Marketing: Small Biz Spring Growth Tactics

Small Biz Spring Growth Tactics

Written by Sharron Senter

Now that Old Man Winter has hit repparttar

road, small businesses can increase cash flow this spring and summer by implementing four affordable marketing tactics while spending very little, including: leveraging community events, partnering with complementing businesses, launching a spring promotion and tailoring sales messages to include spring solutions. -- Leverage Community Events -- Think about what annual spring and summer activities your town sponsors and create a promotion around it. For example, let’s say you're a personal trainer. Consider coordinating a spring fitness program that coincides with your town's summer fundraiser road race. Your news brief could read, "Running repparttar 121058

5K Yankee Homecoming Race? Don't go it alone. Jumpstart your workouts with other race participants at 6:30 a.m. every Monday and Wednesday morning. We'll meet at Smith's Field for 20 minutes of calisthenics, followed by a short run, gradually working up to a 5K. Cost is only $195 for six weeks. Call Jane Doe, personal trainer and founder of Fit for Life at 000-000-0000.”

The great advantage to this marketing tactic is that repparttar 121059 town takes care of increasing awareness of repparttar 121060 event by posting banners around town, advertising, publicity, etc. You simply dovetail on repparttar 121061 awareness. -- Partner with Complementary Businesses -- As a small business owner, you can make greater sales strides by teaming up with other small businesses. For example, a professional coach, make-up artist, professional organizer, nutritionist, hairdresser, personal trainer, personal chef and fashion expert could join forces and co-market a “Life Makeover” seminar. Each could speak for approximately 45 minutes about their expertise and how participants can reach their personal best. What's more, now you have seven additional customer databases to draw from and an annual event that enables you to build more credibility year after year. Even better, you've just added another revenue stream to diversify your income.

20 Ways To Convert Visitors Into Subscribers!

Written by Talbert Williams

20 Ways To Convert Visitors Into Subscribers!

1. You could offer your visitors a discount on all repparttar products you sell if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

2. You could offer your visitors a free ebook if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

3. You could offer your visitors a free subscription to your private web site if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

4. You could offer your visitors a free advertisement in your free e-zine if they subscribe.

5. You could offer your visitors a free tangible gift if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

6. You could offer a free automatic entry into your contest or sweepstakes if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

7. You could tell your visitors that you offer original content in your free e-zine.

8. You could tell your visitors to read a sample issue of your free e-zine on your web site.

9. You could offer your visitor's free software if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

10. You could offer your visitors a free sign up to your affiliate program if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

11. You could offer your visitors a free web service, like free e-mail, if they subscribe to your free e-zine.

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