I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions, but I do like starting the year with the question, “What am I going to do differently in by business this year?”
Sometimes the answer is a new marketing approach and other times it’s creating a new service or packaging up an existing service to make it extremely attractive and a no brainer!
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.
That saying always makes me feel nervous!
If I don’t try something different, I’m nervous I might miss out on something really great.
Also, if I don’t try something new, I’ll always be wondering, “What if…?”
Unless you have colleagues around you who you can discuss these questions with and bounce ideas around, this can be quite a challenge on your own.
This is why, ever since I started Attractive Marketing in 2011, I’ve always run a Marketing Planning Workshop in January. It helps business owners to review their previous marketing activities and analyse what worked well, what needs a bit of tweaking and what new approaches they could develop. And then the big question – how am I going to implement this?
If you’re up for it, a day out of the office focusing on your business will help you to discover some exciting answers to these questions. You will leave with a clear plan about how you are going to target and attract exactly the types of customers you want. By the end of 2019 you won’t be asking yourself “What if?”, you’ll be patting yourself on the back and feeling satisfied at (and celebrating) the results you’ve achieved.
Wishing you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2019.
