Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:56 am
#25699
If you ask the manager of any supermarket they are normally very receptive to a few leaflets as they help sell the pumpkins. People look at the flyers and realize what is capable with a pumpkin rather than the Pythagerous Method. i.e. triangles. They don't however like stickers applied to pumpkins.
If you are planning on some sort of urban guerilla marketing campaign, just be sensible and apply a bit of caution. The local councils are full of jobsworths so you need to pick your spots carefully. Those in the UK will know that most urban centres are full of cctv, if they pick you up putting patterns on walls or pavements the police are likely to arrive as they won't know its just chalk, they'll think its paint. Fly posting by the way, is illegal and if caught they will prosecute you. Even putting stickers on lamposts is considered as such.
Apart from the display of pumpkins at Halloween, the best advertising tool at the moment are the leaflets. Last year, I put them in libraries, craft centres, community notice boards etc. This year I have the added bonus of being able to stand outside school and hand them out nearer Halloween - large catchment area of potential customers
in the name of The Carver and the holey Gourd. Amen.