Marketing Tactics for Niche Markets

Marketing a Lubricating Devices, Equipment, and Systems Business

The task of promoting a lubricating devices, equipment, and systems business has to receive the highest priority in your organization. But what marketing techniques and strategies are successful in the current economy?

For every lubricating devices, equipment, and systems business winner, there many more lubricating devices, equipment, and systems businesses that fail to reach sales and revenue targets.

As a business owner, you probably already have a firm grasp of basic marketing concepts. But as an innovative business leader, you need to follow the marketing tactics competitive lubricating devices, equipment, and systems businesses utilize in the marketplace.

Sponsorships

Event and team sponsorships are a proven method for raising the public profile of lubricating devices, equipment, and systems businesses. Successful sponsorships create connections with customers; ineffective ones alienate customers and drain your marketing budget. The key is to limit sponsorships to events that are attended by people who are regular lubricating devices, equipment, and systems business patrons. To minimize costs and multiply outcomes, consider teaming up with a complementary business to co-sponsor targeted events.

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic partnerships offer lubricating devices, equipment, and systems businesses avenues for combining the power of their marketing dollars and messaging with suppliers of complementary products. Under the right circumstances, a strategic marketing partnership can allow two or more small companies to overwhelm the market, effectively negating the presence of a larger competitor.

Cost Tracking

The economy is a constant concern for people who own a lubricating devices, equipment, and systems business. You can't afford to waste money on inferior marketing resources. Since every dollar counts, it pays to buy mailing lists from trusted vendors. A solid mailing list minimizes the risks associated with stale leads or leads that fall outside of your marketing parameters.

In addition to purchasing first-rate mailing lists, we advise our business partners to carefully track the costs and returns for each of their marketing channels. If a specific marketing channel fails to meet your expectations, consult with a professional marketing firm about how to make the channel more productive or eliminate it from your marketing mix.

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