Donuts, juice, bagels, even some software disks are great ice breakers and will help you become a regular on the show Many talk radio stations now have regular computer information shows. These shows have hosts, guests and take calls from users having problems. If there is one near you, beat down the doors in order to get on the show, send goodies to the host along with information on the club activities. If there is not a show near you, think about starting one up. Often radio stations just charge a small fee for the engineer that keeps the show going.
User groups can even make money if they sell the advertisements that are used during the program.
Most radio stations make these announcements at regular times during the day, find out who is in charge and get a copy of the meeting information out to them 2-3 days before the meeting. There are few jobs more intimidating than asking merchants and building supervisors if you can hang up a poster. Wal-Marts, supermarkets, computer retailers, libraries, copy centers, universitys, high schools, shopping malls, they have all let us put up posters. Bright colors, large print and nice graphics will attract attention. If your group has more than 200 members, think about changing your club newsletter to tabloid size and use newspaper stock for the pages.