226 – Post-Pandemic Marketing Plan for Small Business Growth

105 - How to Overcome Obstacles, Beat High Performer Anxiety, and Have More Success In Life

Today I will discuss the top marketing strategies to grow your business in 2021, what high income skills made me a millionaire, and the five life changing books every entrepreneur should read.

Top marketing strategies to grow your business in 2021 after the pandemic (Navy SEAL Secret Growth Hack) 

  • Addressing challenges specific to the pandemic i.e., in-person traffic drop.
  • Fact reel of pandemic numbers and its effect on businesses: shock value facts. Starts with you listing out different (shock value) facts about businesses during the pandemic:
    • 66% of small businesses are on the verge of going broke each month
    • 40% of small businesses have over $100K in debt
    • The average small business owner makes only $69,593 dollars per year
    • 89% of entrepreneurs work nights and weekends
    • 2/3 of business owners think the worst is still to come
  • Speak on how your business was able to stay unaffected 
  • Speak on how you use social media and how others can use social media and influence
    • FB Ads
    • Email Marketing
    • Instagram Blunt posts
    • Referral / hero marketing
    • Selling to past customers
    • Being part of a business network

Six Simple Steps to Make Six Figures in Sales 

  1. Know – Attention through media (ads, books, podcasts)
  2. Love – Storysell with social proof 
  3. Trust – Rapport, Ask Questions, Diagnose like doctor
  4. Listen – Don’t talk yourself out of a sale
  5. Prepare – Name, mindset, clarity
  6. Close the Deal – Killer offer + overcome objections

What did you think of today’s show? Do you like my solo rants or do you prefer when I bring on special guests to share their stories? Let me know and send me an IG DM or email.

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Craig Ballantyne

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Craig Ballantyne

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