When I speak
with many website and business owners, I usually get
asked this question over and over gain. And that is
“what can I do to get more customers, clients or subscribers?
Well there’s a 1001 answers I can give that question.
Because there are so many ways to find new business.
The problem with finding and advertising for new customers
is that it can be expensive. In essence it could even
be a gamble to fork out a bunch of money on a new advertising
campaign, newslebecause you really don’t know the outcome
or response will be. This is especially true on a new
advertising strategy. If you’re like a lot of business
operators you’ll slap an ad together, and publish it
somewhere, hoping for the best.
To make matters even worse…most of the time businesses
publish an ad that always starts with a headline with
their company name on top. What they really should be
doing is putting a strong benefit to start the ad as
a headline, so the reader’s eyeballs continue to read
the rest! But this article is not about advertising
to first time customers; it’s about something better,
a more affordable strategy with trust and recognition
automatically built in!
It’s marketing and building a strong relationship with
the customers and clients you have now! Imagine, someone
has bought something from you. They trust you and see
you as the trusted source for your product or service.
Once they buy, don’t just expect them to buy from you
again. You really need to stay in front of them. And
I don’t mean pestering them or applying high sales pressure.
That will just kill any future business.
What you can do is use this proven and effective idea.
Before I mention what the idea is, let me ask you something?
Are you are collecting all of your customer’s contact
data? If not, start now.
Ok here is the profit boosting, referral generating
idea that will pump in more business for you. Every
month, send your customers or email them a “specially
designed newsletter”. A monthly newsletter postcard
that lets you communicate with your customers in a fun
way while you’re actually marketing for more business.
A fun to read monthly newsletter that gives all kinds
of every day advice and tips. Your customers will look
forward to receiving it every month, plus it will surely
get passed around. The newsletter template style
I’m talking about is a giant postcard 8.5 by 11 sheet
of paper 24lb or 60lb card stock (colored). The front
and back should have neat, short articles to read, tips,
puzzles and most importantly a couple of places for
you to place your monthly special offer, promotion and
web address. Mail the newsletter on cardstock and it
will get read. How can it not?
Sending this newsletter out every month is less costly
and more effective than starting a new advertising campaign
ad piece. In fact, it costs 6 times more to get a new
a customer, than compared to marketing to your current
customer base. The newsletter postcard I’m referring
to is a newsletter template that can make the readers/customers
life better, faster and easier. It is all about what
benefits them. They will appreciate your monthly newsletter.
Use it if you want to standout, make a difference and
impress your customers. This is the most powerful marketing
piece that will be in your possession. This is one idea
that may truly put a nice boost into your bottom line,
because now you’ll get more business from your current,
perspective and lost customers.
Rick Ness is a marketing specialist. Simple, creative
ideas like the newsletter postcard can make a big difference
and put you infront of your customers monthly. Find
out more http://www.monthly-newsletter.net/
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