Caroline Swarbrick, Senior Director of Marketing, Sales & Experience at Vistaprint Australia shares her top tips for preparing your business for sale season.
The 2020 sale season is full steam ahead with the busiest shopping days of the year just around the corner. There has truly never been a better year for small businesses to hop on the Black Friday bandwagon. With record numbers of consumers now shopping online, there is currently a huge opportunity at play for Australian small businesses to capitalise on the frenzy and generate a spike in sales.
Small businesses, who may have in past years relied on the charm of their stores to draw consumers in, will now need to lean heavily into the digital landscape in order to truly benefit from this digital spike.
Vistaprint Australia are the marketing partner to millions of small businesses around the world, so we know a thing or 2 about marketing hacks during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale season. Every business, no matter the size will take a different approach this year. However, the most important piece of advice I can
provide to small businesses looking to capitalise on sales traffic, is to create a solid strategy across both the digital and print landscapes. The effectiveness of your marketing strategy can directly impact sales so it is extremely worthwhile to your business to dedicate adequate time to the planning process – and it’s not too late!
Here are my top 7 tips to help small businesses prepare for sale season
● Run a teaser campaign: Ahead of November 27th create a teaser campaign to let your audience know they will be the first to know if they sign-up to email, follow you on Instagram or like the Facebook page now!
● Boost social posts: A small budget certainly goes a long way. Target your existing audience and similar people to grow your audience across Facebook and Instagram to increase digital visibility to your offers.
● Have a store? Maximise print signage: The power of clear price messaging in the window is strong. Make sure these offers are advertised well in any physical spaces. A helpful hack – the ‘% OFF’ should typically be the biggest message on the signage.
● Encourage a second purchase after the sale: Add a flyer into the bag or online packages with an incentive to shop again.
This will capture your consumers attention and encourage repeat purchases long after the sale season has ended.
● Start a countdown clock: Use countdown clocks on all of your various sale offers. It is important to remind customers just before the sale ends across various channels including email, on social and on the website!
● Identify first-time customers: Big sales are a great way to attract new customers - why not try printed loyalty cards to encourage these shoppers to come back later.
● Follow up post sale season: Keep your brand top of mind with the new customers you attracted over Black Friday and Cyber Monday by creating a welcome campaign via email - a personal introduction to your brand and your best-selling products is a great way to start.
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