Social Media For Your Print Business (Part 2 of 2)
Executing an effective social media for your print business is easier said than done. After all, social media marketing can be ambiguous. ROI is hard to measure. “Going viral” is close to impossible. So why even try? Because social media, across its various platforms, is and will always be one potential step in your future […]
Digital Marketing for Printers in 2022: A Year To Remember
For many printers, digital marketing in 2022 was like a rickshaw ride on a rolling cobblestone road. Fast, bumpy, fun, scary, rewarding, painful, interesting, and exhilarating. Things moved fast in the first few months of the year, mostly due to the macroeconomic post-pandemic surge. Consumers and companies were excited about getting “back to normal” as […]
6 Steps to Rebooting Print Business’ Social Media Strategy
Does your print business have a social media strategy? Maybe you publish a post everyone once in a while or perhaps you read, like, and comment on the Facebook posts of others. If so, it could be said that “not having a social media strategy” is your strategy. After all, tracking and measuring a positive […]
Why Create an Account-Based Marketing Strategy for Your Major B2B Accounts
Selling print to large enterprise accounts can be a very profitable and scalable strategy. An effective way of landing a major account is a strategy that’s called account-based marketing (ABM). An ABM strategy can help capture major accounts and transform a printing company’s profitability. What is account-based marketing? This marketing strategy requires the use of […]
Should You Send Your Print Customers Newsletters? 5 Ways To Know
Sending print customers newsletters is an idea that has crossed the mind of every print business owner or marketing manager. “We should start sending out newsletters!” Sounds like a good idea, but is it? Here are three reasons not to send newsletters: Newsletters are expensive. If you are going to mail a printed newsletter, you […]
We Want You: Using Variable Print at Recruiting Events
Are you focused on recruiting new members and getting buy-in from your prospects? Try using variable print when holding your recruiting events. Personalizing the marketing package helps you gain trust and commitment. I’ll give you two examples of how to combine personalized print when recruiting. My friend was a designer for an event organizer. She […]
Video (and More!) Marketing Strategies for Your Print Business (Part 2)
People love video marketing. OK, maybe that’s not true for everyone. People love video! Yes, that is true, especially on the internet. Facts: People spend 88% more time on a website that has video. Video generates 1200% more shares than both images and text. By including video in your marketing strategy, you can gain more […]
A Printer’s Road Map to Marketing Clarity
A clear marketing message is a challenge for most printers. We write and write and write, thinking that print customers care. They don’t. I’ve talked about brevity and simplicity – and now I want to focus on clarity. When I perform Marketing Reviews, I see printers struggling to speak to their customers. Too many complicated […]
Video Marketing Strategies for Your Print Business (Part 1)
Video is a marketing tool that print business owners should not ignore. Generally speaking, printers just don’t utilize video to its full potential to build their brand and drive new customer demand. Why? Some think video production is difficult, others think it is expensive, and still others think it doesn’t work for their strategy. Those […]
Best Digital Advertising Strategies for Printers to Reach Targeted Print Buyers
Part 2 of a 2-part series How can your print business reach print buyers by using digital advertising? There’s no shortage of opportunities to spend your money on advertising, but which options are best for your business? In part 1 of this series, we presented the advantages and disadvantages of pay-per-click (PPC) digital advertising. Now […]
Is it the Right Time to Sell Your Print Business?
Printers ask me: “When is it time to sell or exit from my business?” Good question. Whenever that time is, we can’t wait until the last minute to position your business to attract a buyer. Here’s one way to see where you are on the “readiness to sell” scale. Think of a strike price. A […]
Should Your Print Business Pay to Advertise with Mark Zuckerberg?
Part 1 of a 2-part series Paid digital advertising is one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways for a print business to reach large targeted audiences of print buyers in a short period of time. Yet for a lot of owners of smaller print businesses, paying to advertise on Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn just […]
