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Showing posts with label Small business. Show all posts
Making Chocolate and the Right Way to Market Your Biz
Most people love eating sweets. This is why chocolates are a booming biz and have continued its prominence through time. If you know your way into making chocolate, you might as well earn from the process.
It is easy to market such treat because you will find people who love it anywhere you go. All you need to remember now is how you will be able to market your products the right way and the most beneficial towards your end.
The Four Ps of Marketing
Consider this strategy when you are on the planning stage of your sweets biz. If you are just starting out and just want to make extra income through the product that you will also enjoy, here's a brief explanation of this concept.
Product
The first P is the product. You have to know your product well, in this instance, your chocolates. To be able to tell people good things about what you are selling, you must know first and foremost everything about it.
Yes, it is a good idea if you will take time to research about the scientific background of this treat. But you can also just focus on what you want to sell. You may want to focus on chocolate cakes. Or how about chocolates in gift baskets? There are many options that you can try for such reason.
Place
Where are you located? Who lives in your neighborhood? And how often do you think they will buy? You have to think about those things to be able to plan out accordingly what will be a big hit for these people. You must give them what they are looking for. You must present them with new ideas that you are very sure that they will like.
It is a good thing that you are from the area. You no longer have to resort on hiring people to do a market analysis to know who these people are. Just spread your wings and increase your public relations. This will also increase the probability that these people are going to buy from you.
Price
You must offer your products at rates that your target market can afford. To decide easily about this matter, you must study your direct competitors. You no longer have to hire someone to do this. All you need is to buy their products to know about their pricing. You must not be too far away from their strategies. People are looking for quality products at rates they can afford. So the best thing that you can do is to give them what they are looking for.
Promotion
Your biz, however small it is, will not survive without venturing into promotions. As a startup of a small business, you can start the buzz about you through word of mouth. To achieve this, you must first come with a very good product. Give those out to people the first few days. If you are confident with what you are selling, for sure, people will also like it. They will be your good source of free advertising.
Turn your hobby of making chocolate into a fun-filled and profit generating venture. Consider the abovementioned in starting up your biz. Create a noise for yourself and establish your name in the industry.
In time, you will find your niche. You never know, your hobby can turn into one money-making road to your own success.
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Ways to Promote Your Venture into Making Chocolate
Once you've started your business, learn how to advertise. This is a must for every business, however big or small, startup or established. You must know how to promote your business in order for people to know about it.
Here are some ways in which you can go about the promotions the affordable and easy way.
Print Ads
Print advertisements will cost less than going into the broadcast medium. And if you are a small biz and you still can't afford such tool, you can always opt for the print medium. For this purpose, there are many ways in which you can go.
You can start with business cards. You must carry your card with you all the time. You never know when you'll meet someone who has the tooth for what you have to offer. This is a business. So have your cards professionally made. Design a logo and a name that will carry out your brand in the market.
Postcards can be effective direct mailing piece. But this is advisable if you already are stable and can accommodate the rush of orders that you will be able to get from the responses from your ads. Make sure to captivate you market with your postcards once you tried this route. Get their attention with the design, tag lines and everything. And don't forget to include your contact information.
Catalogs can act as a menu for your clients. You can also mail these out to people and don't forget to slip in order forms with these. The idea here is to make the photos that you will use in your catalogs as delectable as your products really are. You must convince people that your goods taste good through the images that you present to them.
Are you ready to go big time? If you have special announcements that you want many people to know about, you can try out large format posters and banners. Make sure to place those ads on places where your target market usually goes. This way, you will be able to tell them what you have in store for them. Make sure that your ads will excite them enough that they will find ways to seek you out.
Free Promo
Always give the best to people and they will return the favor by talking about your products to the people that they know. And this will benefit you big time. Word of mouth is so vital to any business. Imagine, you no longer have to resort to spending for your own ads. You need not even think about what good elements can be included on your next ads.
By always putting your best foot forward, people will learn to like you and what you have in store for them. In any business, it is important to gain the trust and loyalty of the buying public. And you will only achieve that if they feel that they really are important to you by showing to them that you have their best interests always in mind above everything else.
Go ahead and start out making chocolate as a business. And don't forget to promote your biz and spread out the good words about you.
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