How can I advertise my services and deals effectively?
I am a pedicurist, foot-massager in Delhi, India. Providing home/office services for the same. I have tried various advertising methods but they don't work, May I know what I can do to advertise my services.
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Apr 7, 2014
You should definitely consider using video communication if you want instant result. When people can see for themselves examples of videos of your work using vibrant colored templates of video emails or even video newsletters, it will increase both your click through rates and customers. Your existing customers will then be your marketers sharing your videos with who they know.
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Apr 2, 2014
Who is your target audience?
If your only form of advertising is deals, you are targeting those who need your help but can't afford to pay full price.
Instead of offering deals, think about what you do that is worth paying extra for?
Do you go to their home? Do you have advanced treatments? Is there a better course of follow-up...
Once you have established who you are targeting and what they need and want, then you can better package your advertising to attract them and get response to your marketing.
Apr 2, 2014
The post card is a good idea and you can incorporate a special offer in it,
One of the main selling points of your service should be the benefits. Why would a tourist use your service? If you do not have a foot massage what would happen to your feet?
For the offices you may want to provide free demonstrations during their company meetings, even chamber meetings, health fairs, women's groups etc making sure to set up follow up service and keep names and contacts for the persons who are interested. The key would be following up and providing value for money.
Also make sure and ask for referrals. Every two or three three months ask your clients for referrals. If they are happy with your service they will help you by referring somebody.
Have an optimized website and in there send tips on the benefits of your service and other related information that your clients can share. I know cost is an issue so let me know if you need help with the website.
You also need to keep records of your efforts, check your results as often as possible but not more than a week to see what is happening and what other actions you can take, sometimes you may just need to tweak your words a little.
Apr 2, 2014
Advertise your service on social media website. And also do search engine optimization for your website. After a month you will see results.
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Apr 1, 2014
Used an animated video explainer to get your business advertise and deals effectively. It will let you explain your business in just a minute and people will get more engage and they get to know you, your services as well as the products you can offer to the world.
Apr 1, 2014
Social media, location based service/marketing platforms, newsletters, push notifications for your app users and looking at getting a PR company to release an article across different platforms advertising a competition give away from you afterthe reader follows, likes and subscribes to your newsletter and app
Apr 1, 2014
The newest and most effective media today is the cell phone. setting up and email account via your cell phone service it easy. If you want a wider broadcasting capability, you will need to incorporate a web email system, such as; http://AWeber.com, http://GetResponse.com or http://Google.com to name but a few. They can set up a more sophisticated service, including an Auto-responders. Which wiil give many more options then the straight phone service can.
Email marketing either over the web via an email company, as mentioned above, or your own email service on your PC is probably the quickest method today. Direct mail is an option still, but very time consuming. Advertisements through the mail are getting more expensive each year, time to prepare, your copy, graphics, printing, searching for targeted recipients, adding the mail, then posting your batches does take it's toll on you and your employees.
News Paper Ads, and their web site news casts are another method. TV or Radio reach more consumers but is extremely expensive, so unless you have an extremely large advertising budget, you might want to reconsider this method.
Using your PC, Microsoft Publisher, setting your own, copy and graphics will save you time and money. Today most Printing services also have a mailing system. There you can upload your intended post cards, flyers, news letters, and they can handle it from there.
Apr 1, 2014
Hello Rajesh,
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Apr 1, 2014
The message is more important than the media you use to send it out. The wrong message or one crafted incorrectly and sent via the best available medium is just as ineffective as a great message sent out via the wrong means to your target market.
Concentrate first on creating the correct message, then worry about how to get it out to to your target audience.
Apr 1, 2014
Can you tell us what you have tried and which worked and did not work?
Does Google Place work well in India? Because you can offer deals thru it. http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2010/11/tips-for-creating-free-business-listing.html
Also Yelp - see burrp.com
Groupon - see http://www.groupon.co.in/
I think postcards are a good idea and they are cheap. See if you can leave them at local cafes or accommodation lobbies (as per my comment to Hubert). Hire someone to hand them out in tourist areas. Make sure they are in English :)
I assume you have a website. You need to optimize for local search.
Apr 1, 2014
Thanks for the advice, I will get postcards printed and will make sure to get them circulated.
Apr 1, 2014
Rajesh,
What advertising methods have you already tried? There are a few methods that you can try, although I'm not sure if they will have the same effect in India as in the US:
Social Media: Build up a social media following in your area, and use your social media to communicate your services/deals with customers. You can create a contest saying that if you "like" the page you'll qualify for a discounted service, poll customers to see what their favorite services are, and post interesting articles related to your services.
Direct Mail: Create a postcard inviting customers/businesses in your local area to your business. Offer some sort of incentive (i.e. a free foot massage with every pedicure purchase).
Advertising: Obviously paid advertising is always an easy way to spread the word if you have the budget. Whether it is PPC online or in a print publication (i.e. a magazine or newspaper), that is an easy way to know you're reaching your target market and spreading the word!
Apr 1, 2014
I have tried a website that sells online deals and posted my deal over there. But there were not good response. Now a days I am trying linked-in only as Facebook is kind of personel and so I use linked-in to connect. But it's also not working.
So I have tried social media for the marketting, As you have said advertising would be costly and yes I can't afford for this.
I will use your suggestion regarding the poll customers and providing free/discounted services.
Apr 1, 2014
I would have to know what you have done before telling you what to do. In your industry it all about trust that this person will handle my body in a manner that I would?
Hopefully you have brochures to leave in lobbies and in office dinning areas.
Apr 1, 2014
I agree trust is a big issue especially if offering home visits. You have a good point about lobbies. Maybe he can affiliate himself with hotels and other accommodation options targeting tourists? I know when visitors com visit me from O/S they can't get over the low cost of pedicures in my area and all go out and get them.
But what all I should include in my message?