The 10,000 Flyers marketing campaign is a low-cost idea that will help get the word out about Steemit to thousands of potential new users.
The plan is to have the community design several 8.5 x 11 flyers that can be printed out and hung up in coffee shops, book stores, colleges, etc. Once the designs are done, users can pick their favorite one(s), print off a few color copies at their local print store, and then hang them up in their local areas. (Prints should be less than $1 per color copy, and 10 cents for B&W.)
My goal is to have 10,000 flyers printed out and hung up by the community before the end of July!
This post is for the artists and graphic designers of the community to submit their entries for the flyers. My budget for this will be ~300 STEEM. 100 STEEM will be awarded to the 'best' flyer, 50 STEEM will be awarded to the two runners up, and 10 STEEM will be awarded to anyone who submitted a reasonable quality entry.
Bounty / Contest Rules:
- The flyer images must be designed to attract new users to the platform.
- They must have some info on how to get to the platform (i.e. the website Steemit.com).
- They cannot contain links or information to specific user's blogs.
- They must be 'safe for work' (something that can be hung up in a public area where kids may be present).
- They cannot mislead people or give false expectations for joining.
- Entries must be submitted in the form of an image that can be pasted into a Word document and printed on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper.
- Entries will be accepted until the payout for this post closes.
- I will be selecting the winners based on my own personal preference, but I will take comments and upvotes from the community into consideration.
- All payouts will be made within 48 hours of this post closing.
- Each user can submit as many entries as they want, but I will only be paying out one bounty per person.
Image Guidelines:
- 2550 x 3300 or 3300 x 2550 images are what Google recommended for 8.5 x 11 paper.
- Black and White or Color are accepted. (Submit two versions if you think both will look good.)
Some Tips:
- If you are looking for inspiration, check out some of ideas suggested in the comments of Steemit Marketing Idea - 10,000 Flyers (Brainstorming Session).
- If you are looking for some "talking points" on what to include to 'sell' the platform, you can check out this post: You should join Steemit. Here is why.
- A section on the bottom with 10-15 'tear off tabs' that say "Steemit.com" (or something along those lines), could be good to include.
- You can target the general community (i.e. everybody), or specific audiences (i.e. artists, writers, etc.).
- Keep in mind that we want people to stick around, so enticing people with things like "earn tons of money on Steemit" is generally not a good idea. Set realistic expectations so they end up sticking around :)
Good Luck Everybody! I look forward to seeing the submissions =)
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Cool!
Here you go ^_^
Did you know Yellow is the most visible color in the spectrum?
This ad is made to look inconspicuous, as if they discovered a secret club.
The colors are very purposeful, and it's intended to look anti-corporate.
see it full size here:
https://steemit.com/marketing/@alphacore/10-000-flyers-marketing-campaign-graphic
I suggest printing 2000 of 5 kinds if there are enough good ones. This would allow the same person to see multiple ads and have a larger impression than seeing the same one several times.
Awesome!
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These are community ads. Keep it simple, keep it black and white if possible, and don't make it look pro. The less we say about it the better, to quote a song :) Let it generate intrigue.
Here are some old flyer designs I worked on, using these principles.
Simple variations in color:
The above is a bit more friendly, and artsy. This one is more of an appeal to the more technically aware, counter-culture, free speech, or possibly nerdy crowd (location dependent):
Get in touch if you'd like these made into the full resolution. Right now I don't have the time.
Also @timcliff, consider using a half-sheet size as well, as community bulletin boards often don't have a ton of real estate. Obviously the bigger the better, but be prepared :) Use very high reflectivity paper.
Thanks @pfunk!
These flyers could be made for STEEMFEST². Then everyone would get around 10-20 of these and take them back with them to their country where they spread it? Or we just give it away in Lisbon! But I agree less is more sometimes! :)
One last one xD with no details at all this time
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I'm not a graphic designer, so I took the liberty to use Canva to create something that I like. Don't know how everybody else made theirs, but I did use elements based on a template, so if that excludes me from having a chance at winning the reward, that's fine by me. That's not the point anyway, just trying to get people flyering :-)
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Awesome job!
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There you go, it took me a few hours, i hope you like it :)
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Now i can finally sleep (-.-) zZ
Wow, nice job!
Alright alright, here's my submission.
Download Link: SVG Download
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Cool :)
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Nice!
I did another one using Canva but it ended up looking more like a book cover, Steemit The Story, haha! I figured I might as well post it anyway, since I went through the effort of making it.
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Cool :)
I love making infographics! So contact me for more!
Cool :)
Here is another if you prefer this style better. I've been trying a few other styles hoping that will put a finger on what you're looking for.
Nice!
based on the original
steem.io concept i created my own graphics to be able to translate Hungarian to.
and more coming....
#steemit #promo #flyer
Nice job!
Nice!
@timcliff when does it end? Can we send more?
Don't mind me! I have loads of work to do but I just enjoy infographics more.
The contest did end. I posted the results and the instructions for people to print them here: https://steemit.com/recruitment/@timcliff/attention-community-please-help-with-the-10-000-flyers-marketing-campaign-everyone-can-participate
This is such a fantastic idea, I have already been telling all of my close friends about steemit and have convinced a handful of good ones to join. Quality is indeed preferred over quantity, so a get rich quick promotion is out of the question as you mentioned. It will be interesting to see what the community comes up with
Hi, I am also marketing and maybe you know about my flyer actions? :) I like your work which seperates you from many people who are only here for taking.
That is cool! Send me a link so I can see what you are up to.
Thanks :)
If anyone can send me a simple design for free in the next couple of days I'll print off 500 and distribute. Moving out of a condo in Manila in a week that has around 500 residents, easy to just stick them in the mail boxes lol.
There are a few that people have already posted in the comments. I suspect more will be added in the coming days. Feel free to print off any that you like. When I post the follow up post in about a week, be sure to report back how many you printed off and hung up so we can track them towards the 10,000 goal. Appreciate the enthusiasm! :)
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Still love the idea, as I said on the first post. I will print out at least 500 of the winners flyer to put out at the coffee shops I do real estate meetups at.
Awesome!!
I just heard about this now! What a great idea. I would like to help with this as well. And I figured I can help in 2 different ways.
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I can't officially endorse it, because I can't control whether you pay ppl - but if you want to do that, it would be awesome :) I'll let you know who the winner is.
Completely understand! Looking forward to seeing the winning entries.
@alphacore was declared the winner. I will be posting the official announcement post in a few minutes, along with details on having the community print the flyers.
Outstanding idea, @timcliff, as per usual. Love this.
To bookmark this to my comments I will put my leaflet from brainstorming session and I will probably update it tomorrow to match the rules :)
One leaflet per user, @timcliff?
Thanks.
You can submit as many entries as you'd like, but I'm only paying one bounty payment per person.
I love this! I am not a designer, but I can't wait for the flyers, it's festival season here and this is PERFECT!
Full STEEM ahead!
great idea
What a good idea Mr. @timcliff, I am already anxious to see the proposals, surely there will be several.
Thank you very much for sharing this information
Have a good week
You too!
This is great. I'll join in on it for sure.
amazing idea
Ill give this a shot !
thanks
I'm in, will borrow a comp. for this one, it's a good cause. Looking forward to seeing all the entries!!
Kool... I'm confident this will have a positive impact on the Community. Good job.
sounds nice ,im looking forward to join your contest :)
Nice! Upvoted and resteemed:)
A funny coincidence, one of the ads says "Sources of making money", it's in Czech language.
great idea, can't wait to see entries
Great efforts @timcliff! I'll see if I can come up with something good tonight.
Very cool! Anything to build the movement!
I'll join sir @timcliff , is the 8.5x11in printed only on one side or back to back design?
One side only.
Wow this awesome work , thank for info @timcliff
I am late for the competition but I will check the entries and design one tomorrow :) maybe it's not late to be printed and shared n.n
At this point, it would be too late for this campaign. Everyone that is participating has probably printed theirs out though. You are welcome to create one just for people to use though, and post it as it's own post. I'm sure there will be a need for more flyers down the line :)
Lovely idea. I would have submitted this entry I made for #memechallenge except I would think we don't have right to use the man in the picture. :-)
I am not Don Draper but i would approve most of this
https://steemit.com/steemit/@malicered/community-contribution-high-quality-flyers-for-advertisement-and-showing-off-steemit-lots-of-content
please add
#steem-promo
tag to the post