You know that idea you had for a topless shoeshine business? (Don’t laugh. There was one in San Francisco, so I’ve heard. I think it lost it’s shirt, though [beat you to it TB].) Well, enter it into Microsoft’s Idea Wins Small Business Idea Contest and you can win $100,000 and retail space in New York City.
Enter online by answering a few questions. Just for entering, you get a free copy of Microsoft’s Office Accounting Express 2007. Great for tallying up your profits.
Contests, or gimmicks, as some would call them, are long standing, proven marketing techniques to attract business and get publicity. Could a contest benefit your business? How about an essay contest where the award is free representation for a seller or where the commission is rebated as a scholarship? Maybe your local newspaper would publicize it. Has anyone heard of an agent or broker running a contest?
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