3
Plans to Expand Your Business
That You Don’t Want to Miss Out On!
1. Find Your
Niche
Chances are, you already have a target audience
that you are marketing your products to. Let’s
face it, you’re probably looking for ways
to increase your market audience and profit...or
you probably wouldn’t be reading this
article. Here’s the real facts... you
don’t have to find a wider audience to
increase you sales.
Have you noticed similar characteristics that
groups within your target audience have in common?
Maybe you have a group of businessmen, a group
of young mothers, and a group of retirees that
frequently make purchases. That is just the
set-up I’m talking about.
Pay attention to the individual characteristics
of each group, and divide your advertising into
similar segments, or niches. Focus on the specific
needs of the group in the advertising products
you put out. General advertisements are not
as effective as more specific ads. Hey, we all
sit up and pay attention to someone who recognizes
our specific needs and desires!
2. Create A Unique
Selling Point
Why should someone buy from you and not your
competitor? I hate to deal a blow to your ego,
but it really has nothing to do with you , your
product, or your service. Yeah, its a little
self-centered, but customers are attracted by
offers that point out the things that benefit
THEM.
If you want to stand out from the crowd, create
a unique selling proposition that stresses the
benefits the customers will receive from doing
business with you. Will they get faster service?
Go ahead and dramatize it, but keep the customer
at the focus...”Get free overnight delivery!”
Hey, it tells the customer...you get quick service
and a discount on shipping. Two definite benefits
in one statement.
Don’t go out on a limb to create new
products and services to get attention. Just,
add a special benefit to the ones you already
have... maybe it’s quicker service. The
most effective things to emphasize are benefits
that your competition cannot or is not willing
to give.
3. Offer Your
Way To Greater Profits
How many times have you began manhunting? Sure,
as a marketer you scrounge and search for brand
new or ancient methods of drawing brand new
faces to your place of business. The fact of
the matter is that you don’t have to find
new customers for your sales to grow.
No, in fact you can take the current business
you have and send your profits to the moon with
one easy technique... make an offer.
Greet every sale with an offer of an item that
is related to the purchase. The offered product
doesn’t even have to be yours. The Internet
is wonderful for affiliate marketers who can
make great profits selling the material of others.
Making your business grow doesn’t have
to be a stressful, backbreaking or frantic process.
Simply implement these three strategies, and
watch it boom!
Who is Allyn
Cutts, and why should you care?
Allyn has spent over 24 years helping businesses
like yours find new customers and increase sales
to current customers. Allyn is a marketing and
sales fanatic, providing measurable marketing
solutions that drive huge results for small-to
mid-size business clients. Allyn works personally
with clients to design and deliver off-line
and on-line direct marketing strategies that
focus on metrics and measurable results. You
can learn more about Allyn Cutts at www.AllynCutts.com
and you can call 610.437.4106 between 10 AM
and 4 PM Eastern Time Tuesdays and Thursdays.