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Do you need help increasing the success rate of your business for
attracting prospects? One of the most often overlooked, but
financially critical marketing techniques is honing in and
finding target audiences for your product.
You must think of yourself as a laser pointer. You have to find
the very best market for your product, and focus all of your
efforts to get their attention.
It is crucial to use your ability to aim your advertising at the
most interested possibilities and get through to them with every
attempt. What this means is educating yourself. The more you know
about the people you are trying to attract, the easier it will be
to market yourself to them.
The trick is thinking about who will be most interested outside
of your own circle of influence. If you are using the Internet to
market your business, think of ways to make your websites
specific to these parties. Ask yourself, "what will attract them
most to what I have to offer?"
For example, if you sell a line of biodegradable, irritant-free
perfume, you might want to target women first, of course. Then,
you would want to consider everyone who might buy perfume for
their wife or girlfriend.
You can get even more specific within these target markets by
considering environmentally aware individuals, people with
sensitive skin, or baby boomers who are very health-conscious.
The best first step in target marketing is to take at least 10
minutes and make a list of potential prospects. Write down
everyone you can think of who would benefit from using your
product, or by joining your business. Don't hold back. Remember,
you can always go back and edit this list.
Once you have everyone down on paper, it's easier to visualize
and organize what direction your marketing should go. This is a
vital blueprint to a strong business foundation.
Now, go down through your list and number these prospects based
on how interested each group would be. If you're not sure, write
down the benefits your business would have next to each target.
Once you feel comfortable with the order, you can just start at
number one! This list can be modified as you learn more about
your own product, and as you find the hottest leads on your list.
If your goal is to build a hugely successful business, target
marketing is one of the best ways to narrow your focus. This will
save you A LOT of energy so that your marketing efforts do not
fall on deaf ears.