It is all about value
In our fast modern and ever changing competitive world we need to be reaching new customers. Our number one issue is to get through all the advertising clutter, gain your customers' attention, address their needs, deliver your value proposition, distinguish yourself from your competition and hope that your customers will remember you and find you easy to reach and to do business with.
It is not about being the cheapest, it is about being the best at what you do and allowing your customers to understand why they should select you. This applies whether they look for your business in the street or on the Internet.
Today customers are more educated and knowledgeable than ever before and sometimes they will be as knowledgeable as you or your staff.
I recall meeting a businessman who told me “We are the best”. So I said to him “If you are the best, why do you have competition”. The key here is that customers will receive and interpret different signals from different businesses. What signal is your business sending and what message do you wish to send?
Customers search for the best solution to gain the most satisfaction. Our task in business is to understand the customer needs and deliver those satisfactions better then our competitors. At all times we must give customers what they expect, what they need and then give more if we are to retain them over time.
Successful marketing approaches work well when handled professionally.
Always use integrated marketing communication and you are more likely to retain customers and increase profits.
Ken Newton
March 2007