Most small businesses create their marketing strategies without considering the many online marketing tools available for them to use as they promote and create visibility for their business. Here are three promotional tools that will help grow a small business.
Speaking at events
Becoming a speaker at events may require some effort to attend the different events that take place in a business area. Joining business networking groups and becoming active members there may open up opportunities for increased visibility for a small business. In some groups, speaking at events may be offered as a benefit to members only.
Podcasting
Position your business as a leader in its business industry, and create podcasts that educate, inform or maybe create awareness about a product or service. Podcasting is a growing trend that will increase visibility for your business, and they make good content to post and circulate on social media platforms.
Advertise in a community newspaper
Community magazines are usually widely distributed and read by the public. Find the community magazine that is most viewed by your business target audience and run an ad there for a few months in a row. Ads are most effective when seen by the viewer repetitively.
Some beneficial promotional resources that are worth exploring are:
- Bizbites (bizbites.ca) – a pool for business podcasts
- Canadian SME – the #1 small business magazine in Canada.
More tools are available out there, explore opportunities and search for what works best to position your business as a leader in its own industry.