Thursday, January 29, 2009

Small Business and Slow Times

Wow. Another 9" of snow dropped on us yesterday. If your business is snow blowers, shovels, snowmobiles, snowplowing, etc., you are probably having a great winter season.

January in the US is typically a slow time for small businesses. It's after Christmas and the mad shopping rush is behind us. But, this is a great time to remind your current customers that you are there and have something they want or need.

One idea is to come up with a special offer. You can use post the offer on your web site, send it to your email newsletter list, do a few direct mailings. Make a flier, make copies and leave them somewhere visible so people see it as they enter the door.

Keeping your current customers coming back is much more cost-effective than trying to find new ones. Make it worth their while!

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