Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Advertising

  • 09-05-2015 12:58pm
    #1
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭


    I'm trying to start a business where I'll be self employed and I hope for it to get going in the next few months. I don't know much about advertising or promotion and I'm wondering does anyone have any tips in this area or know any companies that help people with advertising etc?
    I hope to get a website up and running and I suppose a facebook and twitter page seems to be essential these days. Just having these alone is not enough I'm sure. As I say I really don't know much about all this so any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    JMR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 636 ✭✭✭JMR


    Some basic info is required in order for anybody to be able to comment...
    What type of business are you intending on starting for example?


  • #3
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    And what sort of advertising budget are you going to have?


  • #4
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭noway12345


    Oh right sorry.

    It's a sport related business and I'll have a budget of between 500-1000.


  • #5
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    noway12345 wrote: »
    Oh right sorry.

    It's a sport related business and I'll have a budget of between 500-1000.

    That is still too vague. Are you selling products? Will you have a physical location? Is it related to high profile sports or is it ground roots? Who is your target market?

    500-1000 pretty much limits you to online unless its regional sports and you can get some local press. Facebook is the obvious one is that is going to be important at all. A small spend there can generate a lot of traffic for certain businesses.


  • #6
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭noway12345


    jimmii wrote: »
    That is still too vague! Are you selling products? Will you have a physical location? Is it related to high profile sports or is it ground roots?

    Not selling products no. Hopefully it will involve gyms and schoools. A mixture of personal training and PE teaching.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    noway12345 wrote: »
    Not selling products no. Hopefully it will involve gyms and schoools. A mixture of personal training and PE teaching.

    Facebook for the training as you can target very specifically. For the PE teaching I guess you'd need to approach places doubt they would be looking to fill those roles via social media!!


  • #8
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭noway12345


    jimmii wrote: »
    Facebook for the training as you can target very specifically. For the PE teaching I guess you'd need to approach places doubt they would be looking to fill those roles via social media!!

    Yes but what about things like sending leaflets to schools or things like that?

    And do you know any company that assists in helping people advertise? I really don't have a clue how to go about it.


  • #9
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    noway12345 wrote: »
    Yes but what about things like sending leaflets to schools or things like that?

    And do you know any company that assists in helping people advertise? I really don't have a clue how to go about it.

    Lots of companies out there to help with advertising but they would take a big chunk of your budget. I have no idea of the best way to approach schools.


  • #10
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭noway12345


    jimmii wrote: »
    Lots of companies out there to help with advertising but they would take a big chunk of your budget. I have no idea of the best way to approach schools.

    Ok, thanks for your help. I was looking up there to do a short course in advertising so I can do it myself but there doesn't seem to be many. Most are full time.


  • #11
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    noway12345 wrote: »
    Ok, thanks for your help. I was looking up there to do a short course in advertising so I can do it myself but there doesn't seem to be many. Most are full time.

    Definitely worth looking at. Go to your local enterprise office they run a lot of one day courses they might have one that suits. The start your own business course is well worth doing too.


  • Advertisement
  • #12
    noway12345
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭noway12345


    jimmii wrote: »
    Definitely worth looking at. Go to your local enterprise office they run a lot of one day courses they might have one that suits. The start your own business course is well worth doing too.

    Ok, never thought of them. (never heard of them :() Thanks.


Advertisement