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Future Marketing Suggestions

Future Marketing Suggestions

What have we learned from the health crisis? Here are some ideas for your consideration:

Marketing for the Future

  • Get into the “public square” with your analysis based upon your expertise (supply chain, talent retention, IT, change management, etc.). Err on the side of informing too many people.

 

  • Send your message in all media: blog, newsletter, video, podcast, teleconference, webinar, livestream—anything not requiring physical presence.

 

  • Emphasize the difference between “hunkering down” and keeping your head up. There is a need to be prepared to move once normalcy returns.

 

  • Offer free advice in the same way suggested for current and past clients. It’s find to mix the groups.

 

  • Consider a weekly series of brief updates about business in crisis times. Be sure to access the latest government programs and support.

 

  • Diversify your marketing beyond any current niches or specialties. Ensure your value is ecumenical, and applicable in almost all industries and professions.

 

  • Consider whether you can convert your appeal to the retail market (consumers) and not remain solely in wholesale (businesses). This is the ultimate diversity.

 

  • Move down my Accelerant Curve to advisory work as your primary (or even exclusive) offering, largely done remotely. This way you can begin immediately.

 

  • Set up your own livestream operation, either in a part of your home or a local studio. Contract with a local videographer and a livestream platform for implementation.

 

  • Start to conceive your value in terms of non-present descriptions and information. Think about YouTube or TED. For example, Q&A might have to be “primed” by questions in advance.

 

  • Always try to obtain full payment in advance, or at least within 45 days of the commencement of a project. Do not be paid monthly. Ask for full fee to hold speaking dates. If you work with bureaus, never allow them to hold your money or dictate your terms.

 

  • Be careful about cancellation clauses in future site contracts you might sign.

© Alan Weiss 2020

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Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

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