As a business owner, you’ve spent years building something from the ground up. Now, there’s nothing you’d like to do more than take it to the next level. Fortunately, expanding a business is within your ability. Here are a few tips for launching a successful marketing campaign this year.

Establish Connections With Local Businesses

How many customers have you sent to other companies in the area? Usually, we’ve thought of other businesses as a source of competition. However, with a shift of perspective, they’re much more than that. Working with other businesses can actually boost your performance. By sending clients to them, convincing them to send business to you isn’t hard. So, it’s a cyclical marketing program. You could even try to establish deals to offer a discount if they’ve worked with both businesses. That’s an easy way to incentivize them to work with your company while still going to others.

Build an Online Presence

Of course, no marketing campaign would be complete without an online arm. We’ve seen a ton of brands become successful strictly by marketing on social media. If there’s somewhere more effective to market, we’ve never seen it. Without an established social media presence, it’s a bit tougher. However, there’s no reason you can’t build one from scratch and make it successful. Just put up another post at the start of each day and make it valuable. Often, companies like to offer coupons by posting them on their social media pages. It’s a great way to encourage customer engagement, building up your brand.

Start Offering Referral Bonuses

Never let a customer leave without asking them to send someone else to your business. If that sounds a bit rude, then try offering them something in return. Even a 5% discount can be enough to convince them. So, it doesn’t have to take much out of your pockets, either. Simply offering them an incentive should make it easier to get more referrals. Plus, when you’ve built a good program, it’s self-sustaining. Each time someone new comes into the store, they’ll send another person afterwards. Even if it does cost a little bit, spending on referrals is always worthwhile. They’re one of the easiest sales you’ll ever make while running a business.

Use a Marketing Platform

If you’ve built a destination company, using the right software is crucial. Otherwise, it’s hard to know whether your marketing efforts make a difference. Sending people postcards in the mail sounds like it could work, but it’s not always practical. Your business should look into destination marketing software that automates the entire process, so you’ll be free. Then, you can spend more time marketing to clients in person. Plus, everything you’d usually do on the computer will still get done. The software would just handle it all for you, letting your focus go elsewhere.

Update Your Company’s Website

In addition to your social media page, you should also maintain a company website. They’re where customers go to learn what’s offered by the company. So, it’s essential to ensure they’ve read up-to-date info if they’ve seen anything on your page. Otherwise, they’ll have incorrect assumptions about stuff the business has to offer. Also, an updated website is usually better-performing on search engines. As a result, it’ll get more traffic from them, boosting its performance.

Track the Business’s Performance

After you’ve changed something, keep an eye on the company’s performance. Sometimes, it takes a while before anything noticeable happens. So, don’t feel worried if there’s a delay between making changes and seeing results. If you’ve kept track of the company’s performance, it’s not hard to spot changes. They’ll jump out of the data once the company hits its stride. So, remember to track things before doing anything. That way, there’s something to compare the company’s current performance with.

Building a Successful Marketing Campaign

A company is only as successful as the marketing campaign fueling its growth. Without an ever-expanding funnel of sales, expansions always end at some point. So, you’ve built a company that’s based on something. Now, it’s time to focus on turning it into a long-term success. We’ve given you several tips to use, and they’ll help initially. Once your company has expanded to a certain point, it’s up to you.