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Actual for You - Visibility Equates to Higher Profits
The key to success in any business relies a large part in your ability to market your product or service. Often MBA students spend years studying marketing as it encompasses and relates to nearly all business operations. If you own a small business you know the value of marketing, even if you do not have an MBA or a specialized MBA in Marketing.One thing I found helpful in our company was to thoroughly outline what steps we would take to market our p
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
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Do you find yourself changing ad copy, tracking conversions and trying to make tiny tweaks all the time? Not that this is a bad thing, but do you know at which point in the decision process your potential customers are presented with your ads? If you don't, read on. Because this has a major impact on your RoI (Return on Investment).To understand the behaviour of a customer we have to define the thinking process and let's call it the purchase timeline
Gaining visibility is one of the most important, and yet often most overlooked, aspect of running a business. Perhaps you don’t run a company, but you are in sales. Visibility applies to you as well.
Before you begin to aggressively position yourself and gain visibility, think about what the vision for you and your organization is. Gaining a vision of what the organization stands for, the impact you want to have on your customers or clients, the quality of products and services, your contribution to your community, and where you want the organization to be in the future is essential as you move forward.
Your vision is your ideal future state. The statement includes what you desire your organization to be like. Again, it doesn’t really matter the size of the organization. Included in the vision are your values. What is really important to you?
Once you have your vision in mind, consider writing it down. This can help you to solidify your thoughts and to stay on track with what is truly important.
Another important aspect of your marketing is your Unique Selling Proposition (USP). It is beneficial to actually write down what makes your product or service different from those of your competitors. Whether you are in financial planning, training, banking, the beauty industry, day spas, or technology, take the time to know what sets you apart. In the consumer’s mind, Company A looks the same as Company B in many ways. The same with Salesperson A compared to Salesperson B. To stand apart your job is to help the consumer understand your differences. You can do this in a very positive way without belittling or badmouthing your competition.
A simple formula to clarity your USP is to write down every reason someone would want to do business with you.
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
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Before you begin to aggressively position yourself and gain visibility, think about what the vision for you and your organization is. Gaining a vision of what the organization stands for, the impact you want to have on your customers or clients, the quality of products and services, your contribution to your community, and where you want the organization to be in the future is essential as you move forward.
Your vision is your ideal future state. The statement includes what you desire your organization to be like. Again, it doesn’t really matter the size of the organization. Included in the vision are your values. What is really important to you?
Once you have your vision in mind, consider writing it down. This can help you to solidify your thoughts and to stay on track with what is truly important.
Another important aspect of your marketing is your Unique Selling Proposition (USP). It is beneficial to actually write down what makes your product or service different from those of your competitors. Whether you are in financial planning, training, banking, the beauty industry, day spas, or technology, take the time to know what sets you apart. In the consumer’s mind, Company A looks the same as Company B in many ways. The same with Salesperson A compared to Salesperson B. To stand apart your job is to help the consumer understand your differences. You can do this in a very positive way without belittling or badmouthing your competition.
A simple formula to clarity your USP is to write down every reason someone would want to do business with you.
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
O
One of the fastest ways to get your website in front of your target customer is to use Google Adwords. Google Adwords is Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising. Using PPC wisely, you can transform a no-traffic website into a high-traffic profit machine literally overnight. However, you can also waste a whole lot of money if you don't plan your PPC campaign carefully.Let me fist explain what PPC advertising is. Basically, it's a form of advertising in which
Once you have your vision in mind, consider writing it down. This can help you to solidify your thoughts and to stay on track with what is truly important.
Another important aspect of your marketing is your Unique Selling Proposition (USP). It is beneficial to actually write down what makes your product or service different from those of your competitors. Whether you are in financial planning, training, banking, the beauty industry, day spas, or technology, take the time to know what sets you apart. In the consumer’s mind, Company A looks the same as Company B in many ways. The same with Salesperson A compared to Salesperson B. To stand apart your job is to help the consumer understand your differences. You can do this in a very positive way without belittling or badmouthing your competition.
A simple formula to clarity your USP is to write down every reason someone would want to do business with you.
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
O
For thousands of years, people have conducted market research. I don’t mean with fancy focus groups or complicated conjoint analysis, but just by asking questions and listening to the answers. Using this art of listening is so crucial to the success of your company’s marketing, that to deny it is to invite failure. Follow along as I show you how to use marketing research to funnel knowledge into your marketing programs.Why research is so importantferent from those of your competitors. Whether you are in financial planning, training, banking, the beauty industry, day spas, or technology, take the time to know what sets you apart. In the consumer’s mind, Company A looks the same as Company B in many ways. The same with Salesperson A compared to Salesperson B. To stand apart your job is to help the consumer understand your differences. You can do this in a very positive way without belittling or badmouthing your competition.
A simple formula to clarity your USP is to write down every reason someone would want to do business with you.
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
O
As with all of my sales training tips and sales strategies it?s important that you know how to apply tactics in the real world. Here is a question that was asked of me several times and in slightly different versions last week…Sales training question…Gavin. I?ve got a client who is already using us. He is using one product list value 3000 and another worth 2000. Total value 5000. He has only been paying 1500! He now wants to drop the 3000 prod
- Are you an expert in your industry?
- Do you deliver in record time?
- Do you have a unique location?
- What is unique about your business compared to your competitors?
- What is most important to your prospects and customers about doing business with you? (If you don’t know – ASK!)
- What can only you do that your competitors can’t do?
Once you answer these questions, create a short message to include the key information. Many people avoid doing this type of exercise thinking it is a waste of time. Fact is, when you meet with a potential customer and they ask what you do, you want to be able to concisely tell them. This process is also helpful with your current clients in that they are only one call away from utilizing the services of someone else.
Another challenge people have is once they have created a USP they seem to be married to it. Avoid the trap of having a canned USP. Make it spontaneous according to the situation.
Your USP can be used in a number of different ways; conversations, networking opportunities, on your business cards and letterhead (if it is not too long), your yellow page ad, and in your other forms of advertising.
Periodically, it is helpful to revisit your vision and USP. As you change and your customer’s needs and wants change, you may find it necessary to adjust to those changes. What should drive any change are your core values more than anything else. When you are congruent with your values, success is assured.
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