Marketing Plans for Niche Markets

Marketing a Wholesale Laundries Business

Marketing a wholesale laundries business isn't as simple as it seems. To get noticed, you'll need to invest time, energy, and resources in an innovative marketing plan.

Marketing is a tricky business discipline, especially for inexperienced entrepreneurs who possess more enthusiasm than expertise.

Still trying to figure out what differentiates wholesale laundries businesses from other businesses in the industry? Surprisingly, the ability to create clear brand messages often outweighs product quality and other considerations.

Hiring A Marketing Firm

Eventually nearly all wholesale laundries business leaders recognize their limitations and hire a marketing firm. Unless you have a marketing background, you won't be able to touch the ROI you'll receive from a professional firm. Does a marketing firm cost money? Sure, but not as much as you may think. When it's time to look for a marketing firm to represent your wholesale laundries business, the first thing to look for is marketing experience. Marketing firms that lack industry experience are sometimes unfamiliar with competitive marketing channels and may not understand the value propositions that dominate industry messaging.

Price Matching

In a difficult economy, consumers expect businesses to engage in a certain amount of price matching. Without price matching, if they can locate lower pricing from a competing wholesale laundries business, potential clients will abandon your brand in droves. Today's consumers are educated and informed. They use social media and other tools to identify the best pricing, making it imperative for small business to consider the value of a well-publicized price matching strategy.

Building A Community Around Your Brand

Does your business have a social media presence? If not, you may be falling behind the rest of the marketplace. Although they invest heavily in other marketing channels, most wholesale laundries businesses need to do a better job connecting with their customers. There are many ways to launch a social media strategy. In our experience, it's helpful to begin with a direct mail campaign. Using vendor-provided mailing lists, you can broaden your reach by informing new contacts as well as established customers about your presence on popular sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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