Marketing a Decorating Business in a Lockdown Environment
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Nothing is normal in business today, including letting customers know who we are. Whether a new business or a current business, we still need to reach our customers and potential customers… without shaking hands or talking face-to-face. In this week’s 2 Regular Guys podcast, Terry and Aaron will discuss ways to reach out to customers in a lockdown world.
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Marketing a Decorating Business in a Lockdown Environment
Nothing is normal in business today, including letting customers know who we are. Whether a new business or a current business, we still need to reach our customers and potential customers… without shaking hands or talking face-to-face. Let’s talk about ways to reach out to customers in a lockdown world.
Make it easy to buy
- Simply stated: “I’ll take care of everything.”
- Offer fulfillment – You be your customer’s warehouse – drop shipping, special packaging
- Setup your own niche market stores online – people are shopping online more than ever
- If you don’t do this, you’ll be in the minority of decorators before you know it. Setup customer stores online with end dates – schools, teams, clubs, associations…
Suggest ways for your customers to make money – markets, products, techniques
- Loading an order with an add-on product for a discount. Add value.
- That customer store we talked about. Come up with some additional items that you know will sell, better than your customer realizes. You’re the expert.
- Suggest and demonstrate a corporate store where employees can purchase items using earned credits
Ways to keep in contact with your customers
- Send your best customers (who may or may not be buying right now) a care package to say you’re thinking of them
- Offer businesses the same care package for their customers
Engage on social media
- Tell your story – everyone but especially startups!
- Give value! Do not ask me to buy something!!!
- Influencers – Jim Raffel/DyeSubCast Podcast and the gaiter facemask and the doctor
Be better at what you do
- Let’s be honest, many of our competitors phone it in – separate yourself from those people
- Respond to phone calls and emails, promptly
- Make a professional presentation with all you do – packaging, folded garments, even your business card!
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