Whether your organization has been in the local community for five or 20 years, it is important to keep your brand fresh. Doing this periodically reminds the target audience that you are a valuable resource and that you are still open for business.
Business owners who fail to engage with the customer, whether that be through through window graphics or the internet, will find themselves dying of a slow death, Entrepreneur Magazine explained. Even one-person organizations are tempted to fall into this trap at some point of their career.
One of the most obvious signs that business is not doing too well is silence. If you are trying to reach the customer and sales remain stagnant or worse, dropping, it may be time to "change your strategy, reevaluate your target audience," Entrepreneur contributor Heather Huhman wrote.
"Zero interaction is definitely one of the most noticeable [indicators]," she added.
One of the best ways to attract people to visit your location is custom print displays that leverage incoming foot traffic. If there are popular routes to get to the area, consider hanging a vinyl banner or sticking custom logo decals whenever you can. If the pitch is inviting and straight to the point, the chances you'll see a visitor is much higher.
Changing up the marketing plan may be daunting at first, but it shows that your staff is willing to keep up with the competition. Tried and true methods are only effective if they continue to bring in sales. The moment that this is no longer the case is the time to readjust.
When talking about your presence as a business, it is equally important to revamp the marketing plan to remain in line with the organization. After all, this is what makes you unique, so straying away from that may come back and haunt you.
Offering additional services or goods is fine, but doing it for the sake of diverting attention from competitors may be a lot more expensive. We have seen it before: small boutiques purchasing clothing that is a popular fashion trend, but doesn't go with any other merchandise in the shop. Or, for another example, restaurateurs offering specials that may not match the rest of the menu.
"If you share too much unrelated yet interesting content you might get a larger following, but it will be for all the wrong reasons," Huhman explained.
It may be tempting to go with this approach, but if your company takes the time to design a professionally marketing campaign, the effort will pay off.