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In today’s fast-paced digital era, the key to juggling multiple responsibilities as a business owner is to work smarter, not harder. That’s where marketing automation can lighten your workload and save you valuable time.
However, implementing multiple technologies all at once can be both expensive and overwhelming. Instead, I recommend taking a measured approach by first reviewing your current marketing processes. Identify tasks that cause frustration or are roadblocks and prioritise those that you want to eliminate, automate, or delegate.
Unlocking the Power of Automation: Streamline Your Marketing Efforts By Emmaleen Murray
In today’s fast-paced digital era, the key to juggling multiple responsibilities as a business owner is to work smarter, not harder. That’s where marketing automation can lighten your workload and save you valuable time.
However, implementing multiple technologies all at once can be both expensive and overwhelming. Instead, I recommend taking a measured approach by first reviewing your current marketing processes. Identify tasks that cause frustration or are roadblocks and prioritise those that you want to eliminate, automate, or delegate.
Here are seven examples of where automation can get you marketing smarter.
Appointment Scheduling:
How often do you play email ping-pong trying to book in meetings? Make life easier for everyone by implementing a scheduling tool.
If you use discovery calls as part of your marketing process, then make sure to include a “Book A Call” link on your website and in your email signature. That way whenever a potential client is ready to work with you, they can lock in a preferred time slot immediately.
Automated reminders and follow-ups help keep everyone on track. It’s like having a personal assistant that never sleeps!
Content Creation with AI:
AI is all the buzz these days. With AI-powered tools, you can effortlessly create captivating blog posts, social media captions, and even video scripts. These tools are fantastic time-savers.
However, remember this: your customers want to deal with a human. It’s your unique perspective, stories and creativity, combined with the power of automation, that will truly make you stand out from the crowd.
Social Media:
Thanks to social media management tools, you can effortlessly handle multiple platforms from a single dashboard, plan your posts in advance, and strategically distribute your content across various channels, allowing you to conveniently engage with your followers from one place. These tools also gather all your social media data, providing valuable insights into the content your audience values.
Email Marketing:
Say goodbye to tedious manual emails and hello to automated awesomeness! You’re spoilt for choice with email marketing software options. Most tools allow you to set up personalised email sequences, segment your subscribers based on their interests, and trigger automated emails based on their actions. Nail those drip campaigns, welcome series, and abandoned cart reminders. It’s like having a marketing genie in your inbox!
Lead Nurturing:
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is a powerful tool for lead management, but when combined with automation, it becomes the secret ingredient to transforming leads into loyal customers.
By scoring leads based on their interactions, you can identify the most promising prospects. With this information, you can then deliver personalised content and irresistible offers that will truly impress them. With automation in place, you’ll nurture customer relationships like a seasoned pro.
Metrics and Reporting:
Numbers don’t have to be boring! Dive into analytics and reporting tools that provide you with mind-blowing insights. Track conversion rates, engagement metrics, and ROI (return on investment) like a boss. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll make data-driven decisions and supercharge your marketing strategies.
Client Onboarding:
Impress your clients from day one with a smooth onboarding experience. Send welcome emails packed with all the juicy details, automate account creation and access, and guide your new clients with step-by-step instructions. It’s like rolling out the red carpet for your VIPs!
Just imagine how much time you could reclaim by automating even a single aspect of your marketing. Consider the incredible possibilities that could open up: devoting more time to your clients, focusing on projects that will grow your business or taking a well-deserved break. You’ll have the freedom and flexibility to choose, while your marketing ticks along in the background.
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Think developing your ‘leadership’ skills won’t matter to your business as an entrepreneur or solo-preneur? Think again. Investing in uplevelling your ability to influence and lead can not only help you share your big vision, it can also support better decision-making and help you extend your impact! Read the article below and considering sharing with your group how YOU could benefit by investing in yourself.
Leadership – the Powerhouse Skill for Small Business Success By Jennifer Myers
In the world of small business ownership, leadership isn’t just a skill – it’s the lifeblood of our success. For women like us, leadership means embodying a mindset that can propel us forward, help us navigate challenges and encourage us to seize opportunities.
Here are a few of my thoughts on how developing our leadership skills can help us achieve our goals – whether we lead a team of 1 (ourselves) or many!
Leadership Powers Our Vision
Leadership skills help us to not only visualise our goals but also to articulate them so that we can create a plan to bring them to life.
We Lead By Example
As small business owners we often demonstrate our leadership skills not necessarily through our teams’ results but by BEING a great example and influence. We do this through our work ethic, our transparency and our dedication. We inspire others through our example.
Communication Lies At the Heart of Leadership
Our ability to inspire, share our vision and connect with others is the key to our professional longevity. Building and nurturing relationships with other small business owners, suppliers, and potential collaborators is a hallmark of effective leadership. These connections can open doors to partnerships, collaborations, and shared resources that can propel us forward.
Leadership Skills Support Effective Decision-Making
Without a large team around us, we often make critical decisions on our own. When we develop our leadership skills, we improve our judgment, our risk assessment, and our ability to make decisions confidently. Building our leadership skills also helps us to navigate the constant changes that seem to come with the territory of business ownership.
Leadership Development Is A Journey, Not A Destination
A true leader recognizes that learning is a lifelong journey. As leaders, investing in our own growth is not only an act of self-improvement but also a strategic move for our businesses. Whether it’s staying updated on industry trends, refining our relationship-building or technical skills, or seeking coaching, our commitment to personal development is a key to our success.
Leadership Extends Us
As female entrepreneurs, we’re part of a vibrant community of women shaping local and national economies and industries. Our buying power and influence as a collective is massive. Developing our leadership skills enables us to advocate for change, share our experiences with the next generation of entrepreneurs, and contribute to the overall empowerment of women in business. Our collective ‘voice’ then becomes a catalyst for driving equality, gender diversity and inclusion, and a different way of doing business. What amazing ripple effects we can have simply by levelling up our leadership!
As female entrepreneurs, we are the embodiment of leadership in action. Our vision, resilience, adaptability, and commitment set us apart. I encourage you to embrace your leadership potential. Cultivate it, nurture it, and let it shine. You are not just running a business; you’re leading a movement. Your leadership is the secret sauce that propels your small business to thrive in the competitive landscape, creating a legacy of success for yourself and inspiring a new generation of female entrepreneurs.
I’m Jennifer Myers. I own Gener8 Leadership Solutions and 90 Day Divas, Ltd. Through GLS, I help leaders and teams enhance their effectiveness in leadership, communication, and sales by creating customized training solutions that increase individual impact and drive greater profitability for the wider business. Älong with my fellow 90 Day Divas, I support women to launch new businesses.
Let’s get acquainted. Feel free to book yourself in for a chat here: https://calendly.com/jennifergener8/chat_with_jen
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