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Ontario – Promoting Your Business
This page provides information and resources on advertising and promoting your business in Ontario, including promotional techniques, advertising tips, measuring results, and guides on legal compliance.
General Information and Guides
Legal Issues
Promotional Techniques and Programs
Advertising and Sales Assessment
Trade Shows/Fairs/Events
Organizations/Networks/Associations
Magazines and Portals
General Information and Guides
- Advertising Guidelines for Small Retailer Firms – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Advertising Do's and Don'ts – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Store Location - "Little Things" Mean a Lot – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing, Advertising, & Promoting Your Business – Parkland Community Futures Development Corporation Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
- Business Promotion – Firstbusiness.ca
- Promoting Your Goods and Services – Contracts Canada
Legal Issues
- Competition Act - Misleading Advertising and Deceptive Marketing Practices – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Competition Act - Pyramid Selling and Multi-Level Marketing Schemes – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Canadian Code of Advertising Standards Overview – Advertising Standards Canada
- 2001 Multi-level Marketing & The Competition Act – Government of Canada
Promotional Techniques and Programs
- Ways to Promote Your Product or Service – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Signs and Your Business – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Developing New Accounts – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Setting the Right Price – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- How to Have a Positive Image – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Guidelines for Developing a Company Brochure – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Business Promotion Idea List – Canada Business Service Centres
- Making Your Organization Bilingual - Winning Strategies – Canadian Heritage
- Ways to Promote & Market Your Company – Have1.com
- Promotion, Advertising, and PR – CCH Incorporated
- 20 Ways to Promote Your Business on a Shoestring Budget – Market Impact
- Building a News Release: Overview – CanadaOne
Advertising and Sales Assessment
- Plan Your Advertising Budget – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Interactive Business Planner - IBP – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Do You Know the Results of Your Advertising – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Measuring Sales Force Performance – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Understanding and Developing Your Sales Force – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing Checklist for Small Retailers – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- The Marketing and PR Checklist – CanadaOne
Trade Shows/Fairs/Events
- Trade Shows – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Invite Your Trade Show Prospects – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Trade Fairs and Missions – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Successful Trade Show Marketing – Team Canada Inc Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Organizations/Networks/Associations
- Association of Canadian Advertisers
- Canadian Advertising Research Foundation
- Canadian Marketing Association
- Internet Advertising Bureau of Canada
- Radio Marketing Bureau
- Association of Internet Marketing and Sales Inc.
- Advertising Standards Canada
- Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA)