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Marketing a Food Processing Business

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

For a food processing business, a great business model doesn't guarantee solid revenues.

By leveraging today's best marketing techniques, any food processing business can achieve greater marketing dominance through strategic marketing and robust value messaging

Technological Expertise

To those of us who are familiar with today's marketing landscape, it's clear that technology and strategy have become inextricably linked. One of the things that needs to be considered by food processing businesses tends to be a search for news to leverage technology to scale up the organization's promotional firepower. In addition to marketing professionals, many businesses now include IT units as valued partners in their strategic marketing efforts.

Email Campaigns

Email campaigns make use of the fact that most consumers and businesses receive information electronically. More than 50% of all email users check their inbox six or more times a day. What does that mean for your company? It means the odds are in favor of email campaigns actually connecting with customers. In many food processing businesses, the real challenge is compiling a substantive quantity of qualified email addresses. Premium mailing list providers can mitigate the cost and hassle of in-house list generation. More importantly, providers typically give business owner an assurance that their lists are accurate and up-to-date.

Loss Leaders

The majority of food processing businesses understand that more customers will walk through the door if a few products are priced at less than full retail value. Moreover, a loss leader marketing strategy can compensate for dead periods when customers tend to making purchases. But to be effective, loss leader marketing requires planning, especially in product selection and price points. For food processing businesses, the real benefits of loss leaders emerge through the careful marketing of other products, usually offered at a much higher margin. Whenever possible, piggyback a loss leader approach with the purchase of bulk merchandise that can be bought at a discount.

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