Advertising is "an investment to improve and expand your
business…"
There is an old saying “Advertising doesn’t cost - it
pays!”
Good advertising will bring your business a return on
investment. Some methods of advertising will prove to be a
more viable investment toward this end than others.
Your
ultimate goal in marketing your business is any or all of
the following four reasons to Advertise:
Reason #1
Increase Visibility (Image advertising) and Awareness of your Business – Top of Mind
Awareness
Products
you sell – Brand Name awareness.
Services
you offer.
Confidence
in your capabilities.
Location
Served or Location of your Business.
Name,
Hours, Phone Numbers.
Reason #2
Service Existing Customers and Facilitate New Customers
You
must refresh the customer cycle – (25-35% annual
turnover).
Retain
present customers – (In a Recent Study The Forum Corporation found that 40
percent of satisfied customers switched suppliers without
hesitation).
Generate
new customers.
Replace
lost customers.