it's  
rarely pursued.
and you call always ask.

 The problem with small producers is that will only have certain  
products on certain days and seasons. so you have to get that word  
out. In my town the cable company has a channel with nothing but  
classified ads...but that would be more expensive than a fax.

All these ideas are in the realm of "Guerilla Marketing" some may or  
may not work, but are cheap and fast to implement.

I see there are wondrous opportunities for small producers, but these  
largely depend on demographics. I would like to see our group come up  
with some practices and techniques that would work anywhere with any  
product.


On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

> From: "Tim Oppenheim" <timopp AT mac.com>
> > In the realm of cheap effective marketing I think the fax is a great
> > tool. Be consistent in your message and offering. Tell people where
> > you will be ( farmers market or roadside ) Build an audience. Lynn
> > look on  eBay and buy complementary wholesale items that you can mark
> > up and sell while your are waiting http://bnfusa.com is the source of
> > all the Maxam brand knives and gadgets you see on Ebay. The markup is
> > phenomenal .
> Isn't there a Junk-fax law that makes unsolicited faxes illegal? We  
> have
> put up advertising
> fliers everywhere there is a public bulletin board and given them to
> people to put up in their offices and businesses.
>
>  I also don't buy and sell other stuff...our farmers' market is  
> producer
> only; if you don't raise it or make, it, you can't sell it.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Cowbridge Farm
>
>
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