Archive for April, 2008

Voice broadcast your Carpet Cleaning Business

 

American households enjoy walking in carpeted floors in almost every room in the house and this is a good opportunity for you to service them at least once or more in a year. They prefer having their carpets cleaned by professionals because of the children and pets, especially those who have allergies on pets and dust. Just vacuuming the carpets may diminish the allergic problems but it doesn’t clean the carpet thoroughly. Having a professional do the carpet cleaning service ensure that their carpets are thoroughly cleaned. It might as well be that professional is you.

 

The fastest way to announce your carpet cleaning business is by doing a voice broadcasting. You can run your campaign within the area that you can cover. By doing voice broadcasting, your carpet cleaning business will reach people’s ears in a short span of time. Should these customers be interested in availing the service they can talk to you directly by pressing 1 or at a later time (just make sure your phone number is included in your greeting).

 

If you’re a start up carpet cleaning business and you are having a hard time finding customers, then it’s preferable to promotional services like discounts or freebies with the help of voice broadcasting.

 

Having a carpet cleaning service can be profitable and fun if you manage to do things properly and once you have a steady flow of cash you can even franchise your own business which would later on lead to prosper.

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Making the most with your Voice Broadcasting(II)

 

Build your goldmine

In every business the source of income are the customers and in the law of the seed the more customers you have the more chance of someone buying your product. Make it a habit of building up your database by keeping information such as names , emails and phone numbers. Update this data often and add vital information like their affiliation and referrals. Do not let any form of contact like phone conversation, chat or email with a potential customer pass by without getting those info.

Narrow market, narrow opportunity

In general, having a targeted campaign increases the success rate of your voice broadcasting. But a lot of companies tend to narrow their options too much to certain areas, geographies or corporations for example. Say you are targeting hair salons, by researching on line the SIC or Standard Industry Classification of hair salons, you may want to include related industries such as barber shops and spas if possible. But of course this had to be within reason. But what I’m driving at is for you to be general in scope while being specific in your target market considering or tapping some areas you don’t normally would.

Make a good offer

It doesn’t matter how compelling your e-mail copy or how innovative your banner design is, a good offer is what drives prospects to respond. Don’t spend valuable marketing dollars on a more expensive campaign only to shortchange the offer. Do a voice broadcasting instead as it is targeted and cost effective plus it saves time as it filters out those who are not interested. Hire a professional to do the voice offer and do not be afraid to make changes to the draft until you are satisfied and is convinced that it will work. Chances are you’ll generate more leads with a stronger offer even if it means scaling back your campaign in other areas.

 

 

 

 

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

 

 

Making the most with your Voice Broadcasting

Let’s face it, the massive competition in the market today allow too few great products to be noticed. Advertising your product takes a lot of money. One needs to be wise in choosing how to market their products. Below are some reminders that one needs to bear in mind.

You are here to raise a business, not brand

Raising a business means selling your product. When people get to buy your product they become familiar with it and may mean more orders for you. Don’t focus on branding as branding requires big money, money that only McDonald’s or Pepsi can afford. Rather than spending hundreds of dollars creating a website why not focus on advertising that will generate immediate results such as Voice broadcasting.

Make testing your best ally

If you have a way of creating several approaches toward determining the best way to catch your customers attention then it is wise to try your best greetings. Launching several campaigns as test campaigns will allow you to test which greeting works better. You can launch then both at the same time as some voice broadcasting companies can accommodate multiple campaigns or set a certain time period for one message then the other

Hire a professional

Especially with your greetings. Everyone can pitch a good offer but only a professional can pitch an offer that sells. The voice over person can make your sales pitch a winner! He will make sure that the main points of the offer are said and he knows where to hit the customer so that they the will hurry to contact you.

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Proven Testing Strategies for Better Voice Broadcasting Results (3)

 

Trace results painstakingly

Keep a tally on the total phone numbers dialed, the number of respondents, where these response came from, percentage of the response, the sale made based on the response and cost per voice blast. It is also advisable that you download a CDR or call detail report at the end of every campaign. The CDR allows you to check whatever transpired during your campaign. You will see in the CDR which numbers were connected or which were answering machines. This way if there are certain numbers you would like to follow up or you may want to re run you can do so.

Utilize your tests to decide approach

How effective your strategy is will be determined by the statistical results that it yields. No matter how creative your ideas are and how tempting your offers are, if the test results do not come up with the numbers expected, then its best to analyze what happened. Results don’t lie. These are the bases of which work best. And your prospective customers know which.

Exhaust your control until you weary it

If your control is what brings in the money then keep using it. Don’t put your control aside just because you are bored with it. The purpose of such control is to generate income. Until the results have been stable that the new control element is effective, use the trusted element still.

Keep testing

For continued success and innovation always test your elements. It would be very comfortable when you see good results of your voice broadcasting to just stick on what is now. However, it’s equally important to be abreast of our ever changing society and people’s demands to always make sure that you are prepared of what is to come. Doing a test all the time will serve as an ally for your business.

 

 

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Proven Testing Strategies for Better Voice Broadcasting Results (2)

 

Run statistically sound tests

An alteration in results and a statistically sound change in results are two different things You may need to hire someone to do this for you if it comes to that point where the interrelation of data has to be determined. Once the result is seen whether it’s positive or negative then do a retest to confirm the validity of the result.

Aim at something in every test

Jot down possible questions you may want to be answered related to your campaign before you run each test. It is ideal and helpful for each test to answer one question. This is very helpful despotically for those still unsure about certain stuff in voice broadcasting. There are some questions that can be addressed by customer support of your voice broadcasting company. Take advantage of this accessible source.

Test one component at a time

For you to determine what makes a difference in results make sure that you can point out this element by testing it one by one. Say you want to test the rate, change only your offer rate. Change only that at a certain testing period. Changing the components one at a time will fine tune your voice broadcasting campaign building a better and greater control of things as you grow. Only change the test component once you see the impact of one to your product or service.

Test an all-new method

For someone who don’t have the luxury of time to test elements one at a time or if you want to do a blast all at once then this maybe good for you. If you have a more distinct approach then that will serve as an advantage. If you’re looking at making a big impact then do not rely on just reworking the same approach.

 

 

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Proven Testing Strategies for Better Voice Broadcasting Results

With voice broadcasting, you have the capacity to test, calculate the results and make adjustments to increase income potential and lower costs. And no matter how imaginative your company or ads might be, you must approach the early process with reason and discipline.

Below are some tips for getting the most out of your voice broadcasting campaign:

Your primary goal must be knowledge

In any business increasing the response rate and making a big income now is important. However, taking time to learn what people want and what do they respond to is more important in the long run. Testing is about exploring knowledge. Income potentials come from the application of what you have learned. Good if you are able to know what works and what doesn’t. But it’s equally important to know why things work. With this you are able to apply what you have learned intelligently.

Don’t be too dependent on what others perform

Since every company, market, product or offer is in some way different, it’s important to always conduct tests. Other’s experience may play a part of your learning but consider them as usable information, something that you apply to your business but you must take it to another level and make it your own. Just because there is a proven formula in voice broadcasting that works for some doesn’t always make it a winner for all.

Constitute a solid control first

This gives you freedom to test your data, greetings, pricing, rate, product specifics and other big issues. Then you can determine which area need test control to increase results. This usually means focusing on the main points first and later become more creative in ways only after you have established a solid and consistent response rate and a steady success.

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Measuring Your Voice Broadcasting Outcome (cont…)

2 - Cost Per Completed call

The cost per completed call is determined by taking your total cost of sending your voice broadcasting campaign and then divide it by the number of completed calls. This second measurement is very important to take note of because when you decrease your cost per completed call, you also get to lessen your cost per receipt. Provided however, that you have the same response rate for your campaign. For a campaign based on completed calls you are being charged for both live and answering machine connects.

3 - Response Rate

The third is when you measure your response rate to your Voice broadcasting campaign. You can easily calculate the result by getting the number of people who actually responded to your campaign and then dividing it with the number of people you sent the Voice broadcasting campaign to. The response rate measurement is very important as you can predict early on the success or failure of your Voice broadcasting campaign, whether you voice delivery or press 1 type. In voice broadcasting the normal response rate is 40 to 100 per 40 thousand dials. This response rate will also include those who want to be taken off the list so be aware of it.

Voice broadcasting is a matter of science and art where one needs analytic and creative thinking. When you employ Voice broadcasting campaign in your promotional campaign, you not only make it more scientific, you also get to quantify results making it easy for you to decide on the best marketing campaign to effect.

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Measuring Your Voice Broadcasting Outcome

 

Measuring whether or not your Voice broadcasting campaign is effective is very important. By knowing this you will be able to assess which area needed some work. Each of the areas are vital to the success of your business. By taking time to check what goes on early in your campaign you will come to make better evaluation on how to approach your succeeding campaigns.

 

If you don’t know where to start there are three common ways to do it. By starting with these three you will be able to determine which campaigns work best and you will get to increase your revenue. Take time to study the results of your first few campaigns and try different approaches for you to be able to see what works best for your product.

 

Use these three Voice broadcasting measurements to your ads and see which part of your advertising is wasted and which part can best help you to increase your profits.

 

1. Cost per Receipt

This is one of the important tools to measure the success of your marketing approach such as doing a voice broadcasting campaign. Cost per receipt simply means the result of having customers respond to your voice broadcast blast. You can resolve this quantitatively by getting your total cost of sending the voice broadcast, say a voice delivery type of campaign, and then diving that number by the response rate. The cost per receipt is very substantial as it helps you resolve whether buying new data or adding more funds for your business is worth the amount it’s going to take to generate them.

 

In the next issue we will have more on this…..

 

 

Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

Provoking customers to Buy more through Voice Broadcasting

 

…continue

4. Everyone wants to look more attractive. When more opportunities come in your customers way, it follows that their lives begin to improve and they want to achieve more. Earning more money means that now they have more access to things that will make them beautiful, to look good and feel good about themselves. The cosmetics industry is so big that looking good has become a need in this ever competitive corporate world and that means more business for you. If these customers want to know where to buy the right product for them then you could show them the way- to buy from you.

5. Everyone wants to learn new skills. Learning a new hobby like cooking or basic car mechanics makes a person’s life more interesting and increases self worth. These type of customers may have extra time and an income that can support. Getting them might pose a challenge but with the right connections you might get the sale. And when you will provide more interesting short courses along the line they might enroll in it as well.

6. Everyone wants to live longer. Longevity has become a big factor as there are a lot of aging baby boomers now. They may want better health, better way of living or have more fun in their lives. These baby boomers want to feel important and have a better quality of life. It is your task to assess their needs and sell it to them. Vitamins, beauty products, travel, leisure…. there are so many aspects you can choose for them.

7. Everyone wants to be comfortable where ever they may be. A better life may mean a good night’s sleep, a relaxing environment or a cruise in the Bahamas. It’s important for you to learn what will make them happy and comfortable as they age. This market still has a lot of untapped areas. Try to be creative with your ideas and ways of checking what they are and you will reap the rewards in multiple.
Doug Embers is an award-winning voice broadcasting writer and founder of www.xmvoice.com.  With numerous direct marketing awards, he has been honored more than any other individual or voice broadcasting organization. He can be reached at dembers@xmvoice.com.

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