Sunday, January 3, 2010

How Consultants And Businesses Can Use Branding And Marketing To Edge Out Their Competitors

By Annie Jennings

Here's how to edge your competitors when you don't have a lot of money to spending on marketing. Sometimes consultants and business professionals who run small businesses do not have to spend a lot of money to edge out their competitors. These consultants and businesses have to go the 'extra mile' in branding and marketing to excel in their areas. The first element of success is to be visible to their targeted business community and offer expanded value with guaranteed deliverables.

It's about creating a domino effect. Offer products and services that tap into the exact needs of your target client. Offer services that your target businesses can use to create success for themselves and their clients. This way, you become important to your target clients success.

A very powerful branding and marketing strategy is to get booked on TV shows, radio shows, in print such as newspapers and magazines. This sets you way apart from you competitors, creates expert status for you and is a very smart and fast way to rise to the top.

Make a difference in the lives of your clients. Teach them what they need to know to excel using your products and services. This way, your business becomes an investment for them in that they expect to earn a return on their purchase with your company. Also, by actively engaging in your client's success, you fuel your creativity to build new products and services that truly meet the needs of your marketplace and avoid the products and services that lead to nowhere.

Again, be sure you know your client's business model and how your products and services can help them be more successful and influential in their competitive strategy. Brand yourself as being key to thier success and understand that if you help your clients earn more money, land new clients themselves your products and services will be in demand.

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