Except for the companies who make face masks and other Covid-related items these days who are making a killing, most businesses in this day and age took a serious hit when Covid came along. They have to figure out how to market their business differently to increase sales as the culture is different. That may be a complete change on how sales occur within their company or just a few tweaks.
So where does one start? Well, since this question is contingent on so many different factors, you have to figure out which strategies listed below would work best for you. Are you working on advertising to a local market or the world economy? Or maybe somewhere in between. Is it a physical object you are selling or a service?
Market Research
To start with you may want to research your market all over again. See what has changed and how you can adjust, if at all. Maybe once the research is done, you have a great idea that would increase the value of your product or service with some fine-tuning. It could be something as simple as changing the color of your product or marketing your service to a different age group.
New Customers
I know. But how? Well, for starters, who is your ideal customer? To know the customers, you need to know the type of consumer you are digging for. Then figure out where said customer lives. Then get yourself positioned as the answer to their questions. You can try direct response marketing to get in front of them and then knowing your business inside and out will be your best bet at developing a long-lasting relationship.
Presence
Of course, you already had a base of customers you serviced. It is absolutely paramount to stay in their view and not disappear. You can do that by giving before you take. Invite them to do market surveys and listen to what they say. Address their needs. Produce value in the relationships you have created and take it to the next level. You can even create a loyalty program to bring them home with you when it comes to your sales.
Your Tools
You have to keep up to see the new sales tools out there and embrace the new technology you see. You can believe that your competitors are. The people behind Cirrus Insight emphasized that you have to be innovative enough to keep up with today’s ever-evolving sales needs in the world. As the experts say, you can’t just keep up, you have to be in the lead. Keeping your finger on the pulse of the economy is imperative.
Unconventionality
As far as local marketing goes, doing some eye-catching advertising. Think outside the box from your boring ordinary banners and change the color and tone a bit. Even do the direct opposite of what the potential customer would expect. For instance, you sell heavy-duty safety shoes? Images of ballerinas wearing them to dance or children in the gym at school. You have to be imaginative.
Campaigns
In your industry, is there something that you think should be changed for the better? Use that and create a campaign of awareness on that subject and use your product (or create a product) that satisfies that need.
Social Media
If you haven’t already, create a website and assign someone to monitor the site as well as the different social media pillars like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (to name a few). Do your homework on search engine optimization to get your company’s name out there after doing the research to find out where you need to be on the world wide web.
Along with a good SEO (search engine optimization) program to pursue to increase your page ranks and sales, you can look into PPC or Pay Per Click companies who will take banner ads you create and will post them all over the web with their technology and expertise and you only pay when someone clicks the ad.
Collaboration
Think about what companies you can work with to help and accentuate each other in sales and recognition. Do you sell the work boots? Get with companies who make work clothes or safety helmets and brainstorm a way to assist in each other’s company endeavors.
Marketing and sales are not for the faint of heart but an absolute necessity to stay alive in this economy. Especially for a small and/or family business. Hopefully, these ideas can kickstart your imagination into high gear for your success.
