Posted on July 27, 2010.
How you can easily generate a steady stream of customers From meetings and conversations with many entrepreneurs, I saw that more than 90% are struggling with low or no flow of new customers at all. They come to me all the time at the request of writing a good advertisement, brochure or mailing them. But it actually works?
The answer is twofold, yes and no. Yes because mailings, advertisements and other marketing methods do not produce results in terms of more leads or sales. No, because this is not a solution to the problem long term. The problem will be solved for just a short time. Once they stop placing ads or sending the broadcast market reaction will soon stop.
It is very difficult to keep advertising with little or no marketing budget, while many entrepreneurs are the only solution. They tend to keep looking for new things and ways to promote, almost like finding excuses for an ad. But what is the difference between them and the companies never advertise, yet grow by at least 50% per year?
Other common problems in marketing are: many "casino" with the marketing budget, low achievement and empty promises, high costs and was too busy with other important activities.
The fact is that, in reality, you are already solve many problems in your company with a solution that also fits this problem, namely: the processes and systems. If you do not know what I'm talking about, then think about how your production works, how your accounts do their work, what you do in terms of management. Almost all activities of your business is done in a particular way, a process or system. That what was written down, mapped or just in your head - it can be decomposed to a basic process.
So why not systematize your marketing?
Marketing is like all other systems, a multi-step process. You can never reach your goal by taking one step. Even if this were the case, it would be a temporary solution. Since placing an advertisement to attract more customers.
To get a steady stream of health and new customers, you should keep your operational marketing. And because advertising is so expensive, it must find other means and media. There are solutions to these problems, but let us first take a look at what a good marketing system consists of:
1) specifically to find and contact potential clients
2) to know exactly what the customer wants to hear in order to create a strong want and need your product
3) effective strategy for constantly new potential customers contact you
4) a sale process multi-step, which provides various possibilities for a sale
5) Ways to get the customer to buy more identical or different (more expensive) you
6) strategy guide with the aim to get your customers to see many friends and colleagues to
No single company that has these six essential elements of the camps with the problems of downstream customers, the conjecture, the high costs of advertising or investment in time. Once the system has been up and running, it is easy to create financial projections. There will be no unnecessary costs and that everything works the system, there is not much time to make it work.
A good advertisement, brochure or sales letter is only the first item that you are in contact with potential customers. Then you must take several other steps to convert to customers and to maximize the relationship.
Add all your marketing system and make sure that, like any other business, functioning as efficiently as possible. You'll really enjoy it!