Build customer relationships through email marketing

You have to turn your website visitors into known contacts before you can turn them into paying customers. Offering discounts and giveaways are one way to encourage customers to give you their contact information. You can also include contact forums on your website for consumers to subscribe to your email list. When your contact list is starting to assemble, you can now begin building relationships with those customers through purposeful campaigns. This is a great way to keep your business on their mind.

Promote your best products/services

Just because you have a small budget, doesn’t mean you can’t promote your merchandise. You have to be smart about what campaigns you choose to run and what products/services you choose to advertise. Always pick your best quality, most sought after merchandise to promote on social media and consistently on local channels. You should also pay attention to recent marketing trends and changes. By keeping up with these trends, you can use your budget in the areas most likely to deliver returns.

Tell your brand story

When establishing your brand, it’s important to keep your content consistent. You want customers to be able to recognize you and your merchandise; you want to have your own unique “voice.” Consider what your brand represents and keep it constant on your website and social media platforms. This will help your business stand out from the rest. Staying on top of current trends will help you from getting overlooked by consumers. So know your audience, what content they prefer and be entertaining.