7 Cheap and Easy Ways

to… Get More Visibility and More Customers for Your Business

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Your #1 business challenge76% of small business owners agree…

…the issue of how to attract new customers keeps them up at night.

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Here’s what you’ve tried…

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But is it paying off? Do you have a consistent flow of new

prospects or customers?

At a cost that is sustainable?

Is your business achieving consistent growth?

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Add these to your marketing arsenal….(cheap + effective!)1. Videos2. Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)3. Facebook ads4. Mobile search ads (Google)5. Facebook contest6. Daily deal site7. Useful content

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Tactic #1: Create videosYouTube is the third most visited site on the Internet (behind FB and Google)

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Tactic #1: Create videos

Plus, 75% of US Internet browsers watch online videos!

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Video helps you be seen, get found, sell more! Positioning – instant credibility with buyers Branding – get intimate with your customers Search engine love – get on Google page one Customer engagement – attract more visitors

and more clicks….resulting in more customers Action – viewers are 85% more likely to

purchase after watching a video (HubSpot)8

Best practices for video Keep it short and

helpful

Optimize it for search engines

“Raw” is fine – noneed to waste moneyon fancy equipment

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Tactic #2: Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)USPS service helps you cheaply “blanket” an area and deliver direct mail marketing advertisements

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Old-fashioned yet effectivePeople still prefer direct mail!

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Cost effective + stand out Relevant – 53% of 18-24 year olds visited

website after receiving direct mail piece

Cost effective – easy to get started yourself; minimal budget required

Stand out – others send emails that get deleted….you send professionally packaged advertisements and make an impression

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Best practices for EDDM Plan ahead and create a

mailing calendar Split-test formats/

copy/images, etc. Personalize with

handwritten message Write stellar copy (i.e.,

scarcity, call to action,easily scannable, etc.)

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Tactic #3: Facebook adsYour customers are on Facebook!

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Facebook helps you attract and engage your target customer Reach – 51% of Internet users Precise targeting – by location, age, birthday,

education, demographics, interests, etc. Cost effective – set your own budget,

measure results, optimize, and reduce cost Simplicity – do-it-yourself through easy user

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Best practices for Facebook ads Choose the right images

(e.g., smiling baby, direct eye contact, odd/unusual)

Test, measure, and test again Short, action-oriented copy

(consider asking a question) Strong call-to-actions (e.g.,

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Tactic #4: Mobile search ads

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Tactic #4: Mobile search ads

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Mobile ads make it easy for customers to contact you

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Best practices for mobile search ads Build a mobile site – 75%

prefer mobile-friendly site, 61% will click away if it isn’t

Bid higher during peak traffic hours (when customers are nearby)

Custom messaging – caterto your mobile browsers(e.g., “buy on your phone”)

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Tactic #5: Facebook contest80% of all Internet users have entered at least one contest in the past 12 months…

..and more than 50% participate in contests every month.21

Best practices for Facebook contests Plan + Promote – press releases,

email campaigns, in-store, etc. Mix-and-match types – user

photo/video, caption this, quizzes/trivia/games, etc.

Keep it simple and offer a prize – make it easy to get involved and add an incentive (i.e., discount or reward)

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Tactic #6: Daily dealConsumer spending on daily deals will reach $3.9 billion by 2015 – people love them!

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Best practices for daily deals Do your homework –

structure deal for maximum profits (hint: get pricing right!)

Deliver the goods – ensure your business is ready for surge of new customers

Retention strategy – have a plan for converting one-time buyers to loyal customers

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Tactic #7: Fresh, useful contentContent always wins - fiberglass pool company attributes $1.7 million in sales to just one article (ranked #1 on Google!)

Search

engines

love it

too!

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Blogging for business pays off

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Create an infographic

• Instant credibility•Visual appeal•High share factor

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Best practices for content Show off what you know – be authentic and write

valuable, expert content

Answer popular questions – people love getting answers (hint: make question your title)

Share the wealth – make sure to add social sharing buttons (fastest way to go viral!)

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Add these to your marketing arsenal….(cheap + effective!)1. Videos2. Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)3. Facebook ads4. Mobile search ads (Google)5. Facebook contest6. Daily deal site7. Useful content

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