WHY ADVERTISE ONLINE and how using OddBodd.com can make you more visible.

Online Advertising Works. Successful businesses are strong steady advertisers. Are you familiar with McDonalds, Microsoft, eBay or Starbucks? There is a good reason. Seeing your name regularly makes customers inclined to use you when they are ready for your type of business. OddBodd.com allows people find your business very easily.  Also, if you are not listed on OddBodd.com, your competition will get seen more often! With the favorites tab consumers can quickly and easily access your information and when the screen is up and idle for more than 30 seconds, videos and pictures from businesses in their favorites (businesses they want to see) will rotate in the display screen!

Image. Nobody tells your story better than you do with a positive, targeted and delivered advertising message with the impact of sight, sound and emotion. Other than a short TV spot, no other advertising medium accomplishes what OddBodd.com does.  And it's available to customers whenever they are looking for your business.  You can also change and update the "commercial" (even if it's a picture slide show) whenever you want.

Top-of-Mind. Remind your customer often. Customers are savvy shoppers and they need to keep you in mind when looking for a product or service. With the revolving ads and the way we "lead" consumers to look at other businesses, without popup ads or ads you have to get past to find what you are looking for, we are striving to get consumers to find you at every opportunity.  We make it their choice to look at other businesses so when they do find you, they are more likely to move you to their favorites too.  Our offline marketing program, together with your help, will keep OddBodd.com in  mind so consumers know they should be looking for your business here too.

Competition. Advertising keeps you in the game, working to keep your current clients while attracting new ones. Your competition isn't sitting on the sidelines twiddling their thumbs. If your competition knows you are not registered, they will jump at the chance to get a listing, especially at such a low cost and the ability to offer so much information to prospective customers.  Competition is healthy and with OddBodd.com you can see from your computer what your competition is offering to their customers today too!

Investment and history. There is vast testimony available to attest to the long-term value of advertising. One of the most compelling stories is Coca-Cola's. They chose to continue advertising during World War II while their competition did not. Over time they rocketed to the top spot and have held onto a remarkable share of the market with amazing longevity. Too many businesses fail because when times get tough the first thing they stop doing is advertising.  With such a low cost, even without any other form of advertising, OddBodd.com will give you a presence in your community unlike any other..

Advertising creates store traffic. Storefront businesses will simply not survive without the traffic advertising generates. No medium can create the interest, motivation and reach that OddBodd.com does. Consumers want to know what you can do for them TODAY.  That's why the ability to update specials, incentives, new employees, new stock items, daily menu specials and more is one of the most appealing benefits of this program for many businesses.  Think of it as a virtual storefront.  If the local pharmacy is offering milk for $1 a gallon TODAY, they can let customers know with OddBodd.com!

Repeat Business. You've got to remind customers why they chose you in the first place. Tap them on the shoulder and tell them again. Those reasons were valid and compelling and will be again. Use the built-in blog tool to let customers know why you are the business they should be using.  Change your "specials" screen often, even if it’s just showing that you have a new product, service or employee, so they have a reason to keep visiting your listing and keep you in their favorites.

Continuous Business. Cash flow. It's the life blood of any business. Advertising keeps it steady, healthy and flowing. If you can't be found, you can't get traffic!  OddBodd.com helps you get found, for less!

New customers. Just through attrition, businesses will lose their share of customers. For businesses to remain viable, those customers need to be replaced. Word of mouth is wonderful but it's just too slow to keep the necessary pace with competition. The original idea behind OddBodd.com was to bring local businesses to consumers for little to no cost! (we're still keeping to that!)  The main reason was to help new residents find local businesses they would need when they moved to a new neighborhood.  With OddBodd.com someone who is moving can "meet" you and put your business in their favorites before they even move!!

USP – You already know what your “niche” or unique selling point is.  Businesses often forget that the next person that sees their ad may not realize why their customers keep coming back.  Now you have a simple and efficient way to tell them while maintaining their attention.

Morale, morale, morale. Advertising helps give the home team something to cheer about. It's the perfect introduction for your sales staff. Your future customer has heard your high-level story, making it that much easier for your staff to get to the heart of it and close the deal. Imagine how easy it will be for restaurants to promote a great special on a slow day to drive more traffic to them, or list a special offer for OddBodd.com members to bring them in on a snowy day. Or a furniture store can offer a better incentive on a holiday weekend so their sales team won't lose money!  Come up with your own creations for your business so your team can also see what you are doing to help them earn money.