8 marketing tips for a troubled economy

WINNERS AND LOSERS IN A TROUBLED ECONOMY

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8 tips for online marketing in a troubled economyMartyn Perks & Richard Sedley



Practice contrarian strategies. Your competitors will be focusing on the basics and pulling back from lower ROI activities – you’ll never have a better opportunity to get ahead of them

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Eight tips for online marketing in a troubled economy



Get faster. Costs rise as projects and campaigns get bogged down in details. Reject perfection for fit-for-purpose. Trial all activities, including off-line, using digital media first.

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Focus on current customers. Kill two birds with one stone by concentrating

on acquisition by referral. Build in viral advocacy to everything you do online

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Reward loyalty. Acknowledge that times might be tough for everyone and that you value the customer relationship you have. Pleasing customers doesn’t have to be expensive, just surprising

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Think and act joined-up. How about integrating your separate activities? For example use Pay-Per-Click to drive newsletter sign-ups

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Test, listen and measure. Create opportunities to learn. Ask your customers, watch what they do and compare. Whether it’s A/B testing or rapid prototyping, take advantage of digital’s ability to make you smarter quickly and let your competitors retrench and get dumber

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Don’t reinvent the wheel. The past few years have seen a plethora of new digital offerings that can offer what you need at a fraction of the cost. How about using getsatisfaction.com for customer service or tumblr.com for your campaign micro-site?

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Don’t assume too much. Customer responses to economic problems are not pre-determined. Price isn’t always a customer’s main concern. Indeed in some situations extravagance can be a virtue. The entertainment industry – films, theme parks etc – normally do very well in troubled economies. Tap into a sense of fun, don’t be too doom-laden

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