Tristen Burkholder, left, of Trist’N Shout Balloons, watches as Gunner Reilly, 5, reacts to a balloon bee she made for him Saturday at Brunswick Railroad Days, while Gunner’s brother, Tucker, 3, waits for his turn to get a balloon animal. https://www.fredericknewspost.com/brunswick-railroad-days/image_b308bd46-8f09-51ef-b8de-44e097a3293c.html
Triple Your Qualified Leads
Maryland, Dc and Virginia base Graul’s Market is increasing their ROI at their community days with custom balloon art.
Triple Your Qualified Leads At Community Events
Getting Qualified Leads is what it is all about. It’s Spring and community events are springing up all around your community. It is time to get out there and market your business. People buy things from people they know, like and trust. Having a presence at an event is a start. In Short, I am sure you are giving thought to give aways with your business information on and the first question is, what will people take home and keep? Or maybe it will be, how can I entice people to give me their information for follow up after the event to build that rapport. Your goal is to convert attendees to buyers in the quickest way possible. While there are no real short cuts, there are ways that make each touch a higher quality touch.
How You Can Successfully Convert Attendees to Know, Like and Trust You
This is where balloons (yes, I said balloons) come in. With a focus in sales and marketing, we put that knowledge to work for our clients. If you want to hear more about how we can add your branding to each sculpture, give us a call. We would love to customize your event for you. We want to get to know your product, learn who your end client is and get the qualified leads talking to you to make your day more profitable. When I say balloons, I am not talking about helium balloons with your business name on that I see flying away time after time. They keep the child happy for the moment but they are soon gone along with the memory of having th
em and the business they represent. You have the perfect opportunity to make that first step to get attendees to know, like and trust you. And they will be taking home a piece of art that will last anywhere from 1 week to 1 month (I have some clients who have that balloon 1 year later!) Give me a call to discuss ways that we can add your contact info to turn those balloons into your business card either by attaching info or branding the balloons. We have some creative ways which we see giving back to our clients in closed leads, time after time.
Why Twisted Balloons are a Better Alternative to Helium Balloons
Dont make the mistake of thinking helium balloons are just as good as twisted balloons. With the focus on environment and safety for our wildlife I caution you to stop the practice of helium balloon giveaways. Not all publicity is good publicity, and when that balloon flies away and the attached ribbon is found possibly wrapped around a sea turtles, your business name is on there. I have worked side by side with people handing out helium balloons, and the amount of time my client has to engage the attendees is much higher than the neighboring table handing out balloons. Instead, use biodegradable balloons that are using air, a natural resource, that are twisted into fun shapes and are creating “toys” which will keep a child contented for hours (although you only need a few minutes to make your approach). Those balloons will be going home with your business name and fond memories of the moments spent at your booth.
Call now to see how we can increase your qualified lead generation and customize a package for you and your marketing team. 484-316-0471
To view photos from the pinup photoshoot, click here.
Surprise, surprise. I’m drinking more coffee! I’m also looking through some fun photos from a photoshoot with our gorgeous model, Sarah.
I don’t know if you know this, but one of my favorite things is to create balloon dresses for different events. They are so radically different from anything that people have seen. It makes people stop, stare and take pictures. Plus, the different techniques and designs that we get to create are usually a once-in-a-lifetime design. Just everything about the process is so much fun and artistic!
For each shoot, I look for an inspiration piece…a defining theme that runs throughout the whole dress. For this dress, I drew inspiration from the black and white striped scarf that you see around her neck. I wanted to make a dress that felt very vintage and retro, so we turned it into a halter top. Of course, you have to make sure to take time for the hair, makeup, shoes, and jewelry accessories. Everything has to mesh.
Sarah has gorgeous hair that allowed us to do victory curls in the front. We added a “pop” of red(pun intended) with the shoes and earrings…and then completed the look with the makeup…winged eyeliner. One thing that I’ve learned, if a girl shows up late to a party and she has winged eyeliner, don’t ask her why she is late. It’s the eyeliner, it’s always the eyeliner. 🙂
Enough about the process, are you ready to see the finished product?
Your Turn: What style of balloon dress would you like to see? I’m always looking for ideas!
To view promotional shots for upcoming events, click here.
Good morning! I’m drinking my coffee and looking over a few of the edits from our photo shoot this past weekend. Let me just say, they better than I could have ever expected!
We have been in search of a good photographer for quite awhile. I know that there are a lot of photographers out there, but we were looking for one that would capture the spirit of the balloons. Rose finally found one this past week…actually, she was an old friend from her school days…funny how things like that work out! Amy Masser of Baby Face Photography in Frederick, Maryland did such a fabulous job on our shoot. Check out some of the photos!
We have been incorporating my teen brother into more and more of our events. He taught himself to juggle and has been practicing the skill faithfully for the past 3 years. He had his first “official” event this weekend at the Mount Gretna Art show and I am so proud of him! He put the effort in on his own and has proven how much he wants to be a part of the crew.
Your Turn: What is your favorite photo that she took? I want to know!
-Stay Twisted, my friends~Tristen