the 7 steps to small business marketing success small business workshop
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6/11/14 Network Now Hands-On Workshop: The 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success. Join Network Now® Premium-level member Judy Habel, Partner, Partner, Crywolf Marketing and Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Consultant, for a hands-on workshop that will teach you why marketing is not only a system—it may be the most important system in any business. Judy will help you understand how to approach marketing for your small business, and will teach you the Duct Tape Marketing System definition of marketing. Put simply, marketing is getting someone who has a need to know, like and trust you. We’ll dive deeply into the 7 core steps that make up the simple, effective, and affordable Duct Tape Marketing System. We’ll also demonstrate why the Sales Funnel is broken and introduce the Marketing Hourglass.TRANSCRIPT
Judy Habel Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Consultant @DuctTapeJudy
Definition of Marketing
Know Like Trust
Marketing is a System 1. Strategy before tactics 2. Fill your marketing hourglass 3. Publish educational content 4. Create a total web presence 5. Use a lead generation trio 6. Make selling a system too 7. Live by the calendar
Strategy in 3 Steps • Identify your ideal client • Define a core difference • Connect the dots
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Referrals
Define your ideal client
What is ideal? • Customer vs. transaction • Values difference • Profitable • Already refers
Interview your Ideal Clients • Why made you decide to hire us/buy from us? • What’s one thing we do better? • What could we do even better? • Would you refer us? • What would you Google to find a business like ours? • What other companies do you love to refer?
Strategy in 3 Steps • Identify your ideal client • Define a core difference • Connect the dots
The funnel is broken
“When it comes to lead and referral generation, a happy customer is the best tool.”
• Who and how, ads, articles, referrals, networking Know • Website, reception, blog content, social media, Like • SEO, webinars, marketing kit, white papers Trust • Workshops, evaluations, demo, DIY training,
starter Try • Fulfillment, service team, new customer kit,
delivery, financial arrangements Buy • Post project review, cross selling, customer
events Repeat • Champion events, partner intros, peer2peer Refer
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• Who and how • Ads • Referrals Know • Web site/blog • Reception • Newsletter Like • Search • Expert content • Sales presentation Trust • Webinar • Evaluation • Nurturing Try • Service team • New customer kit • Finance/delivery Buy • Post project survey • Cross selling • Quarterly events Repeat • Results reviews • Partner intros • Peer2peer events Refer
© Duct Tape Marketing – all rights reserved
Trust equals referrals
Publishing Educational Content
• Body of work • Themes (keywords) • Editorial calendar • Story building • Mixed media
Pillars of a total web presence • Listen first • Optimize your web content • Claim real estate • Optimize brand assets • Ratings and reviews • Social media participation
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Social Links Keywords Content
Why social media? • Follow up with prospects • Stay top of mind with customers • Keep up on your industry • Provide customer service • Develop partner network • Amplify sharing
Lead generation • Advertising • Public relations • Referral systems
Lead Conversion • Discovery – Next step • Presentation – Seminar • Nurturing – Sales cycle • Transaction – Same experience • Review - results
Your marketing calendar • Monthly themes • Weekly projects • Daily appointments • Make it fun
Marketing is a System 1. Strategy before tactics 2. Fill your marketing hourglass 3. Publish educational content 4. Create a total web presence 5. Use a lead generation trio 6. Make selling a system too 7. Live by the calendar
Save Your Self Time Energy and Money