| Are you looking for new ways to stimulate your | | | | the lowest to the middle price range. Make sure |
| sales growth and ultimately increase the value of | | | | each range is well defined and the differences |
| your business ? In today's challenging business | | | | stand out. |
| environment, dramatic sales growth may seem | | | | Repacking your offerings will increase sales |
| impossible to achieve. | | | | revenue and reduce your sales and marketing |
| Maybe your sales revenue is down. Or, your sales | | | | costs, driving up the value of your business. |
| growth year over year rarely exceeds 20% and | | | | 3. Sell Proprietary Products |
| you can't figure out how to overcome this hurdle. | | | | Unique design, functionality and technology can |
| In today's business climate, if you haven't changed | | | | make your products proprietary, which can |
| the way you are doing business, you will never be | | | | increase the desirability of your products/services |
| able to improve your sales growth, business value | | | | and the price a buyer is willing to pay. Proprietary |
| or overall business performance. | | | | products offer protection from the competition |
| In this article we will introduce 5 proven strategies | | | | and enables you to sell your products at a higher |
| you can implement to quickly improve sales | | | | price and profitability. |
| growth and increase the value of your business. | | | | 4. Differentiate Yourself |
| 1. Focus on Niche Markets | | | | Similar to selling proprietary products, you can sell |
| Selling everything to everyone in a major market | | | | more at a higher price if your customer perceives |
| can blur your image and is very competitive. | | | | your products and services are unique and |
| Instead, position yourself as a market leader in a | | | | different than others on the market. Even if you |
| niche market. | | | | sell products that are not proprietary, you must |
| Niche specialists focus on specific industries or | | | | show your customers what makes you different |
| type of customers. Based on previous sales | | | | than everyone else. When you do this |
| history, pick a niche market that drives your | | | | successfully, you become the best choice and |
| greatest sales, profitability and quickest sales | | | | selling at a higher price will not be an issue. |
| cycle. | | | | 5. Get Rid of Underperformers |
| Focus your efforts on the proven niche market | | | | The best way to dramatically lower your costs |
| and this will drive sales growth with the least | | | | and improve profitability is to get rid of all your |
| amount of effort. Niche market leaders generate | | | | underperformers. I mean all of them. Evaluate all |
| strong sales revenue and profit growth driving up | | | | of your products and services and shelve them if |
| the value of their business. | | | | they are not profitable or help drive sales of |
| 2. Repackage Your Offerings | | | | other offerings. |
| Drive dramatic sales growth by reinventing what | | | | Stop all marketing that is not delivering a positive |
| you offer customers in a manner that increases | | | | return on investment. You should also evaluate |
| sales volume and profitability. Bigger sales revenue | | | | your sales team and eliminate underperformers. |
| and profitability comes from bigger offerings. | | | | This is a perfect time to build a strong team of |
| Offer super sizes, volume discounts, extended | | | | top performers. |
| contracts or product bundles. | | | | Spending less time on underperformers will help |
| Try small "Early Buy" incentives to increase | | | | you drive sales growth and improve your |
| volume, but keep them small with a time limit. | | | | business performance. |
| Stand strong on the value your offering provides | | | | Next Step |
| and stick with the original price. Do not discount | | | | Doing the same old thing, the same way or |
| pricing on your offerings if they truly provide the | | | | working harder will not help you improve sales |
| value described. | | | | growth or the value of your business. |
| Provide three options or price points. Customers | | | | Starting today, look at changing the way you do |
| are more likely not to choice the lowest price. Use | | | | business. |
| a set of three options to move customers from | | | | |