100 Marketing Weapons

Here is a list of common Guerrilla Marketing weapons. Some of them have to do with your demeanor, your style, your image, your identity; the way you look and conduct yourself. Others are actions you perform while a few are responses to others actions.

Obviously, not all apply to any one person or even business.


1. Marketing plan

2. Marketing calendar

3. Niche/positioning

4. Name of company

5. Identity

6. Logo

7. Theme

8. Understanding Personalities (your own and others)

9. Business card

10. Signs inside

11. Signs outside

12. Hours of operation

13. Understanding you own sales/marketing strengths and weaknesses
14. Window display

15. Flexibility

16. Word-of-mouth

17. Community involvement

18. Bartering

19. Club/Association memberships

20. Partial payment plans

21. Cause-related marketing

22. Telephone demeanor

23. Toll free phone number

24. Free consultations

25. Free seminars and clinics

26. Free demonstrations

27. Free samples

28. Giver vs taker stance

29. Fusion marketing

30. Marketing on telephone hold

31. Success stories

32. Employee attire

33. Service

34. Follow-up

35. LinkedIn

36. Gifts and ad specialities

37. Catalog

38. Yellow Pages ads

39. Column in a publication

40. Article in a publication

41. Speaker at any club

42. Newsletter

43. Twitter

44. Benefits list

45. Computer

46. Selection

47. Contact time with customer

48. How you say hello/goodbye

49. Public relations

50. Media contacts

51. Neatness

52. Referral program

53. Sharing with peers

54. Guarantee

55. Telemarketing

56. Gift certificates

57. Brochures

58. Electronic brochures

59. Location

60. Advertising

61. Sales training

62. Face-to-Face Networking

63. Quality

64. Reprints and blow-ups

65. Flipcharts

66. Opportunities to upgrade

67. Contests/sweepstakes

68. Online marketing

69. Classified advertising

70. Newspaper ads

71. Magazine ads

72. Radio spots

73. TV spots

74. Infomercials

75. Movie ads

76. Direct mail letters

77. Direct mail postcards

78. Postcard decks

79. Posters

80. Fax-on-demand

81. Special events

82. Booth at Trade Show

83. Audio-visual aids

84. Facebook

85. Prospect mailing lists

86. Research studies

87. Competitive advantages

88. Stationery

89. Speed

90. Testimonials

91. Reputation

92. Enthusiasm, passion

93. Credibility

94. Training classes

95. Being easy to do business with

96. Brand name awareness

97. Logo on Shirt

98. Customer mailing list

99. Competitiveness

100. Satisfied customers

101. Having a sales/marketing coach!

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