How to Develop a Sales & Marketing Campaign
A sales and marketing campaign, according to Entrepreneur Magazine, is a series of activities you use when marketing a product or service. Sales and marketing campaigns range from simple to extremely complex, depending on such factors as your budget, the type of product or service you sell, and market characteristics. Successful sales and marketing campaigns are well researched and thoroughly planned, so do the necessary research and due diligence. Understand as much as you can about your target customers before building the campaign.
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Write down your goals. Plan your sales and marketing campaign to coincide with your company's business objectives. For example, if one of your goals is to acquire 100 new customers, your sales and marketing plan should be geared toward accomplishing this business objective.
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Write down a detailed list of the features and benefits of your product or service. A feature is what your product does, and a benefit is what it does for the end user. Focus on how your product or service is different from those your competition offers.
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Research the marketplace. Look at the various market segments for your product or service. Find out the types of customers that are most likely to buy your product or service by conducting research or hiring a market research firm. Then, create a detailed description of your target customer, and include characteristics like age, sex, family status, income level, location, tastes and preferences, and purchasing behaviors.
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Choose your media types. This will be largely based on the research you conducted about your target customers. For example, if your target audience consists of women in their 20s who are strong technology users, then you will likely use both print and digital media. Print advertisements include newspaper and magazine ads and direct mail. Digital media include radio, television and online advertisements.
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Create a measurement strategy, in which you track the performance of each media type used in your campaign. Measurement is an important part of a sales and marketing campaign because it helps you understand exactly which programs produce the highest return on your investment.
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