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Marketing Tips to Promote Sales

It is simpler than ever for companies to have a presence across a variety of online channels. However, it remains challenging to successfully maintain sales, even for the most seasoned marketing experts.

The secret to progress is no longer just getting your product/services out there to see how they perform. The most successful businesses are now using a strategic and targeted approach to help their sales grow:

Understand Your Target Audience

When you are trying to reach everyone, you will end up reaching no one. One of the best things about digital technology is the ability to target your content to specific users. Ask yourself:

• Who would you like to pitch your products/services to?

• What is the age of your ideal customer?

• What is the general income level of your ideal customer?

• Where do your ideal customers live?

You can have more than one audience that you are targeting, but it is very important to break your audience down and create custom sales content specifically for them.

Hire a Digital Marketing Expert

Digital marketing might not seem too complicated or intricate. However, this notion is entirely misguided. For digital marketing to work, you need someone who is knowledgeable about everything related to SEO, graphic design, copywriting, content marketing, social media channels, website development, conversion optimization and also email marketing. Hiring an expert allows your business to tap into a wealth of information and creativity

Use Social Media Marketing

Social networks are an important part of every marketing approach, and the perks of using social media are so good that anyone not using this cost-effective resource is missing out on a remarkable opportunity.

Social media is one of the most cost-efficient techniques to syndicate content and improve your business' visibility. Executing a social media strategy will considerably increase your brand recognition since you will be engaging with a broad audience of consumers.

Run Regular Promotions

Sales and marketing promotions are an excellent way to increase sales. Whether you weekly, monthly or quarterly, your clients will start to look forward to your promotions if you keep them consistent.

Offer Discounts or Coupons

Sometimes, you need a unique approach. One way to achieve that is to look for creative ways to group services into a package or multiple products into a bundle. With bundles and packages, your customers will be more inclined to take advantage of multiple products/services since they’ll feel like they are receiving more for their money.

Provide Guarantees

One way to increase sales is to offer assurances about your customer's experience. Product or service warranties and guarantees are two necessary assurances provided by manufacturers and resellers. A guarantee or warranty merely means that if the customer has a dissatisfying experience, you offer a refund, free product or service, free repair or some other form of retribution. Offering these types of safety nets, along with flexible product returns, allows customers to have a more carefree buying experience.

Create a Sense of Urgency

A very easy way to increase sales is to create a sense of urgency. Many customers respond positively to limited-edition products or limited time offers.

What other ways have you boosted sales for your business? Let us know in the comments.

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Kimberly Portuondo
April 9, 2019
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