In every business, the idea of marketing a product or better still, the idea of promoting one’s service is essential to business. A business without good marketing is a no business; it’s just like stagnant water.
For you to be able to convince the masses to buy your product or patronize you, you must know how to strategize, also know how to play the game so that you can be a survivor.
There are numerous errors that do occur when marketing a product which every entrepreneur must take note, but the major errors will be listed below.
Things to avoid when marketing a product:
Exaggeration: when marketing a product, don’t let the spirit of exaggeration get over you. Go straight to the point and don’t beat around the bush. Tell them why your product is the best , how it will value more to them and how they can benefit from it.don’t utter things your product cant do or things that the product doesn’t exhibit because if you do I bet, the next time they see’s you they will be mad at you and they wont love to patronize you. For example you are selling drugs that do treat malaria and you are telling your customers that the drug can cure Hiv/Aids if they tested it and they found out that it’s not working, when next they see you they’d rather rubbish you and your product and you will never see them again near you.
Promoting Error: If you are marketing a product, promote it to your main targeted people first I mean you should promote your product to people that will value your product for example if you are selling packet of bubble gum you don’t expect a pastor to buy it from you because he/ she is not your main targeted customers you need to sell it to boys and girls that cherish it alot. Also if you are to promote writing materials, your main customers should be the school students first follow by other people, so the school students should be the one you will market it to first.
Shyness: Be sure of what you are marketing. Let the people you are promoting your product to, see the boldness in you, let them know that you are 100% sure of your product. Don’t put on the spirit of shyness because if they see any sign of in assurance in you I bet, they will laugh at you and walk away so be smart and be bold.
Nonchalant Attitude: If you are the type of entrepreneur that doesn’t exhibit good behavior, I guess you need to work on it. Some customers can frustrate you to the extent you will feel like hitting them. But no! you don’t have to do that, I know you can get angry but you need to put on a smile even if they are frustrating you, at times some customers might want to test you by frustrating you and when they see that you are not mad at them, they will be amazed and they will love to buy a product from you and if they don’t have the money at that moment they can ask for your contact in other to contact you when they have the money. So what am trying to say is that you should be calm when marketing a product also to your customers no matter what happens and don’t get mad at them.
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I agree with all the points. For me, when you’re promoting some products, just be patient =)
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Hi Blinkky,
Yea you are right! thanks for the comment!
Hi Samuel
I agree with the points here, bro. I especially like the fact that you covered ‘don’t be shy.’ Successful marketing depends on a robust, confident demeanour.
Thanks for sharing.
Michael
P.s Congrats on the amazing success of your blog so far! Keep up the good work.
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Hi Micheal,
Yea you are right bro! lol thanks for the nice words man! without you , Oni and God i will be nowhere, thank God for having you guys as a friend i hope we will be able to meet each other in the offline world someday!!!!!!!
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Yeah that would be pretty cool!
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Hi Samuel!
Your thought is really great. You had covered the exaggeration part which means you need to be honest to your customers as not to redirect them or provide them wrong information because it might fall back on you. You just don’t think of the sales that you will get. Honesty will always be the best policy. Customers will definitely thank you if you have given them right information rather than giving them false knowledge just to make some sales.
Nice one from you, Samuel.
P.S
I hope you don’t mind me telling you this because your other posts are perfectly written. I just notice this one a bit unedited yet.
I am sorry but I noticed some mix of some words on your sentences. You might be confused with your sentences for this post.
Hi Ernest,
Yea you are absolutely right! customers need honesty thanks for the commennt.
lol thanks for telling me but i guess it was because i need to publish this post as fast as i could because no time have been busy with school work that’s why sorry for the inconvenience but i will like you to figure it out! though have not seen any. thanks for the comment.
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I understand you busy schedule, Sam.
No problem. It was only a one post notice.
aside from this post the others are perfectly created.
Hope to read more of your posts.
Hitting your customers is a bad idea. I busted up laughing when I read this. Good post!
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Hi Dustin,
Really?? lol that’s cool thanks for the comment and i hope to see you soon. take care.
keep it up
marketing a product is something you have to think before jumping into it .it take courage and approach.understanding the people and its environment also counts
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Hi Themayg, Yea i agree with you man! Thanks for the comment man.
I love that line about Malaria drugs being able to cure HIV. So what the internet marketing terrain is littered with today. Bogus products with bogus claims. Funny thing is that they still sell
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