Lyric’s Marketing Tip #26: Is Marketing Really Better than Mastery?

Is Marketing Really Better than Mastery?

I am going to go out on a limb here and answer a hearty YES!  Your marketing is more important than the mastery of your skills and the sum of your expertise. All the credentials you add beside your name, your education and experience means nothing if no one knows about it!  You can be the best accountant, attorney, Realtor, dog groomer, life coach, fitness trainer, wedding planner—whatever your business is – but if you don’t know how to get the word out about your business and generate response, you will never create the income you truly desire.

If Steve Jobs had not been a marketing genius, we would all still be using IBM computers.  Sharing your compelling story with your audience through focused marketing will generate awareness of your brand; when they discover how truly amazing you are, your business will gain preference and the word of mouth marketing from raving fans will spread like wildfire. Now don’t get me wrong, mastery is vital to sustaining your business.  You must have the skill to gain the confidence and trust of your client, yet, if you are not exposing your skills and services to the market, who will know about you?

Lyric’s Marketing Tip #26: Is Marketing Really Better than Mastery?

I have talked about this for years – marketing is not rocket science, it is simply using the tools you have available to tell people what you [your business] are doing.  If you are doing nothing, then you will gain nothing.  If you are involving yourself in and creating activities that promote your business, then you will see results.  Get out among the people you want to do business with, involve yourself in the community, then use strategic marketing to tell your target audience about it.

Lyric’s marketing tip this week is simple: marketing is more important than having a perfect skill set, get out and market your business by sharing your story!  There are a myriad of different ways to do this, right?  But the key is to select what works for you and be consistent.

Let’s have some fun! Below is a list of marketing examples. 1) Choose one or more that you have used or been involved with in the last 30 days and write a success story of how it worked to bring you business – post it in your office as a reminder. 2) Select from this list the things you have planned for the next 60 days of marketing, write out the details and put it in a calendar format – you will have the beginnings of your strategic marketing plan! If your chosen marketing method is not on the list, then please add it, generating more ideas you can implement in time.  It will be inspiring to watch the list grow with creative ideas!

Marketing Examples:

Pop-by (unannounced visit to your client or prospect)

Social Media posts

Social Media ads

Mobile Text Campaign

Direct Mail Campaign

Email Blast

Phone call

One-on-One (appointment, lunch or coffee with your client or prospect)

Print Ad

Internet Ad

Press Release/Announcement

Feature Story or Special Interest Article for Publication

Billboard

Sign

Flyer

Speaking/Key Note

TV Appearance to Represent Your Brand

Website/Blogsite

Series of Blog posts

Educational article or white paper to be published

Sponsorship

Networking Group

Community or Charity Volunteer Work

 What have I missed?  Happy marketing everybody!

Love and Peace,
Sandy