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How many hours does your car sit in parking lots? Put it to work!

April 11, 2013 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

The flivver, aka the Tin LizzieThink about all the time your car, truck, van, SUV, or flivver sits in parking lots like a big ole piece of dumb metal, not earning its keep.

Not just while you’re working, but while you’re playing. At the hot new restaurant. At the movies. At the grocery (well, that’s not exactly playing, but you get the picture.

Why not put your car to work for you, for less than ten bucks?

Turn your car into a marketing machine. You just never know who’ll pick a business card up if they’re offered one. Get one of these. It slips on the window of your vehicle, so you don’t have to use it if you’re going to the Ritz. Get two and put one on your spouse’s car.

This works even better with a magnetic sign or rear-window lettering.

Photo from here.

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Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged advertising, resale shopkeeping, small business | 7 Comments

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  1. on April 15, 2013 at 1:53 pm Susan Dumas-Ryan's avatar Susan Dumas-Ryan

    This business card holder is a great idea!!


    • on April 15, 2013 at 4:22 pm Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw's avatar Auntie Kate

      Hey, thanks, Susan, for clicking through to my recommendation, which was actually the point of the post. It’s flabbergasting to me to see that less than 20% of the people who follow my blog actually click to learn what I’m talking about!


  2. on April 15, 2013 at 1:47 pm Susan Dumas-Ryan's avatar Susan Dumas-Ryan

    I have had a sign on my back car window for the last number of years. I often have people pulling up close to me on the highway to read the sign. It makes me nervous but happy at the same time that people are interested!!! It is great and inexpensive advertising!!


  3. on April 13, 2013 at 1:04 am Katie Cauthen Francisco's avatar Katie Cauthen Francisco

    Had Tadpoles info on the back of the Volvo before it died and did NOT get a window wrap for the new car. I got a couple phone calls to the store about my driving. LOL! So I would definitely need just a magnet and something removable!


    • on April 13, 2013 at 9:05 am Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw's avatar Auntie Kate

      So. The consensus of comments is: business card holder good for business; vehicle signage good for health/safety. Sounds like a win-win to me! 😉


  4. on April 12, 2013 at 8:23 am Stephanie Regan's avatar Stephanie Regan

    Hmmm! I have never seen such a thing; I have to admit, if I saw one of these on a car, the curiosity & novelty factors would make me stop and take a card for just about anything…


  5. on April 11, 2013 at 10:50 pm Ellen Didion's avatar Ellen Didion

    Great idea!!! I’m in the process of doing something along these ideas :)))



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