30 Great Marketing Ideas for Small Business Owners

30 GREAT MARKETING IDEAS TO INCREASE SALES FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GREAT TO START BUT, YOU HAVE TO START TO BE GREAT! ZIG ZIGLAR SET DAILY GOALS & MAKE SURE TO 01 INVOLVE YOUR ENTIRE TEAM DAILY 02 CO-MARKET WITH NON-COMPETING BUSINESSES WITH SIMILAR CLIENTS 03 SEND WEEKLY EMAILS TO CLIENTS & PROSPECTS 04 CREATE BUNDLED PRODUCTS OR BUNDLED SERVICES VS. ONLY INDIVIDUAL CHOICES 05 GET & PROMOTE CUSTOMER REVIEWS NARROW YOUR NICHE TO FOCUS BETTER 06 (YES) 07 INCREASE WORD-OF-MOUTH ADVERTISING 08 SET SPECIFIC EXCLUSIVE OFFERS (MILITARY, STUDENT, ANIMAL OWNERS..) 09 DESIGN SPECIFIC REFERRAL PROGRAMS 10 ASK FOR A REFERRAL IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERING GREAT RESULTS ALWAYS CARRY COMPANY INFORMATION 11 (PENS, BIZ CARDS, GIVE-AWAYS) 12 OVER-CORRECT MISTAKES RUN OR SPONSOR LOCAL EVENT FOR 13 YOUR COMMUNITY 14 TAKE A CHANCE & SHOW UP/MARKET SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT THAN COMPETITORS PUBLIC SPEAKING AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS & EVENTS 16 GET PUBLISHED LOCALLY, EBOOKS & MEDIA TRACK ROI FOR ALL MARKETING STRATEGIES 17 & CONSTANTLY REDUCE UNDERPERFORMING STRATEGIES & INVEST IN BEST PERFORMING WEEKLY 18 OVER SERVICE EXISTING CUSTOMERS 19 CROSS PROMOTE WITH OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS 20 FOCUS ON STRENGTHS & OUTSOURCE WEAKNESSES 21 TAKE IMPERFECT ACTION VS. PERFECT INACTION DAILY 22 GET FOUND IN LOCAL DIRECTORIES 23 PARTNER WITH INFLUENCERS IN YOUR AREA OR MARKET 24 BE EVERYWHERE NETWORKING 25 INCREASE PRICES (YES INCREASE) 26 CREATE AN ADD-ON ITEM/SERVICE TO OFFER CUSTOMERS AT PURCHASE TIME 27 SEND SURPRISES TO YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS 28 CREATE NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO OFFER EXISTING CUSTOMERS 29 MAKE CONTACTING YOU OVERLY SIMPLE CALL PAST PROSPECTS & SURVEY HOW YOU 30 COULD HAVE MADE THE PROCESS EASIER (THIS IS A WINNER) GETTING REJECTIONS, YOU'RE JUST NOT SELLING OFTEN REMEMBER IF YOU'RE NOT IMPLEMENT & BE REMARKABLE! HAVE A QUESTION OR WANT MORE CHOICES? LETS CONNECT! SELF King EMPLOYED (609) 661-3880 www.SelfEmloyedKing.com 15