How
to expand your business? You have more ways than you might realize. Here is a
quick checklist for you to plan out your expansion. Think of your existing
markets, your customers, your produces and services and your distribution
channels and try to generate new alternatives for your business in these
approaches.
A. Teleprospecting.
B. Hire a new salesperson
C. Sell more of your existing
products and services to existing customers
D. Develop new products for existing
customers.
E. Open up new markets for existing
products and services.
F. Penetrate new markets with new
products and services.
G. Create new uses for existing
products.
H, Segment existing markets by
customer types
I. Change your markets perception of
your products and services.
J. Change your approach to your
existing market.
K. Develop new channels and outlets
for existing products and services.
L. Reposition existing products and
services.
M. Fragmenting existing products,
services clients and markets
N. Creating add-ons to existing
products and services.
O. Developing “downstream” sales and
aftermarkets.
P. Introducing products as add-ons
to products and services.
Q. Bringing new technology to
existing products and services.
R. Create entrepreneurs to sell existing products and services.
S. Selling technology as well as
products and services.
T. Sell “piggyback” products and
services with other products and services.
U. Enter into alliances with other
companies whose products, services, markets, clients, distribution channels and
outlets complements yours.
V. Buy into markets, products, services,
know-how and clients.
W. Offering a wider variety of
products and brands
X. Target new pricing niches within
your markets as well as specific pieces of your competitors businesses.
Y. Go to group meetings you have never
been to before.
Z. Become an industry expert in your
unique area or business.
Larson Notes & Satire: Start
here and then do some more brainstorming. There is more than one way to skin a
cat.
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great businesses even better
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