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November 20th, 2009 | Posted in Blog | 4 Comments
Do you ever get the feeling you’re going so fast you can’t get anywhere; that the world is spinning out of control? It’s one of the paradoxes of our time that change has become a primal agent, cause the result of effect. We live in a world where change is the only constant, speed the point of the journey. Sometimes, it’s enough to make you dizzy.
In communications especially, we are bombarded with information with more and more messages, more and more media, more data, more choice. Technology opens channels of information faster than we can assimilate them. There are more books and magazines, more mailing lists, more demographics and databases. Computers have revolutionized print production and the internet has spawned an entirely new dimension of interactive communication.
A staggering number of start up businesses and big business have fallen apart simply due to their failure to determine their target audience and how to attract customers. So, to attract new customers and retain existing customers, you have to identify a specific demographic group that will have the interest to buy your products or services.
Let’s use a simple example to illustrate the importance of identifying the target audience of any business. Suppose you offer online hair care tips, counseling and related services. This means your range is wide, spanning children to fashion conscious teenagers and women of all ages. This further requires you to formulate varied marketing campaigns that will convey your services to each specific component of the broad market. This requires your marketing campaign to portray the range of services into specialized components, such as hair care for toddlers, hair care for infants, hair care for teenagers and so on.
How to Attract Customers by Asking the Right Questions
The following questions will enable you to optimize your strategy on how to attract customers and get you the best results in identifying your target audience without the risk of making errors:
*What age group of customers will require my products or services?
*Which gender would be keen to use my products or services?
*What is the income group of the customers who are likely to use my products or services?
*What level of education are my prospective customers likely to have?
*Would my product/service be an essential item or a luxury item?
*Would my product/service be an impulse buy or something that my customers would have to save up for?
*Would the Internet, newspaper articles or any external factor play a decisive role in determining my customer’s final decision whether or not to buy my product/services?
With these categories, you will be able to attract customers to what your business is offering.
How to Attract Customers By Tempting Them
Business is not just about communicating what you offer but it is about tempting your existing customers and prospective customers with tantalizing offers that they can’t say “No” to.
Those who love food, for example, will never refuse if you offer a free recipe sample or discount coupons that you may offer on your site. Those who are ardent videogamers will definitely not pass up any offers of free downloads that are meant for gamers.
So you see, the key to success in any business is not only to identify your target market but also utilize every opportunity you can get to present your customers with some tempting offer, relevant information or customized, unique services that enable them to meet their needs.
Remember, once their interest is piqued, your next step must be in reinforcing trust using other means of communication with your target group. This may be done through ads, newsletters, email, blogs and so on. This way, your list of email contacts and buyers will grow organically as you build more and more customers through viral marketing.
With tantalizing incentives, such as buy-one-get-one-free offers, and forward-to-a-friend referral program or subscription links in newsletters, you will definitely know how to attract customers to use your website.
Rich Blessings
Ettore
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