Grow: Will Lower Prices Increase Sales?

October 8, 2009

How Do You Boost Profits in a Recession?

In this recession we are all thinking that if we lower prices we will get more business…but guess what?  Price is a losing battle because when you discount your products or services you are driving your revenues down and your profit margins. Always remember, we are in business to make a profit.

Price cutting is NOT the answer:

Leverage the benefits of your products and services.

• Give guarantees
• Build sales with value
• Gauge sales by phone calls, are customers calling you?
• Gauge sales by clicks, is your website getting visitors?
• Consider cause marketing; can a percentage of all sales be donated to your favorite charity or your customer’s favorite charity?
• Be a better corporate citizen: publicize how you are going green by saving resources and preserving the environment.
• Become more relevant to your customers educate them and help them this builds trust, credibility and loyalty.
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Create value for customers and value is not just price.  Drive sales with the benefits you can offer.  Listen to your customers and stimulate sales through loyalty.  These are a few ideas that I learned when I attended Advertising Week in NYC.  Are there other ideas that you can share on how to keep your customers coming back.

Julie Brander, New Haven SCORE
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Tags: advertising, prices, recession, sales