Make This Your Year By Deploying These Strategies
As the new year rises, so do the expectations for business and sales growth. At Hunter Marketing, we work with our clients to customize and create strategies to help our clients grow. While there is no single strategy that offers fool-proof success for every business, the following strategies may be adopted to offer immediate success. Speaking to a seasoned omni-channel, multi platform marketer and developing programs based on insights in previous efforts, current budgets, and long term objectives is the only way to develop an official advertising strategy ideal for your organization.
The following strategies are designed to attract new customers while increasing sales from existing ones. We don’t need to explain the need for new customers. But many business owners and novice marketers forget the importance of talking to the customers that already know your business. Given the costs of acquiring new customers, selling more to your existing customers is a way to increase revenues at a lower cost to your business.
Have An Inspiring Brand Purpose
In 2023 consumers are more likely to lean towards a company that has a brand that focuses beyond the revenues. When all other things are equal, the one with the most inspirational purpose often wins out. You might partner with a local nonprofit or connect with a community initiative. Think beyond the service or product you provide and how you can take a moment to provide a benefit to your community. In doing this you will connect with more customers and they will see you as a solution to larger, more complex issues that matter to them, their friends, their families, and their local community. It is key that the message be clear. Your brand purpose should be repeated throughout messaging, graphics and communications. And most importantly, you must follow through on your promises.
Be The Solution
Your goal is to define your customers’ issues and be the solution. When you demonstrate you understand your customer’s pain points, their challenges, and their pitfalls, you become more credible. When you generate unique and creative content that helps them to solve these problems, your content will perform well, increase your optimization and associated search rankings, and engage your target customers. Whether your target demographic are businesses or consumers, providing insights into how you can solve problems helps you to be perceived as an expert. In short, it’s a great strategy to incorporate into your content marketing through your website, video, and social channels.
Adopt New Platforms
New social media and content aggregator platforms continue to be developed and launched. When clients come us for business to business sales, we start with LinkedIn. For business to consumer activities Facebook and Instagram are key. But csutomers are curious about emerging platforms like TikTok, Pinterest or Nextdoor.. Platforms with newer budget-based marketing services tend to be less saturated and cost less, but often also tend to yield less and are more challenging to adopt. Early adoption, however, gives your brand a chance to “be there first” and solidify your placement before ads take over.
Take Advantage Of Existing Channels
This year we are likely to see a pull back in ad spend, as inflation continues to be a consideration and forecasts predict slower growth and thinner margins. We must leverage your existing audience and followers by creating more content and engaging with these contacts. The bottom line is that when you take the time to connect more closely with loyal audiences, create content relevant to their needs, and make efforts to enhance your social communities, you are more likely to raise brand affinity which makes customers more likely to buy…or buy again.
Narrow Your Prospective Client Focus
Be specific about who you want to target and you will watch your sales grow. Narrow your target audience and as specific as possible. The riches are in the niches. We always recommend a small audience of less than 100 companies for our business to business clients and less than 10,000 for our business to consumer clients. Then, adjust products, services and offers to appeal to this specific target market. Develop your content, graphics, and marketing efforts to appeal to this targeted group and establish a sales funnel that drives and increases sales over an appropriate period of time. Finally, make sure that your sales team has the tools and resources to not only back up the offers, but to move prospective customers along the path of contact, order, and up sell.
Create Touchpoints Without Overselling
Existing customers don’t appreciate being bombarded with sales messages, but they love being appreciated and serviced. Some creative ways you can talk to your customer base is with “thank yous”, offering training on how to use tools, and even providing discount incentives for subscription based services in exchange for referrals. The best marketing is a happy customer who recommends your services to colleagues and friends.
Make These Strategies Work For You
For success in 2023, create a plan with an achievable schedule. If your biggest issue is where to start or selecting the right strategy, reach out to Hunter Marketing. Our team of professionals can work with you to create a marketing strategy that will achieve the growth and revenues you look forward to in 2023.
