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Marketing your business seems like a daunting and costly task that produces few results, but it doesn't have to be this way.
The key is to provide a constant presence in whatever marketing medium you're utilizing. Most people won't notice your ad during the first, second or third run. As your ad continues to be broadcast you will gain credibility and continue to see better results. Also, even if your targeted person doesn't need your products or services at this moment, they will subconsciously remember you when they do need you.
During your initial marketing campaign you need to be running different ad variations in different advertising mediums. Once you find out what works, stick with it, and we mean stick with it. Consistency of your advertising message is a key piece to the puzzle when you're marketing via radio, TV or print publications.
Even if you don't have the desire or budget to fool with mass advertising methods, we're still going to help you out.
First, you need to buy a targeted list that contains an email address, mailing address, and phone number, or you could always do the legwork yourself.
Most likely, if you're a small business, the prospect has never heard of you and it's time to present a constant presence in their mind. You are going to start by sending the prospect a custom marketing message via email. If people respond by buying what you're selling, great. Now you can take the buyers out of the system, at least for this current campaign. Next, for the non-responders, you're going to send them a creative three step snail mailer. If they buy during one of the mailings, make sure that you remove them from this campaign. If after an email and three snail mailings and they still haven't bought, it's time to pick up the phone. Remember, this isn't a cold call and most likely they now know who you are and what you're about. Maybe they just haven't had time to contact you or maybe they still had some questions about what you're selling. Whatever their issue might be, these calls should prove to be very successful, as your now putting a human behind the campaign.
Knowing your target market and burning your message in their minds will deliver the results you're looking for. Don't give up! Advertising takes time to provide results, but you will get them.