Our local newspaper runs a special every year called the Business & Service Directory. It lists all of the local businesses by category/type of business, and then on the inside pages, there are mini business card advertisements. If your area provides a listing like this, you can start sending out flyers and/or postcard mailers to different types of businesses.
You can also look at the business' websites to get a feel for the type of company they are and if they promote things that could be sold online.
Another good place to find businesses in your area is to look on your local Chamber of Commerce website for their member listings - if they're accessible.
You can also do a search on superpages.com by your local zip code and type of business to find more possible ECAs in your area.
These are just a couple of suggestions for doing direct advertising.
To target some companies so they'll come to you, you can possibly run an ad in a couple of local newspapers in the Garaqe Sales section; those who hold garage and yard sales or set up at flea markets, and those who go to them should be great prospects to approach about joining as an ECA.
And on that note, whenever you go to flea markets, garage and yard sales, take flyers and business cards with you and leave them with people.
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Our local newspaper runs a special every year called the Business & Service Directory. It lists all of the local businesses by category/type of business, and then on the inside pages, there are mini business card advertisements. If your area provides a listing like this, you can start sending out flyers and/or postcard mailers to different types of businesses.
You can also look at the business' websites to get a feel for the type of company they are and if they promote things that
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