Make ‘em an offer they can’t refuse

Is it time for a proposition overhaul?

If, like me, you’re feeling a bit fatigued by the doom and gloom stories of the credit crunch, recession, deflation etc. etc. yawn yawn …

Maybe it’s time to remind yourself why it’s great to be a small business.

Whilst big, lumbering corporates frantically look at ways to cut their costs, re-engineer their business to strip out years of institutionalised inefficiency and wrestle to steer their titanic operations in a better direction, it seems to me small businesses have it GOOD.

Why? Because we’re more nimble, we can adapt to market conditions more quickly and by comparison, we’ve got super light power steering to take ourselves where the money is.

So if your business is taking a bit of a hit as a result of the crunch, maybe it’s time to do some smart marketing and have a look at your proposition. If it’s not getting results in current conditions … what can you change about your product … its pricing … its positioning … to make it more attractive to your key audiences?

At the end of the day, you have power to make changes … just as long as you’re in touch with your customers and you understand what it is that’s changed in their world that’s having a knock on effect on your business.

They say there’s always money to be made in a recession. I say hurray for the small businesses that have the sense and capability to grab opportunity whilst its there.

Sara is a marketing specialist with a wealth of on-line and traditional experience. With award winning credentials as an advertising writer, her career also spans the disciplines of planning and strategy for both B2B and consumer clients. Having worked for one of the the UK's biggest non-London agencies, Sara now works on a consultancy basis for clients large and small. http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog