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Marketing a Building Permits Business

Small and medium size building permits businesses can compete and even outperform larger competitors. All it takes is the right marketing plan.

The marketing model for a building permits business has historically adapted to changes in consumer buying patterns and the market itself.

What to know the characteristics that distinguish leading building permits businesses from average companies? Surprisingly, the ability to create clear brand messages often outweighs product quality and other considerations.

Marketing Collateral

Every piece of collateral your building permits business creates is a tangible reflection of your brand distinctive and core values. To squeeze the most impact from your collateral, it needs to be targeted toward its recipients. Delivered to the wrong person, a valuable piece of collateral will collect dust. For direct mail campaigns, premium mailing lists from established vendors can protect the value of your investment. If you're like most business owners, you invest substantial resources in the creation of quality collateral. If you don't invest similar resources in mailing lists and other distribution channels, your building permits business's investment in collateral will be pointless.

Leveraging Print Ads

Print advertising has been a marketing staple for building permits businesses. Historically, Gutenberg's invention has been used for a broad range of commercial and promotional applications. But although businesses have more promotional options than ever before, there are many attractive venues for featuring your building permits business in print. The difference is that it's more important than ever to make sure the publications you target reach the right people. Publications geared toward large, general readerships tend to be less productive than publications that are read by likely buyers of your products and services.

When It's Time to Rebrand

Looking for a way to re-catalyze your marketing program? If you need a quick fix, rebranding might not be the right tool for the job. That's not how rebranding works. Instead, rebranding should be performed for the right reasons. In a building permits business, owners are often inspired to rebrand after analysis has demonstrated that the current brand is losing its impact in the marketplace. Unless you are confident that you possess the skills necessary to rebrand your business, we advise consulting with a professional marketing firm before you introduce a new brand to your customers.

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