Lead Generation

Answer • Marketing
Reach out to your sphere of influence. Everyone you have had a relationship with: friends, co-workers, family, etc. Ask them to like your business page on facebook. Put them on a CRM, like constant contact to stay top of mind. (more)
Try text message marketing! Most All subscribers read your message and if the campaign/offer has value to your customers they will visit your store! Can also create loyalty programs with the right text message platform. Our provider also manages the whole program for businesses that don't have the time or skills needed to manage text message marketing properly. (more)
Answer • Marketing
Educate first.  Give some free advice on social networks.  "top 10 reasons business owners fail to execute"....70% of executives fail to execute...here's some ways to..." ,  "The power of a mastermind group"....   Become an expert in your field and give these snippets of info via LinkedIn, Alignable, Twitter and you will gather a following and this translates into business hopefully. (more)