In marketing, just getting your name out there is great. But what's better than simply advertising yourself? Doing so in a really creative, memorable way.  The best marketing tactics are the kind that people want to tell their friends about and really stick out in people's minds.

A few weeks ago in a weekly Teams Workshop in the Virtual Labs, a member of the fairly new Etsy Team EtsyPHAT (the Etsy Plants and Horticulture Arts Team) mentioned a promotional item their Team had designed — seed packets intended to be used for "guerrilla gardening" (read more about it in this Storque article!) — a slightly anarchist approach to greening abandoned open spaces.  This very idea was intriguing to me from its first mention, since I live in South Philadelphia, an urban area in need of any greening we can get.  And, lo and behold, a little package full of seed packets from EtsyPHAT appeared at the Etsy Labs recently.  The handmade packets clearly promote EtsyPHAT, with the address of the Team's blog and instructions to search for their team tag on Etsy on the front, with directions on how to make use of the seed packet on the back.  So brilliant! 

Take a little time, schedule a brainstorming session with your Team, and consider how your Team can think outside the typical marketing box to creatively market itself — who is your Team's audience, and how can you engage them?   

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