2. Make a holiday gift guide.<\/h3>\n
Think about what your target consumer is into and then research top selling items in that category. For instance, if your target consumers are home cooks, why not share a list of\u00a0new\u00a0foodie gifts with explanations of why you chose each item? And, of course, include your gourmet food item\u00a0on the gift list.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>3. Create festive\u00a0graphics.<\/h3>\nA Santa hat or\u00a0a glass of egg nog Photoshopped on your Facebook profile images could go a long way. PicBadges<\/a> has a free Santa Hat image generator!<\/p>\n4. Distribute\u00a0coupons.<\/h3>\n
What better way to show thanks to your fans and to entice new subscribers than with a coupon? Free shipping! Buy one get one free! You’re competing with EVERY ONE this holiday season. Incentivize!<\/p>\n
5. Get your fans talking on social media.<\/h3>\n
Invite your social media followers to tell you about their holiday favorites.<\/p>\n
\n- Hold a holiday photo contest asking users to submit pics of your product under the tree.<\/li>\n
- Take a poll and ask for your followers go-to holiday recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.\u00a0Recipes! Recipes! Recipes!<\/h3>\n
People do serious cooking during the holiday season. Load them up with festive recipes that feature your gourmet food items.<\/p>\n
7. \u00a0Take LOTS of timely photos.<\/h3>\n
Put your gourmet food product in every kind of holiday scenario you can think of (in a gift basket, in a stocking, etc.), and get the camera out. Use these photos all over your blog and social media.<\/p>\n
8. Make a seasons greetings video.<\/h3>\n
Animoto<\/a> has some simple holiday video options for even the novice video maker. Use video as an\u00a0opportunity to tell more of your company story<\/a>.<\/p>\n9. Curate a holiday Pinterest board.<\/h3>\n
Now put all of your holiday\u00a0social media images, product pictures, recipes, and videos in one place — Pinterest!<\/p>\n
10. Create\u00a0a theme that ties it all together.<\/h3>\n
The ideas will come easier and what you produce will be more memorable if it all ties into one consistent theme. Lindt Chocolate does a great job at this. Check out their Pinterest profile<\/a> to see how they play off of their tagline, “Mastering the Art of Chocolate.”<\/p>\nHow do you market your gourmet food business during the holidays?<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
![\"holiday](\"https:\/\/condimentmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/condiment-christmas.jpg\")
<\/a>3. Create festive\u00a0graphics.<\/h3>\n4. Distribute\u00a0coupons.<\/h3>\n
What better way to show thanks to your fans and to entice new subscribers than with a coupon? Free shipping! Buy one get one free! You’re competing with EVERY ONE this holiday season. Incentivize!<\/p>\n
5. Get your fans talking on social media.<\/h3>\n
Invite your social media followers to tell you about their holiday favorites.<\/p>\n
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- Hold a holiday photo contest asking users to submit pics of your product under the tree.<\/li>\n
- Take a poll and ask for your followers go-to holiday recipe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6.\u00a0Recipes! Recipes! Recipes!<\/h3>\n
People do serious cooking during the holiday season. Load them up with festive recipes that feature your gourmet food items.<\/p>\n
7. \u00a0Take LOTS of timely photos.<\/h3>\n
Put your gourmet food product in every kind of holiday scenario you can think of (in a gift basket, in a stocking, etc.), and get the camera out. Use these photos all over your blog and social media.<\/p>\n
8. Make a seasons greetings video.<\/h3>\n
Animoto<\/a> has some simple holiday video options for even the novice video maker. Use video as an\u00a0opportunity to tell more of your company story<\/a>.<\/p>\n
9. Curate a holiday Pinterest board.<\/h3>\n
Now put all of your holiday\u00a0social media images, product pictures, recipes, and videos in one place — Pinterest!<\/p>\n
10. Create\u00a0a theme that ties it all together.<\/h3>\n
The ideas will come easier and what you produce will be more memorable if it all ties into one consistent theme. Lindt Chocolate does a great job at this. Check out their Pinterest profile<\/a> to see how they play off of their tagline, “Mastering the Art of Chocolate.”<\/p>\n
How do you market your gourmet food business during the holidays?<\/em><\/p>\n
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