Here are simple tactics for you to generate the leads you need to increase your sales:
1 - Know your business.
People basically look for a company that knows everything there is to know about their field of business. When you position yourself as an expert in your niche, you'll be able to attract more leads to your business because they know that they can rely on you to provide them the solution to their needs.
Who else but you can better explain how your product works, right. Without knowing the facts and details, your clients would hesitate to buy something that you don't even believe in, enough to learn everything there is to know about the item.
That goes without saying that you have to be well versed not only with the type of market you're in, but most importantly, with the product you are trying to sell. Your knowledge will help you promote as well as influence your prospects' decision to purchase from you from your catalog printing pieces or even in the booklets you produce for your marketing efforts.
2 - Network your way to sales.
To spread the good word about your product, you have to network continuously. Meet people everyday, join social circles and organizations, attend functions and events, and more importantly, join trade shows and build effective displays while you're at it.
Networking also means getting to know your competition and how they work. Someone said to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Whoever said it is right. It pays to have knowledge of what's going on with your competition to better position your marketing campaign, especially your catalogs and booklets, to come out the best in your area of expertise. Learning the strengths and weaknesses of your adversaries can aid you in improving your own strengths.
3 - Customer service above all else.
Customers always look for the best service available. A courteous and pleasant business person is a better bedmate any day. When you want loyalty among your clients then the only way to get it is to make your clients so happy dealing with you that they won't see fit to go anywhere else.
And this also applies to your price. As cost is always a big issue for customers, be sure to have rates that are also customer friendly. Not only do you gain profit from your clients but more importantly, you'll have a network of his or her friends, relatives and lovedones when they feel satisfied with your business.
All in all, the key to having a successful marketing campaign that attracts your customers is actually better customer service that focuses on the needs of your target market. When you are able to acknowledge and provide solutions to their problems, then you don't need to do the math to know that what you have in your hands is a truly successful promotional strategy.