Create Competitive Advantage In A Recession
It’s continuing the recession time! Yes, it seems like forever that we have faced the economic conditions that do not favor small business so its time for these business to hunt for the clients that are available and get them to come to you. Of course, it can happen this way but you need to have a presence where these clients are. Using publicity and media helps you create an outreach strategy that puts you in their view. Competing with other firms successfully means you need to stay visible, create a reputation for being the expert or firm in the know and be accessible via the internet. Get booked on radio shows, TV shows and internet news site or sites with major visitor-ship.
Target the media that is visible to your target market place. Right now, competition for new business is fierce so you have to prove you are number 1. The media’s implied endorsement of you as an expert provides you with a tremendous advantage. No one is throwing money away in business, they are investing in outcomes. What can you bring to their profit table? Show up in the media, showcase yourself as an expert and tell them. Your competitors are using publicity, marketing and promotion to get new clients and you can do this too.
Use your financial resources to build expert status in your field as media placements are as good as gold. Once you land on a big TV show, you can use that credibility builder for many marketing initiatives such as on your website, in your media bio and in your marketing materials and not to mention, bragging rights and name dropping when telling someone about your services.
How do you do that? Showcase your experience, wisdom, knowledge and expertise by appearing on radio shows, TV shows, in newspaper and magazines and/or on internet news sites as the commenting or quoted expert. This publicity and marketing keeps you visible and importantly, vital to your target market. To stay vital, you will have to be current on the news in your industry, develop thoughtful and useful opinions and commentary to keep you engaged in the discussion that involves your area of expertise.
Let’s illustrate the point: If you wanted to hire a financial planner to help you decide how to invest your hard earned dollars for growth and safety, would you hire someone on their last legs, someone you have not heard from in a while or the finance expert you watched on your local TV news or local morning show, read about in your local newspaper, watched on national TV being interviewed by a top notch host and read about as the quoted expert in a major newspaper or magazine? The answer you give to the above question should help you develop a strategic marketing, publicity and branding strategy to keep you competitive and successful despite economic conditions.
Get more tips on how you can use the media strategy for business publicity please visit Annie Jennings PR. A good business strategy that uses TV appearances, radio appearances, expert quotes in newspapers, magazines and on the internet is key to experiencing outstanding success in your goals.