Advertising ideas for Women's Council of Realtors® local chapter meetings:

Have a marketing chairperson that loves what they do.

Use your local Realtor Association. Ask about the home page of the MLS screen and ask them to put ads in all their out going communications promoting your events and membership benefits. In return, list them as a sponsor. 2 way recognition.

The local newspaper. We have opened our meetings up to the public and all businesses. Our local newspaper, The Flint Journal- www.mlive.com , advertises our meetings and events in the local newspaper at "No Charge." The Flint Journal considers our events as a business and community service because of the education provided.

www.Evite.com , a great source of advertising, easy payment tracking and an electronic RSVP counter. It's free!!

Have a chapter monthly newsletter. Need a printer, contact Kinko's. They print a color newsletter in return for sponsorship recognition in our newsletter. We pay for postage, labeling and folding. Very cheap.

Blog your chapters events before they happen and after. You would be surprised at the amount of people that actually read blogs with out your knowledge.

Our next goal is local TV. PBS maybe. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Have an idea, please share..