If I could get my Christmas wish in early (very early!) it would be this: That you will get to Christmas Day with a good amount of profit in your account and you’ll be able to do more than wish you were napping all day over the stat days!

This is your time of the year for you to maximise your profit, put some extra away for some of the leaner months, and move a whole heap of stock. And to do that, we need a plan.

Of course when we say Christmas we know that this upcoming quarter has far more in store for us from Labour Day, to Black Friday and to the Yuletide bleary eyed shopping to get everything done and dusted for Summer holidays.

 

In today’s episode, we’re talking what options you have around promotional periods and themes for the season, why you need to consider which types of promotion goes with which event, and how to target the marketing to five different shopping types.

You are often training your customers to wait for sales, and this can eradicate your margins, prevent growth and cannibalize your own business. This has to stop!

“I know that for some businesses, they have trained me to be a bargain hunter, I only ever buy from the sales because they have sales all the time. Other businesses, I will think about what I'm buying and I'll buy high value prices I never would consider asking for the sales”

This quarter is huge - so I’m also inviting those who want to dig a bit deeper to come along to a webinar with me on October the 7th to make a plan, and get some extra help. The link is in the show notes. 

 

Today we’re covering
Why profit is the measure over turnover
What not to do during this period
What products you should never discount
What four types of promotional offers you should use
How to pull in different buying personas
What options you have as an independent retailer
How to tie this together into a quarterly promotional plan

 

Important Links

Webinar: ECommerce Success - how to make 2021’s last quarter count

MAP IT Marketing Facebook Group

The Ultimate ECommerce Checklist

 

Other recommended Episodes

Growing to 150k followers in just a few months on Instagram

How Pepper and Me was built on community

What you must do before spending a cent on Facebook Ads

What you can do on your website today to improve your ECommerce sales

 

IMPORTANT LINKS MENTIONED DURING MAP IT MARKETING EPISODES

MAP IT Marketing Facebook group

Identify’s Free Events and Webinars

Identify Marketing Instagram

Identify Marketing Facebook Page

Rachel Klaver Website

Identify Marketing NZ Website

Identify Marketing Australian Website

Rachel Klaver - Linkedin

Rachel Klaver - Youtube

If I could get my Christmas wish in early (very early!) it would be this: That you will get to Christmas Day with a good amount of profit in your account and you&rsquo;ll be able to do more than wish you were napping all day over the stat days!
This is your time of the year for you to maximise your profit, put some extra away for some of the leaner months, and move a whole heap of stock. And to do that, we need a plan.
Of course when we say Christmas we know that this upcoming quarter has far more in store for us from Labour Day, to Black Friday and to the Yuletide bleary eyed shopping to get everything done and dusted for Summer holidays.
&nbsp;
In today&rsquo;s episode, we&rsquo;re talking what options you have around promotional periods and themes for the season, why you need to consider which types of promotion goes with which event, and how to target the marketing to five different shopping types.
You are often training your customers to wait for sales, and this can eradicate your margins, prevent growth and cannibalize your own business. This has to stop!
&ldquo;I know that for some businesses, they have trained me to be a bargain hunter, I only ever buy from the sales because they have sales all the time. Other businesses, I will think about what I'm buying and I'll buy high value prices I never would consider asking for the sales&rdquo;
This quarter is huge - so I&rsquo;m also inviting those who want to dig a bit deeper to come along to a webinar with me on October the 7th to make a plan, and get some extra help. The link is in the show notes.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Today we&rsquo;re covering
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Why profit is the measure over turnover</li>
<li aria-level="1">What not to do during this period</li>
<li aria-level="1">What products you should never discount</li>
<li aria-level="1">What four types of promotional offers you should use</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to pull in different buying personas</li>
<li aria-level="1">What options you have as an independent retailer</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to tie this together into a quarterly promotional plan</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Important Links
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/ecommerce-success-how-to-make-2021s-last-quarter-count-tickets-171573329447">Webinar: ECommerce Success - how to make 2021&rsquo;s last quarter count</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAPITwithRachelKlaver/">MAP IT Marketing Facebook Group</a>
<a href="https://identifymarketing.lpages.co/new-ecommerce-checklist/">The Ultimate ECommerce Checklist</a>
&nbsp;
Other recommended Episodes
<a href="https://www.rachelklaver.com/blogs/post/How-to-gain-150k-instagram-followers-in-a-year-with-Lucas-O-Keefe">Growing to 150k followers in just a few months on Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.rachelklaver.com/blogs/post/episode-twenty-how-pepper-me-was-built-on-community-with-cherie-metcalfe">How Pepper and Me was built on community</a>
<a href="https://www.rachelklaver.com/blogs/post/episode-nine-what-you-must-do-before-spending-a-cent-on-facebook-ads-with-jo-murphy">What you must do before spending a cent on Facebook Ads</a>
<a href="https://www.rachelklaver.com/blogs/post/episode-seven-what-you-can-do-on-your-website-today-to-improve-your-ecommerce-sales-with-tracey-smit">What you can do on your website today to improve your ECommerce sales</a>
&nbsp;
IMPORTANT LINKS MENTIONED DURING MAP IT MARKETING EPISODES
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAPITwithRachelKlaver/">MAP IT Marketing Facebook group</a>
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/o/identify-marketing-17656025044">Identify&rsquo;s Free Events and Webinars</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/identifymarketing/">Identify Marketing Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Identifymarketing">Identify Marketing Facebook Page</a>
<a href="https://www.rachelklaver.com/">Rachel Klaver Website</a>
<a href="https://www.identifymarketing.co.nz/">Identify Marketing NZ Website</a>
<a href="https://identifymarketing.com.au/">Identify Marketing Australian Website</a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelklaver/">Rachel Klaver - Linkedin</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7nFfcWJkDe8nLzs2UELNQ">Rachel Klaver - Youtube</a>

Trying to work out how all your marketing fits together is tricky, especially when you're trying to juggle everything else you need to do while running a small business.  MAP IT Marketing steps you through how to create your own marketing map, building out a marketing strategy that is practical, and will help you take action after every episode.

Listen and learn with your host, marketing strategist and coach Rachel Klaver, as she breaks down the steps of building out a marketing action plan specifically for the small business owner. (because we are different than a big company! We have smaller budgets, less resource and far less time!)

Join Rachel as she shares her own business lessons and learning, or enjoy her expert guests talking tactics to help you become more confident in your own marketing. As we walk through all the different steps you need to take to build out your marketing activity, you'll be able to note what you need to do to implement the marketing advice and tactics. Think of it as your own marketing coach, helping you sift through all the small business marketing information, and working out what you need to do next.  

Want a clear direction in your marketing? Let's come make a map. 

Trying to work out how all your marketing fits together is tricky, especially when you're trying to juggle everything else you need to do while running a small business. &nbsp;MAP IT Marketing steps you through how to create your own marketing map, building out a marketing strategy that is practical, and will help you take action after every episode.
Listen and learn with your host, marketing strategist and coach Rachel Klaver, as she breaks down the steps of building out a marketing action plan specifically for the small business owner. (because we are different than a big company! We have smaller budgets, less resource and far less time!)
Join Rachel as she shares her own business lessons and learning, or enjoy her expert guests talking tactics to help you become more confident in your own marketing. As we walk through all the different steps you need to take to build out your marketing activity, you'll be able to note what you need to do to implement the marketing advice and tactics. Think of it as your own marketing coach, helping you sift through all the small business marketing information, and working out what you need to do next. &nbsp;
Want a clear direction in your marketing? Let's come make a map.&nbsp;

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