5 best strategies to increase sales and get customers

Claire Small
Authored by Claire Small
Posted Sunday, June 7, 2020 - 8:34pm

It is not wrong that your business needs your time, dedication, and determination just like a "child", well, sometimes more than a child. Implementation of your idea into a building or a frame is not enough; you need customers to run it.

It is much more than a regular office job of 8 hours, you have to be ready 24/7 to make sure everything is according to the plan especially when we talk about customers. We often neglect small things, which can help in your business growth massively, here are some very useful strategies, which we tried, and they give results. Try any of them and see the wonders!

Long-term Customer Relationship

In businesses, it is not only about making money from your client and saying bye "forever". It is more about making healthy long-term working relationships. It is not as easy as it sounds; it needs lots of patience and good communication skills. Sometimes you have to give complimentary services and care about leaving a good impression so that your customer remembers your name for future work. Even refer you to their friends and colleagues.

"Free" is a useful word; the size of free items does not matter; it always makes customers happy. The bond between the seller and buyer grows stronger. A customized lanyard from 4inlanyards as a gift for your customer would be a great option. Just like a free toy with a happy meal from McDonald's, the toy is the best thing that attracts kids to buy a happy meal.

Commitment is Everything

Commitment leads to a rightful action and it shows the value of your words. Things are not always the same, sometimes you have to refuse your customer but trust me, it is a good thing. Do not consider it a bad thing to say NO (if necessary), as the actual loss is not fulfilling your order after commitment. It increases your credibility and saves time for both parties.

Market Your Business at the Right Channel

This is a bit of a technical tip but very effective in the long run. Always finalize your marketing channels before spending dollars on paid advertising, portfolio designing, etc. Let's take a case where one wants to market the products on social media, now most of the people don't know which is the best social media platform for their specific type of product, for example, they start promoting clothes on LinkedIn while it is recommended for professional use only.

That way they will only end up wasting their money plus time and don't get enough clients who will make a purchase. Instead, if they spend some time in R&D and find which platform is best according to their business in initial stages, there would be a greater chance of getting more customers.

Display Your Sale Message Prominently

Make sure that it is clear what benefits your product will give to their customers. Especially in this era of competition, it is difficult to select which product is the best fit. Multiple sellers are offering similar products and competing with each other in the same market. Your sale message will help customers in making their purchase decision.

However, if the benefit of your product is clear then it is more likely to attract a customer, as they know EXACTLY about what your product does and why they use it. Make sure your sale message is precise and to-the-point which can quickly get attention.

Special Discounts

Offering discounts is another way of attracting customers and increasing sales like in the clothing industry, they have multiple offers like buy one get one free, 20% discounts, discount vouchers, etc. By giving such discount offers, their sales chart goes up.

Make sure that you do not just announce the discount, market it properly, and display it on every channel. Like on your website, write in clear words what will be the original and discounted price of your product. It would be even better if you display a banner with images or create a campaign on social media platforms. There are many options available.

These tricks are small as most of us always focus on the bigger picture while avoiding little changes. Once you apply these strategies, you can see a massive change in your sales digits by yourselves.


 

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