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5 Ways to Stimulate Sales Growth and Business Value

By Dennis Sommer

Are you looking for new ways to stimulate your sales growth and ultimately increase the value of your business ? In today’s challenging business environment, dramatic sales growth may seem impossible to achieve.

Maybe your sales revenue is down. Or, your sales growth year over year rarely exceeds 20% and you can’t figure out how to overcome this hurdle.

In today's business climate, if you haven’t changed the way you are doing business, you will never be able to improve your sales growth, business value or overall business performance.

In this article we will introduce 5 proven strategies you can implement to quickly improve sales growth and increase the value of your business.

1. Focus on Niche Markets
Selling everything to everyone in a major market can blur your image and is very competitive. Instead, position yourself as a market leader in a niche market.

Niche specialists focus on specific industries or type of customers. Based on previous sales history, pick a niche market that drives your greatest sales, profitability and quickest sales cycle.

Focus your efforts on the proven niche market and this will drive sales growth with the least amount of effort. Niche market leaders generate strong sales revenue and profit growth driving up the value of their business.

2. Repackage Your Offerings
Drive dramatic sales growth by reinventing what you offer customers in a manner that increases sales volume and profitability. Bigger sales revenue and profitability comes from bigger offerings. Offer super sizes, volume discounts, extended contracts or product bundles.

Try small “Early Buy” incentives to increase volume, but keep them small with a time limit. Stand strong on the value your offering provides and stick with the original price. Do not discount pricing on your offerings if they truly provide the value described.

Provide three options or price points. Customers are more likely not to choice the lowest price. Use a set of three options to move customers from the lowest to the middle price range. Make sure each range is well defined and the differences stand out.

Repacking your offerings will increase sales revenue and reduce your sales and marketing costs, driving up the value of your business.

3. Sell Proprietary Products
Unique design, functionality and technology can make your products proprietary, which can increase the desirability of your products/services and the price a buyer is willing to pay. Proprietary products offer protection from the competition and enables you to sell your products at a higher price and profitability.

4. Differentiate Yourself
Similar to selling proprietary products, you can sell more at a higher price if your customer perceives your products and services are unique and different than others on the market. Even if you sell products that are not proprietary, you must show your customers what makes you different than everyone else. When you do this successfully, you become the best choice and selling at a higher price will not be an issue.

5. Get Rid of Underperformers
The best way to dramatically lower your costs and improve profitability is to get rid of all your underperformers. I mean all of them. Evaluate all of your products and services and shelve them if they are not profitable or help drive sales of other offerings.

Stop all marketing that is not delivering a positive return on investment. You should also evaluate your sales team and eliminate underperformers. This is a perfect time to build a strong team of top performers.

Spending less time on underperformers will help you drive sales growth and improve your business performance.

Next Step

Doing the same old thing, the same way or working harder will not help you improve sales growth or the value of your business.

Starting today, look at changing the way you do business.


About The Author - Dennis Sommer

Dennis Sommer - CEO, Executive Business Advisers - provides the guidance you need to take your business to the next level.

Dennis is a business improvement specialist.

Delivering quick, dramatic results has made Dennis a highly sought after business consultant, CEO and executive adviser.

Dennis works with a diverse mix of product and professional service companies. His clients include small start-ups, medium sized businesses and large Fortune 100 companies.

He helps his clients find new strategies for stimulating sales revenue growth, attracting new customers, increasing profits, reducing costs without sacrificing service and much more.

Dennis is also highly sought after keynote, seminar speaker and author. His latest bestselling book is “Adviser Secrets – How to Become a Top Performer”.

For additional information:

Company: www.executivebusinessadvisers.com
Bio: www.dennissommer.com

Contact Dennis Sommer at 800-627-6512.