No matter how you look at things, in
business you rely on the “market” to keep going. You exist for them, because
your products and services are being offered to them; and you rely on their
patronage to stay in business and make money. In other words, if you have a way
to effectively locate clients and bring them to your business, it will prosper
and you can reap good results.
- Establish your website. Today’s businesses rely much on online
presence and your most significant effort to increase visibility would be to
build a website. You need a fully-functional website that your potential
clients can use to learn more about your company—as well as the services
and products you offer.
- Establish your Facebook page. Apart from your website, you need
to expand your reach by building a Facebook page for your business. You
need to take advantage of the attention that Facebook gets from people,
nowadays. You can post photos, videos and links on Facebook and work on
encouraging people to engage with you through this medium.
- Run a telemarketing campaign. To properly target your efforts
to network and build a client base, you can personally contact these
people through a telemarketing campaign. Briefly, you could introduce the
product or service, inquire about their needs and hope to spark interest.
If they are willing, they could provide you with their address or email,
so that you could provide more useful information.
- Run an email marketing campaign. Less personal than phoning
potential clients, you can send random or targeted emails to different
people and encourage them to engage in business with you. In email, you
can start with an introductory message, and then proceed with regular
email updates.
- Letterbox drops. This is more time-consuming but if you have
the means to do it, you can have someone drop flyers, posters or brochures
into mailboxes to be able to extend your reach. This is good as a local
marketing effort, so that you can introduce yourself to potential
clients.
- Increasing your online presence. Apart from establishing a
website and Facebook page, you should also make sure to equip your
business with accounts in Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and so forth.
- Run an advertisement. This is quite costly but if you have the
means, you can run an advertisement in print, radio, television or online.
Whatever medium is best suited for your needs, you should definitely make arrangements
for such.