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HighQualityLeads
28th December 2008, 11:32
Hello Guys

2009 is expected to be a difficult year for all the businesses, I am starting this thread as a brainstorming exercise for all the members and hoping that all will benefit from the ideas.

There will be several tips to help increase and sustain the business, but I think all the ideas to grow business will fall under one of the following categories.

1. Getting new customers for your business.

2. Increasing the sale amount per customer.

3. Making the customer buy from you more often.

4. Holding on to the customer for longer.


Part 1: How to get more customers for your business?

Marketing you business properly is essential for getting new customers. It’s even more important to track various marketing methods to know which is working and which one is not otherwise you ll end up spending your money on ineffective marketing methods which means not spending on strategies which are working for your business. So first of all ask yourself "are you marketing effectively" and "are your marketing strategies working? “ Some Methods of Marketing are

Effective Referral System
Lead Generation from Internet- Website, SEO, PPC, Forums etc
Business Cards
Mailshots
Joint Venture with other businesses
Create a Free Newsletter
Distribute a Free Report
Sponsorship for events in your industry
Newspaper advertising
Radio Advertising
Trade shows
Advertising on your Car, van
Leaflets
Telemarketing


These are just a few of the methods, the list goes on...
But different methods work for different businesses. Please share your experiences, questions and ideas here.

LeafletDistribution
31st December 2008, 03:25
Hi,

I think this is an excellent post. Having read through your list, all of them, there are few that have worked for us very well.

These are:

Effective Referral System

Business Cards

Leaflets

We have also found visiting and meeting potential customers to be one of the best methods to get more customers through the door.

HighQualityLeads
31st December 2008, 06:40
Thanks LeafletDistribution

I am glad, you found the post useful. I ll post some more info expanding on "Effective Referral System" , as People confuse it with "Word of Mouth"

Deepak

LeafletDistribution
31st December 2008, 08:59
Excellent, I'll look forward to reading it and hopefully using it to improve my current techniques.

Many thanks,