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One of the most crucial business skills you can develop is the ability to change your focus and approach on the fly. In today\u2019s post, we want to share two online marketing lessons from the pandemic. Better yet, we want to show you how you can put them to use immediately.<\/p>\n
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Have you noticed how some of your competitors might be scrambling to build a customer base and steady revenue stream overnight? This is something that happens every time there is an economic downturn.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s relatively easy to keep your company moving when times are good, but it\u2019s much harder to stay in the black when money is tight. So, during any recession or economic hiccup, you\u2019ll see business owners trying to cram years\u2019 worth of branding and outreach into a couple of small campaigns. It never works. Buyers don\u2019t have any loyalty or familiarity with the company, so they don\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n
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The big takeaway here is that you should treat sales and marketing as gradual processes. If you\u2019re tempted to course correct in a big way because of the current crisis, take a step back instead and ask how you can best serve your existing customer base. They are the ones who are most likely to find ways to work with you in the near future.<\/p>\n
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Just a couple of months ago, there were lots of business owners who were putting off important adjustments to immediate response campaigns (like search or social pay-per-click ads) while paying a disproportionate amount of time to social media. It\u2019s just more fun to post pictures of your dog than it is to optimize your Google Quality Score.<\/p>\n
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Suddenly, though, many of those \u201csoft marketing\u201d campaigns are less important. That\u2019s because when the chips are down, business owners want results. Social media is valuable if you\u2019re using it to generate returns, but you don\u2019t worry about busywork when you\u2019re trying to put food on the table.<\/p>\n
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The point isn\u2019t to emphasize any one online marketing channel over another. Instead, it\u2019s to show that, good times or bad, you have to work the parts of your branding and promotional plans that generate a positive ROI. Take care of the essentials first. Those campaigns or activities might not be as enjoyable, but they do keep revenue coming through the door.<\/p>\n
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Far too many businesses are still following an online marketing playbook that was developed for a different economy \u2013 or worse, haven\u2019t changed their approach in years. If you aren\u2019t following current trends, adjusting to new best practices, and learning from your competition, then you\u2019re bound to lose ground to competitors who are better-prepared.<\/p>\n
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If you think it\u2019s time to put a smarter, more efficient strategy into place, then talk with the digital marketing experts at Weblinx. We will be happy to schedule a free consultation and show you what we\u2019re doing to help our clients stay one step ahead of everyone else.<\/p>\n
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