SALES AND
MARKETING TIPS FOR STARTERS
A secret that I have come to know
overtime is that if you do your marketing right, and you project yourself
properly, you will no doubt increase and improve on your business financial
windfall, and if by any mistake or an error, you do it wrong, it will feel like
all your money has gone down the drain, or all your investment has gone up in
flames.
Another thing worthy of note is that
you need to realize that if you are not a natural sales person, you might
experience some difficulty and some turbulence, while swimming through the
murky waters of sales and marketing for your new business, but you don’t have
to be afraid, just check out a few of
the tips I’ll share with you, and put them to use. Fear not.
Lamide Adenuga is an author and an
International Speaker who believes the right mentality can power anyone to
success. He is a Business Development
Consultant/Business Management Consultant, a well sought out for International
Conference Speaker, and a Business Coach to entrepreneurs, aspiring
entrepreneurs, business owners and business starters. He has been invited to
various conferences and seminars far and wide, and has addressed various groups
and subgroups of business leaders, and business owners. He is also an Angel of
strategy and organization.
1.
Listen to your customers; this is a good and viable business
logic that has been in existence since time immemorial. Always keep your ears
to the ground and sniff around on what your customers have to say; what they
want, what they don’t want, what they want more of, and what they want less of.
You are in business to sell and to provide services for other people and not
for yourself, so it is important that you hear, and listen to what these “other
people” are saying, listen to your customers.
2.
Advertise on all fronts; you should be as visible as much as
you can, let your customers see you everywhere. Let them see you on TV, let
them read about you in a magazine or a newspaper, let them hear you on radio,
let them read about you in a blog, if this happens, they will start thinking of
you as a solid and established entity, so anytime they need the kind of
services you offer, your name will pop up in their mind immediately, and they
will bring business to you.
3.
Make your customers your sales
department; Treat
your customers so good that they will talk about you and advertise you by
mentioning you to other people anytime they are in conversation, they broadcast
you without you paying them and even without you being aware, they spread good
news about you for free. It has been proven that word of mouth testimonials and
referrals from customers and clients will beat any effort by any sales team at
any point in time.
We will pick up from here in the next
episode. Best wishes always.
You will win.
It’s the Business Guy. ‘Lamide Adenuga.
lamidebusinessguy@gmail.com 08032454647.
Lamide Adenuga is an author and an
International Speaker who believes the right mentality can power anyone to
success. He is a Business Development
Consultant/Business Management Consultant, a well sought out for International
Conference Speaker, and a Business Coach to entrepreneurs, aspiring
entrepreneurs, business owners and business starters. He has been invited to
various conferences and seminars far and wide, and has addressed various groups
and subgroups of business leaders, and business owners. He is also an Angel of
strategy and organization.
He is a Seasoned Trainer, Conference Speaker and a Public Relations Specialist who has
written articles in various newspapers, journals and magazines. He is a Personal Effectiveness columnist in OVATION International Magazine.
He
is also a Television host with his Motivational telecast, “MAKING THINGS HAPPEN” on WAP
TV, DSTV Channel 262. GO TV Channel
102. Startimes Channel 116 on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays. 8.15am.
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This is important, I intend on starting out soon, and owning my own small business. This is helpful.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes in your enterprise. Start small and you will grow big.
DeleteThank you sir, for this informative piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you too, God bless you always.
DeleteMr Lamide, thank you for the words and information you shared in the Entrepreneurship conference we had in Ikoyi last month
ReplyDeleteWow, it was a swell time we had then. Thank you, I appreciate you. See you at the top!
Deletethis is a good one Lamide, I follow your program on TV, and your 2 blogs, you said THE BUSINESS GUY will drop weekly, but you skipped last month, just so you know, I will not take that from you, because I look forward to this every week. Emeka, Akwa Ibom State.
ReplyDeleteMr Emeka, how are you sir, I only skipped last week due to the fact that I was so busy, so sorry for that, but I am back for this week. Many thanks.
Deletethis is good.
ReplyDeletethank you
DeleteThank you for this write up Mr Lamide Adenuga. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteAmen. Thank you so much.
DeleteI appreciate God for your life my brother, you are a blessing to this generation.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, I am humbled! God bless you.
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