Marketing Commentary from interlinkONE
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The importance of self-promotion
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on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 
at 9:31 AM 
in At a recent MFSA (Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association) chapter meeting, nearly all attendees present expressed their interest in offering marketing services. However, when asked if they were currently involved in efforts to market their own company, the response was, well… a bit less. There is no better way to ensure future success than to start marketing your company and services now. If you are a print, fulfillment, or mail services provider, and are looking to add marketing services to your offering, running a self-promotional campaign can assist you in two ways that you might not have yet realized:
- Develop your internal campaign building team: if you have recently invested in a marketing software package, there certainly may be some training needed. By running your own campaign, your staff will become familiar with your new tools, and will also learn the ins and outs of running a successful campaign. (Some might also say that it’s safer to learn on your own campaign!)
- Support your sales staff: To sell marketing services, your sales staff needs help… With a self-promotional campaign, you can help educate and energize them. As the campaign runs, they will learn first-hand what your company’s marketing services can do. Each time they see a lead come in, they will not only be excited by the pipeline increase, but they will be able to better describe to others just how your company can help them close the sales loop.
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