Small Business Guide to Marketing IT Services

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Specific marketing strategies that help small IT services firms generate leads and boost sales.

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Small Business Guide to Marketing IT Services: 

1-800-475-1415 1 Small Business Guide to Marketing IT Services Copyright 2011 MailerMailer LLC Recipe for nurturing leads to boost sales

Outline: 

http://content.mailermailer.com 2 Outline Who do you buy from? Trash your web site (if it’s “brochure-ware”) Becoming a trusted source Reinforce with consistent touches Email, social media and other strategies

Who do you find interesting?: 

3 Who do you find interesting? At work or on Facebook or Twitter: Those who talk about themselves – “me” Those who share information – “you” http://content.mailermailer.com

Who do you trust?: 

4 Who do you trust? When you don’t know a person or an entity, what makes you trust them? Those who talk about what they offer and how good they are – “me” Those who listen, educate and comfort you without pressure – “you” http://content.mailermailer.com

Me vs. You Marketing: 

Me vs. You Marketing Me What we do Our projects How good we are Preferred words: “Our Services” “Our Clients” “Our Staff” “We can help you” You What you do Your goals What problems need solving? Preferred words: “How to…” “White Paper on…” “Free Report on…” “We can help you” 5 http://content.mailermailer.com Same end goal. Very different level of trust.

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6 What types of content are on your site? “You” Marketing or “Me” Marketing http://content.mailermailer.com

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7 Which one would you trust? Buy from? http://content.mailermailer.com

What is your web site’s focus?: 

What is your web site’s focus? Our services Our capabilities Our clients Our projects Our staff 8 http://content.mailermailer.com

What is your web site’s focus?: 

What is your web site’s focus? Our services Our capabilities Our clients Our projects Our staff 9 http://content.mailermailer.com Only talks about me, me, me!

Instead, Add Something They Want: 

Instead, Add Something They Want 10 Resources for Small Businesses 5 handy Windows productivity tricks that you didn’t know 10-point customer retention checklist to review every quarter How to write the best job descriptions that attract the best candidates Video: 4 ways to inspire your staff http://content.mailermailer.com

Find and Use Hot Keywords: 

Find and Use Hot Keywords Keyword search: best interview questions: 11 http://content.mailermailer.com

Add Something for Each Market Segment: 

Add Something for Each Market Segment The Money Person 4 inexpensive ways to upgrade your staff’s technical skills Maximizing ROI for your technology investment The Manager The 10 Best Interview Questions to Ask Podcast: Come work for us - Company Perks The Marketing Person Does social media make sense for your company 12 http://content.mailermailer.com

Re-purpose Content All Over: 

Re-purpose Content All Over Blogs Email newsletters Tweets eBooks White papers Podcasts Videos Webinars 13 http://content.mailermailer.com

Summary: 

Summary Use the best ingredients (choose keywords carefully for SEO) Start with something that others find interesting Sprinkle in blogs, reports, videos Add email marketing, news announcements Repurpose content to multiply your ROI Don’t stop stirring or it will get stale 14 http://content.mailermailer.com

Contact: 

15 Contact MailerMailer.com content@mailermailer.com 301-825-5658 x800 http ://content.mailermailer.com http://content.mailermailer.com