Sales in a slump? Here's a quick list of 45 easy sales and marketing strategies to grow your business.
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Do you like a good challenge? I do! I wanted to share with you a little challenge I just gave myself because I think it's going to help give you ideas that will get your sales up and business growing!The challenge I gave myself: In 3 minutes or less, fill up both sides of my notebook page with ideas that are pretty easy to do and will help my clients increase their sales.My answers are below. Let me know which ones are your favorite, which ones you want me to go deeper into on another video and what other ideas you have.I've linked some of the videos I've done previously below so you can watch more info. on that topic right now.Here are the ideas I jotted down as quickly as I could:
- Upsell/down sell products/services
- Gift with purchase
- Run a sale for a limited time
- Have a sales contest with your sales team
- Face to face time to build deeper relationships with your best clients and warm prospects
- Start/join a Meetup to network with new leads/referral partners
- Volunteer
- Cold calling, but even better is warm calling
- Do online research-find potential clients and
- Do a tradeshow
- Mail out a marketing piece that will get attention, make you stand out and get them to take the desired action you want
- Check in with your clients (especially your best clients)
- Create a custom Facebook feed to engage with your best clients
- Get business from your referral partners
- Do public speaking
- Webinars
- Do a pop-up shop
- Nurture your clients and prospects through email sequences
- Segment your database and offer them what they need
- Have an opt-in on your website.
- Introduce business people who can help each other and watch them return the favor
- Send out handwritten cards (watch the cool responses and opportunities you’ll get)
- Work your CRM! I mean really working it
- Launch new products/services
- Package products/services together
- Create a monthly subscription program
- Do Challenges
- Do a Blog that adds massive value
- Create a podcast that adds massive value
- Be a resource for others, adding value to their life
- Be a specialist in a niche and put yourself out in the world
- Be interviewed or get interviewed
- Do a workshop
- Put on a retreat
- Write an e-book
- Engage on social media with your ideal clients and follow them
- Get and post your testimonials. if you can get your clients to post them, themselves and do video testimonials even better!
- Online Ads
- Be where your ideal client is (online and offline)
- Join organizations where your ideal clients are
- Become a board member to that organization
- Send out samples to get people to buy
- Do search engine optimization
- Use the best hashtags in your posts online so you can get found easily
- Have a sales and marketing calendar and actually use it. LOL!
I was out of space so I stopped. Did sharing this list help you come up with ideas for your business?I would love to know which ones you would like me to do videos on to go deeper on that topic. What other ones did you think of? Let me know. I want to help as many people as I can.Now, I have a challenge for you! I challenge you to fill both sides of a notebook paper with ideas based on your expertise. Challenge yourself and let the ideas flow! I’d love to see what you come up. Share it with me!Have an amazing day!Hugs and high 5's,
Shana Anderson-Nutewww.SpitfireAdvertising.comP.S. 1. Don't forget to follow our blog. That's where you're going to get these types of tips to help you with your business every time they’re posted.2. Don’t have a marketing calendar? I have you covered! You know that people with systems have the greatest success. Click on the image below to download my FREE Monthly Marketing Calendar Worksheet. I’ve made it easy to plan out your monthly marketing activities.
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- When the month's done, evaluate it and tweak what's not working.
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