Handing out promotional material
This may seem rather obvious, which it is, but never underestimate the importance of having feet on the ground. Street teams get flyers, posters, promotional items, and other materials into the hands of lots of people quickly and consistently, putting a friendly face to your product and making a positive first impression that doesn’t require them to download an app first.
Make the Connections
Despite the multiple roles that can serve in a successful promotional campaign, a street team’s biggest asset is often an individual’s personality. As a collective, we ensure extroverted, well-connected people who already may have their valuable local contacts but are skilled at quickly making new ones.
Drive Foot Traffic
Events are an opportunity to get Services and products in front of as many eyes as possible, and your street team can be an invaluable tool in directing traffic. Focusing on certain areas of the event, such as handing out promotional items by a main entrance, can help send more people, now armed with information and a gift, to the site of the actual location or tabling area. Or simply, walk around the event and engage with people and give out promotional items.
Giving Access
One of the biggest strengths of a smart, mobile street team is the ability to quietly gain access to areas with lots of potential customers. Tasks like stocking flyers at local businesses or handing out promotional items at events can be completed quickly and with minimal resistance, and often this method is just as or more effective than a larger (and more expensive) promotional campaign.
Keep the Conversation Going
As promotion and marketing have shifted with the rise of social media, so has the role of street teams. Instead of just posting flyers on the streets, we can also promote using hashtags, handles, and tags to instantly spread the word online about brands and products on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other popular social networks. And use it on your own Facebook and Instagram pages to demonstrate how connected your location is with the local community.
Summary
Building a personal connection with consumers goes a long way toward fulfilling your goals. And it helps bring the brand and your location to life outside of its four walls, bringing it into the community in a relevant way. You don’t need to participate in every event, just the ones that make sense to you and the overall brand. You don’t need an army of participation, just a few of the right people who can be passionate ambassadors for the brand and your location. This type of engagement with your community counts towards your local marketing budget so we ensure to keep track of the labor hours spent, and costs of promotional items, and take pictures both to chronicle and promote the event on social media.