How Can I Improve Our Marketing
Marketing a Plastic Raw Materials Business
At Gaebler, we've seen what great marketing can do for a small business. But if you own a plastic raw materials business, exceptional marketing may well be the determining factor in your long-term survival and success.
In the current economic climate, one thing separates thriving plastic raw materials businesses from the rest of the pack.
Staying on track requires attention to detail and a commitment to foundational marketing principles.
Measurement & Evaluation
Performance is the ultimate measure of quality. You can improve the quality of your B2B and B2C efforts by considering professional mailing lists provided by established vendors. That's just one of the ways plastic raw materials businesses may be able to increase the impact of their marketing tactics. But on the whole, measurement and evaluation are two of the most powerful weapons in your ROI arsenal. A robust measurement and evaluation process should include metrics that can be monitored on a monthly, weekly or even daily basis. Designed to monitor marketing efforts on a campaign-by-campaign basis, these metrics can be used as a baseline for strategic planning. Given the importance of measurement and evaluation, plastic raw materials businesses frequently go outside of the organization for expertise.
Product Knowledge
There is no substitute for being able to speak convincingly about your products in a plastic raw materials business. Seemingly insignificant product specs can be leveraged to communicate value and depth, separating your plastic raw materials 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.
Bundling
Messaging matters - but only to the degree that it communicates value to cost-conscious consumers. Businesses that bundle products tap into the market's psyche by creating the perception (real or imagined) of cost-savings. Nearly any type of business can tap into the benefits of bundling products or services, so it's easy to see how plastic raw materials businesses have the ability to bundle multiple products and services into a single offering that customers find appealing. Will the profit margins be the same as they would be if you sold the bundled products separately? Probably not. But you'll make up for it by achieving higher sales volumes and net profits.
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