
One of the keys to boosting your business is to unlock and unleash the secrets of creating great buzz. Buzz is that invaluable word-of-mouth promotion that spurs greater interest in your products or services. Buzz generates a strong interest for what you’re offering. Buzz ignites momentum that leads to fantastic results. If you want to leverage the power of buzz then you need to understand several communication strategies to help you succeed.
Creating buzz is all about connecting with your target audience creatively. Consumers are bombarded with thousands of messages each week. Statistics show that we are exposed to an average of 3000 messages a day! So if you fail to implement effective communication techniques it will be almost impossible for you and your business to stand out from the crowd.
Secret #1
The first proven communication strategy you need to utilize if you want to create buzz is to target the self interest of individuals. We’re all motivated by self interest, whether it’s seeking the respect of our peers, our financial wellbeing, satisfaction for helping others, being more productive…the possibilities are endless. If you embrace creativity, innovation and sincerity to appeal to the self interest of your target market, you’ll inspire them to take action.
Secret #2
The second secret for gaining attention and generating buzz is to time your efforts appropriately. Your new super insulated jacket liner will of course be of more relevance to people when the weather starts to turn frigid, and not when the sun is shining in the beginning of summer. This may appear simple and obvious, but many businesses fail to seize timing strategically. Timing your messages to coincide with existing events, holidays and celebrations enables you to leverage off existing buzz. The knock on effect is you support the media who are always looking for timely and relevant stories. Your story!
Secret #3
Secret three is very important for ALL your communication initiatives. You must hone in and target the right individuals. Do your research and find out who your real audience is. Not just who you think it is. Your audience is never “everyone”, "consumers" or "women". Perhaps it’s “mothers with children under 5 years” or “business owners with a college degree and disposable income". Once you know and understand your target audience, you can craft messages that are appeal to them.
Within every target audience there are also key individuals who you want to prioritize. These are referred to as the opinion leaders. Opinion leaders often have large social circles that command lots of influence. They hold much more credibility within their community than you or your company. So when you nurture strong relationships with these individuals, you’ll inadvertently be connecting with everybody they know as well. Find the opinion leaders and you’ll increase your success dramatically.
These are just a 3 Secrets you can start using today to help generate buzz for your products, services and your business. When you follow these strategies, you’ll be unleashing some tried and true communication strategies that will generate greater presence, more sales and increased profit.
© 2010 Tania Usher International
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About The Author
Tania Usher is an internationally renowned marketing communication strategist, business coach, author, speaker and adventurer. Her company Tania Usher International is dedicated to providing communication expertise and innovative solutions to accelerate results and positive transformation for entrepreneurs and businesses worldwide. Tania aims to touch as many lives as possible with her authentic and ‘from the heart’ get NAKED approach to business where she strips back the hype to expose raw and uncut strategies for life, business and success.
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