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3
Foolproof Ways To
Soar Through A Recession
Winners are
ALWAYS looking for ways to grow their business. They
trust their company, trust their customers to come through
for them, and realize that a financial crunch offers
advantages that aren't available during better economic
times.
1.
Get More For Your Advertising Bucks
When the economy makes a turn for the worse, it just
makes sense that your advertising will give less of
a return than during and economic boon. Sure there’s
a lot less money being spent, but you don’t have
to have to watch your profit margin plummet!
Think about
it... advertisers are feeling the recession just as
much as you are, and are more desperate for clients.
It’s the perfect atmosphere to negotiate your
way to lower costs - even if you are already getting
a good price. Every advertising penny you can save,
is that much more profit you’ll earn on the products.
Have you
thought about getting free publicity? Local newspapers
are always looking for something of local interest.
Make the news! Publicity is free, but a wonderful way
to get your business in front of potential clients.
Do your advertisements
really need to be as big as they are? We tend to think
the big is better, but the facts are that short ads
with 11 words or less often generate higher response
than large ads. Give it a try, and trim some costs right
off your advertising bill.
2.
Take Advantage Of Big Ticket Sales
Not all of your customers suffer during recession. Remember
that there are always people who are thriving financially,
so don’t be afraid to make big ticket sales offers.
Additionally, when money is tight, people who place
a lot of stock in your product will value it even more.
Think about
ways to create products similar to yours, but with much
higher prices. Internet marketers often create members
only sites and sell their products at much higher prices.
Hey, they’ll obviously make fewer sales, but the
people who really value the product will buy. Each sale
will net an immensely higher profit. Think about it
like this... even though the sales are fewer, the actual
profit may be even greater than when it was sold at
a lower price.
3.
Maximize The Customers You Have
Your customers already know that you have great products
and provide satisfactory service. They trust you to
come through for them. Think about it... it’s
much easier to make sales to someone you already have
a relationship with.
Use every
opportunity to increase your sales volume within the
customer audience you already have. Do you have a product
that goes with the one they are purchasing? Offer it
to them at the register. It’s a proven and effective
method for increasing sales. You may be shocked at the
additional sales you can generate from those who are
already buying from you.
Who
is Allyn Cutts, and why should you care?
Allyn has spent over 24 years helping businesses like
yours find new customers and increase sales to current
customers. Allyn is a marketing and sales fanatic, providing
measurable marketing solutions that drive huge results
for small-to mid-size business clients. Allyn works
personally with clients to design and deliver off-line
and on-line direct marketing strategies that focus on
metrics and measurable results. You can learn more about
Allyn Cutts at www.AllynCutts.com and you can call 610.437.4106
between 10 AM and 4 PM Eastern Time Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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