help need holiday ideas
I don't have any helpful suggestions because we just have people that buy them, we don't do any advertising for gcs, but I wanted to say, if/when you get ideas, go for it. Don't worry about making it hard on other MTs in the area. In this field, everyone has the same opportunity to do marketing, be creative, expand their client base. If they don't or won't seize the opportunities, it's not your problem.
Now I remember things we've done! - when people buy gcs before the holidays, we've offered a freebie of some sort. One year it was fancy little gauze bag of sea salts and herbs (lavendar, chamomile etc), for a foot soak or bath. One year it was a separate gc for a free 15 minute chair massage - the buyer could use it themselves or gift it to someone else as a 'stocking stuffer'. We've also had anyone who bought one enter their names in our 'fishbowl' and drew 3 names out, they could opt for a 30 minute massage or facial for themselves. We usually do these starting Black Friday. The other thing we've done is put a BIG sidewalk sign out 'Gift Cards - Great Gift!' which gets a lot of attention from people who are in that 'What do I buy the person who has everything?' mode.