subject: Smart Marketing: Look At The Big Picture [print this page] In more ways than you could ever imagine, knowing where to start with a marketing campaign is probably the most difficult part in the whole marketing process. It is the process by which you begin your marketing plan that almost always makes the business owner and marketer have sleepless nights. Where to begin? What to do first?
For starters, there are six basic steps that you should know when preparing for your marketing campaign, be it catalog printing or brochure printing.
1- Set a goal.
2- Choose your marketing tool (print brochures, flyers, cheap catalog printing or door hangers).
3- Write your message and choose the manner by which youre going to illustrate it.
4- Create the design.
5- Prepare your proof, print it, and then send to your printing company.
6- Finally, reproduce your final print in the quantity you need.
And while youre doing these steps, here are some of the things you should also keep in mind to help you make your marketing campaign more effective than ever.
Stick to the plan. Not just follow your blueprint but stick to every detail. Although there might be times when you need to innovate and invent something different, you still need to stick to your plan to keep your marketing strategy from wasting your time and money. By having your print materials embody the original plan, you are giving yourself and your target clients a marketing tool that would be more true to your business, not to mention within the budget you can afford.
Collect and study examples in the market. You dont need to reinvent the wheel. You can use what have been successful for the others and even to your competition. Gather and study their materials and you can produce marketing tools that would be at par if not more improved that your target clients would appreciate.
Provide a benefits-filled message. Dont waste your time and your target clients convincing them of the features of your products and services. Rather, focus on the customer and what they want. Explain what theyll get as benefits when they engage in business with you.
Review the process of production. Consult your printer or your design team before you start producing your project. Be sure that what you have in mind is doable and within the budget you can afford.
Get help where help is needed. Youre not superman and you definitely dont have a magic wand to get you the perfect marketing campaign for your business. You would need people to help you commit to the plan you have. So enlist others who are more skilled and have the expertise that you dont have. Multiple hats can be worn by many people not just you.
By keeping these suggestions in mind, you are providing your business as well as your target clients with a marketing campaign that is responsive; therefore, more successful every time you run it in the market.
