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Find Creative Ways To Get More Business During The Recession
By | January 15, 2009
Ok, the holidays are over and if you’re like the millions of people who observe tradition and customs, you have made a handful of resolutions for the upcoming year. Being a business owner, you no doubt have made a few concerning your operation and have vowed to have a great year and to see more profit than you have in the past.
In order to do this, you have to go beyond merely talking about it. To have a great year in business means you have to have a great business plan. One of your goals probably has to do with acquiring more business and one sure way to do that is to get creative with your marketing, customer service and promotional strategies.
It is time to put on your thinking cap and get your creative juices flowing. Two heads are generally better than one and it is easy to get excited and enthusiastic when you combine your creative energies with other people’s imaginations. Gather your employees together for a brainstorming session and see what happens. In this forum you will be able to bounce ideas off of each other and come up with some unique ideas to drive sales and increase traffic. Your employees are the people who interact with customers on a daily basis and have their fingers on the pulse of your patrons. Your needs and desires of your clientele are key when considering the types of changes that need to be made to keep them coming through the door.
These brainstorming sessions should divulge enough information to devise a plan of action to maximize profits. Consider unique incentives for purchases. For example, for every $20.00 that a customer spends, he/she has the opportunity to put their name in a monthly drawing to receive their next $20.00 purchase for free. Customers that spend $15.00 will spend an additional $5.00 bucks to have their name put in the fishbowl for the drawing. The patron who wins for the month will more than likely purchase when they come in to claim their prize. This idea will encourage existing customers to come back and buy more often.
Offer incentives for existing customers by providing them with a healthy discount for every new customer that they bring in. Another example… you own a beauty shop and you provide your existing customer with a free manicure for any new client they bring in that purchases a cut and color. See how simple this is and how exciting it can be to have your customers walking in with a smile on their faces because of your goodwill?
Another avenue worth pursuing is the use of the internet. Most small businesses are lacking when it comes to utilizing their websites to maximize business. Your website should be more than a space to put your company name and address. Anything is possible and in this age of technology, what better way to stay in touch with your customers than to email them about sales, specials and incentives. Post advertisements about bonus offers and rebates, offer coupons, ask for suggestions, feedback and reviews from patrons to help maintain your relationship with them. Post helpful blogs that will inform customers about product uses, recalls, tips and hints that apply to your services or products. Make your company and invaluable asset and not just a place to purchase gods and services.
Get excited about the possibilities, get involved in the process, water your business and watch it grow. Chances are your competitors are in a reactive mode and frantically trying to find ways to cut costs to maximize profits. You, however, have decided to take a proactive approach, seeing the glass as half full and are making lemonade from lemons!
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