FSB webinar slides - Marketing essentials or sole traders

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MARKETING HACKS FOR SOLE TRADERS

QUICK TIPS FOR BIG IMPACT

This is me

Marketing Consultant

More than 20 years working with SMEs

Specialises in strategy

Passionate about delivering affordable marketing solutions to small businesses

Mum to a 2 year old

Marketing Consultant Annique Tate

Why marketing matters...

Driving business goals Connecting to your audience Building awareness Sustainable growt

LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Business goals

S M S A R T

Target audience

Be specific Demographics?

If you’re targeting businesses, add in; Sector? 1. Business type?

Business size? 3. And many more...

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What do they want?

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What do they want?

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Marketing goals

Increase bookings between March - October by 30%

Targeting existing clients through email, achieving uptake of boiler services between March - October by 20% in the next 6 months.

S M S A R T

LOW-COST STRATEGIES

Planning

4 weeks in advance

Planning

4 weeks in advance

3 content pillars

These are core themes or topics on which your content is based. For example;

Family-friendly plumbing tips

Seasonal advice

Budget-friendly solutions

Plumbing myths and facts

Community-focused stories

Behind the scenes

Emergency plumbing readiness

Planning

4 weeks in advance

3 content pillars

Messaging

These are messages you want to communicate within your content pillars. For example; A specific pain point or challenge you want to address

Key dates in the calendar

Product/service launches or ones you want to push Activity the company is doing

Celebrating an achievement

Annual closure

Planning

4 weeks in advance

3 content pillars

Messaging

RACE framework

(Reach, Action, Convert, Engage)

Social media

Where are they?

Be consistent

Know your content pillars

Focus your message

What’s your CTA?

Change up post types (posts, reels etc)

Notice what works

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Time-saving tips

Plan

Create templates

Batch and time block

Repurpose

Schedule/automate

Focus on what works

Use free tools

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Free tools

Abobe Express/Canva - A simple design tool for creating custom graphics and marketing materials.

Metricool - Schedule and manage social media content. Basic metrics for social media and other platforms (3 mths on free version).

Brevo - Create, send, schedule and automate email. You can use it to track prospects through a sales pipeline.

Copilot/ChatGTP - AI tools that can help you, research your TA (remember to fact check), generate ideas for content pillars, messaging etc. I DO NOT recommend directly using AI-generated copy in marketing. Your personality is important.

Questions?

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