August 10 2009

Adapt your marketing to today’s economy

In today’s tough economy it’s critical to make sure your marketing clearly shows the value for the cost of your services or products. Forget the “snob appeal” and exclusivity message that worked for the past few years and focus instead on your service/product’s return on investment. Most people still want the “best,” but they need to see that it’s a better value to shop with you than your competition. Your branding should reinforce the quality, but focus more specifically on the benefits and value to the buyer.

Once the economy improves, don’t expect a quick-turnaround of spending habits. History shows that when things pick up, people will be slow to reverse their new shopping patterns. Successful businesses will start now to refocus their marketing message towards helping clients stretch their dollars.

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PR Briefs is a blog of tips, resources and case studies for the public relations professional and the PR novice. Feel free to comment, re-post or ask questions—I hope you enjoy your experience here.

PR and marketing have been the focus of my career for the past 30 years. As an ad agency client during the early years, I got to experience a birds-eye view of agencies and the experience wasn't always a good one. When Ideaworks opened in 1995, we were determined to break the mold, and after 15 years, more than 300 awards and hundreds of client referrals, I think we're starting to get there.
—Caron Sjoberg, APR, CPRC

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