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Marketing a Plants Retail Business
The key to success in marketing a plants retail business is to combine time-tested marketing techniques with the most cutting edge strategies in today's marketplace.
Wondering how to market your plants retail business? Unfortunately, there is a fine line between capturing buyers' attention and blending into the background.
Advances in technology and the marketplace itself have made it necessary for businesses to stay on top of the latest trends and strategies. The consistent application of solid marketing principles is one of the few business requirements that has stayed the same.
Public Relations Strategies
Public relations is more subtle, but no less powerful than a full-blown marketing push. If you want to send unrestricted marketing messages to your audience, buy a mailing list and perform a direct mail campaign. But if your strategy calls for sophistication, media buy-in and thought leadership, hire a PR consultant. The art of storytelling is a core PR competency. Storylines need to be believable and objective while communicating your brand's strengths and value proposition.
Product Knowledge
Product knowledge is a fundamental requirement for marketing a plants retail business. Small product details translate into key value propositions which are critical for distinguishing a plants retail business from the rest of the field. Product knowledge is so important that we advise SMBs to consult a marketing professional to identify and exploit their brands' product-based value propositions.
Newsletters
Despite the unrelenting demands of generating content on a monthly or quarterly basis, a company newsletter has promising potential as a marketing device. Unlike flyers and other advertising mediums, newsletters have an informational focus. In fact, the best newsletters encourage customers to take the next step without ever asking for a sale. These days, plants retail businesses to distribute newsletters through online channels (e.g. in email campaigns and as PDFs on the company website).
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