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Joint Ventures Include in your marketing target small profits for drama
Copyright (c) Paul Flood 2008 Marketing, LLC

What is consistently ranked as one of the most effective strategies for small businesses in target markets? Without doubt it is the joint venture (JV), also known as a strategic alliance. Target marketing, or niche means that you are marketing directly to the prospect most likely to buy your product or service. Your JV strategy may be the ultimate form of marketing target, because you use the client focused and a list view of another business owner.

The company and the strategic alliance are so popular and profitable because they capitalize on the assets (client list, goodwill, relationships, etc.) your partner has developed with their client and prospect base . Almost all potential buyers (business to consumer) prefer to do business with a company or a practice for which they have a degree of confidence.

Marketing legend Dan Kennedy likes to say that we all walk around holding an umbilical cord called "Plug Me In and tell me what to do." Whether you are looking for a place to buy a hot dog , tobuy a yacht, or looking for a brain surgeon or a new church in your community, you are looking for someone to recommend if you go for the product, service or advice.

Do not confuse the JV with references. Referrals are great for new businesses and an effective strategy to target small business marketing, but usually are only one or two at a time. Referrals can also dry up if you do not have to keep in touch with your customers and let them know how much you appreciate and value their business.

EC can be as simple as choosing a partner in retail and the issuance of a coupon attached to someone of a different clientele. They can also be very complex, multi-million dollars from big business. American Express is an example of a very large and sophisticated company that partners with several other large companies to take advantage of the customer lists of both companies. If you have one card, you have received many calls and mailers to approve their JV partners. The partners get the implicit approval of Blue Chip as Amex and Amex gets an increase in purchases of card you use the card to buy products recommended partners.

Now that you've decided to add the JV to your small business marketing tools, where to start? You start with the profile of the characteristics of your ideal client. What do they buy and where do they buy? For example, Paul Flood Marketing, which is my business, is implementing a unique marketing and non-traditional small business and I guarantee increased profits by 25% or more in as little as 90 days. As the saying goes, "fish where the fish are," so I partnered with other small business consultants, lawyers principal business CPA and small, who have endorsed my services to their customers.

If I tried to contact several of these business owners cold, I probably would have been diverted, but the approval of my partners trust established trust. This confidence is what you will use with your partner the Alliance.

Armed with the list of potential partners, you make your contact strategy. You can try to write letters, but I am a strong advocate simply pick up the phone and tell its owner, 'Hi, I own a local company and I have an idea that might help us considerably to both increase sales and profits and I "I talk with you about it. Do you have a minute for me to explain the concept?

Great, so logical for us to talk more in depth, we can arrange a time to meet. "The only thing I like the phone is that I can immediately get an idea about the company and the person in minutes.

At your first meeting, you mo.