If you want to reach a broader audience, diversifying your marketing is a strategy you will want to explore. Diversified marketing involves the use of multiple marketing channels including digital and traditional. This can include networking, search engines, social media, directories, and publications, and more. Let’s explore some ways this strategy can help your small business.   

Target Audiences: Consumers can usually be found on more than one platform and use various modes of receiving communications. Diversified marketing allows you to expand your reach. Once you understand who your target audience is you can determine where and how to reach them, how they communicate, and what messages to send. This also helps to segment customers so you can create targeted marketing campaigns that will lead to sales. 

Reduce Risks: Using one mode of marketing opens your business up to risks when there are changes in the market or consumer behavior. A diversified marketing strategy helps create a sense of security when these changes occur. Through diversification, your marketing initiatives will be spread across multiple channels, and you can shift your marketing dollars easily when market instability occurs. 

Brand Recognition: When using a diversified marketing strategy, you will need to be consistent with your company branding no matter which platform you are using. Diversified marketing keeps your company flexible and allows you to be responsive to changes in your industry or the economy. Connecting with your audience on different channels allows you to remain visible to them even if their shopping preferences change. This can also help you stay a step ahead of your competitors. 

Diversified marketing is an excellent way to reach your target audience wherever they are, minimize risk businesses face when the market or consumer behavior changes, and define your brand across multiple platforms. This strategy keeps you competitive, allows you to connect with customers through multiple touch points, and can help your business achieve long-term success. 


Katrinka Duckworth
Harmon Business Consulting
213-833-9272
katrinka@harmonbusinessconsulting.com
www.harmonbusinessconsulting.com

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