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The Customer Acquisition Challenge

Small businesses are the heartbeat of local economies, embodying innovation, uniqueness, and a personal touch that big corporations often struggle to replicate. However, beneath the surface of their success stories lies the challenging task of acquiring customers. Without new customers a business doesn’t grow.

One of the most significant hurdles that small businesses encounter is their limited resources. Unlike their larger counterparts, they lack the same level of financial muscle to run large-scale marketing campaigns or hire specialized sales teams. At Junction Digital we help small businesses get big returns on small marketing investments.

For small businesses, creating brand recognition and trust can feel like trying to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Our business is focused on building your business’s unique voice that resonates with your target audience.

Digital marketing has brought both opportunities and challenges to small businesses. Online ad platforms provide opportunities to run effective ads and messaging.  However the challenges of managing an online presence, optimizing for search engines, managing social media accounts, and engaging in e-commerce requires a level of skill that businesses may not have in house. Junction Digital has the expertise your business needs to manage this central component of your customer acquisition plan.

The journey of small businesses in acquiring customers is a marathon. Despite the challenges, small businesses can and do succeed when their digital marketing works for them. Our digital marketing experts will ensure your business has a steady pipeline of new customer acquisition.

At Junction Digital we describe ourselves as being in the business of customer acquisition….for our clients.

Are you considering the merits of working with a digital marketing agency?

Here are two factors to consider if you are working through this decision.

1. What expertise do I have or do my employees have in digital marketing? There are many aspects to building and managing your online presence. Options include pay per click search ads, facebook ads plus display and video ads. Then you have SEO, social media management and content creation for your website and social media. So consider what resources and expertise you bring to the table to get started and keep these initiatives going.

2. Are you prepared to manage the process? You may feel you are ready to get started and have some of your team take this on as a new task. But can you manage that process? This is now over and above your current day to day running of your business. How will you determine if the results are what they should be? It’s not a bad idea to let someone in your organization work on your digital marketing. Many digital marketing tools are self-serve. It’s easy to post to social media. After you get going you will recognize the limitations of a self-serve model. Does your team have the time to consistently work on it? What else could we be doing online? That is when you should discuss your needs and goals with a digital marketing professional.

As you get more familiar with the capabilities and complexity of digital marketing, reach out to an expert. You will be glad you did.