Marketing Plans for Niche Markets

Marketing a Water Filtration and Purification Equipment Commercial Business

Marketing a water filtration and purification equipment commercial business can be a daunting task for new entrepreneurs. But with consumer demand on the rise, marketing skills are becoming increasingly important for water filtration and purification equipment commercial business owners and managers.

Marketing is much more than classified ads, business cards, and brochures.

Good business sense gets you started on the path to marketing success. Unfortunately, it's takes more than a basic business mindset to achieve total market visibility. You will also have to become a student of specific marketing strategies for a water filtration and purification equipment commercial business.

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic partnerships offer water filtration and purification equipment commercial businesses economies of scale, not to mention a larger promotional footprint. Joint ad campaigns, mailings and other marketing initiatives can be conducted on either a short- or long-term basis, as long as each partner is involved in the creation of messaging and has approval authority over the content that is released.

Contests

Contests are a time-tested method for promoting a water filtration and purification equipment commercial business. Although a contest won't automatically translate into higher revenue, it can be a strategic component of a comprehensive marketing plan. However, a contest is not a no-risk marketing option. Like anything else, poor execution can foil your attempts to improve your business's market presence. That's why water filtration and purification equipment commercial businesses outsource their contests to professional marketers as a way of minimizing risk and achieving the highest possible return from their promotional dollars.

Managing Negative Publicity

A certain amount of negative publicity is a given for most water filtration and purification equipment commercial businesses. Bad situation inevitably get worse when companies haven't prepared for the possibility of a negative news cycle. At Gaebler, we advise our business partners to have an updated crisis response plan in place at all times. Mailing list providers can also provide quick access to accurate mailing lists, an important consideration if your crisis response plan contains a direct mail component.

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