{"id":31841,"date":"2021-08-02T09:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/?p=31841"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T01:33:37","slug":"drive-local-sales-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/drive-local-sales-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive Local Sales For Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jkkk7jlh-7c85011e34c87a6a903a3a10d2c0c3b9\">\n.avia-section.av-jkkk7jlh-7c85011e34c87a6a903a3a10d2c0c3b9{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/stock-image-191760088-xl-2015-1030x688.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:fixed;\n}\n.avia-section.av-jkkk7jlh-7c85011e34c87a6a903a3a10d2c0c3b9 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div 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data-av_icon='\ue862' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span>\n<p><em><strong>approx 5 minute read<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k79rp1t3-820c7751db7146277f9fc4181c3948f8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>From ethics to aesthetics, shopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/New+Zealand\/@-39.3846249,157.3172296,4z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d2c200e17779687:0xb1d618e2756a4733!8m2!3d-40.900557!4d174.885971\">local<\/a> comes with a bounty of benefits.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Working from home and a growing preference for digital transactions have catapulted our shift to online shopping. In some instances, this has made it really difficult for small business owners to compete. Luckily, local sales have also come to the forefront of our minds and hearts. With nationwide campaigns and local initiatives calling consumers to keep it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/New+Zealand\/@-39.3846249,157.3172296,4z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d2c200e17779687:0xb1d618e2756a4733!8m2!3d-40.900557!4d174.885971\">local<\/a>, hope remains strong for shopping small and shopping local. As the owner or leader of a local business, how can I have more local sales? Focus on these 3 areas right now to help drive local sales as a business owner.<\/p>\n<p>To distinguish your business amongst competition, ensure you\u2019re accessible. When the high streets are closed or some customers don\u2019t feel comfortable coming to you, how do you go to them?<\/p>\n<h3>1. Local sales &amp; looking the part<\/h3>\n<p>With 63% of shopping occasions beginning online, it\u2019s not enough to simply be local anymore. Even in instances where your customers buy in-store, they will have, more often than not, researched the purchase online first. Take these simple steps to make sure you\u2019re present and found, no matter where they are looking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/website-design\/\">website<\/a> for your local business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Create your own online storefront with a website that represents your business and offering. This doesn\u2019t necessarily require e-commerce functionality.<\/p>\n<p>Build authenticity and credibility with a website that looks and feels as much like your offline experience as possible. Invest time and effort into making sure your imagery feels like your store, and your content sounds like you behind the counter<\/p>\n<p>How can you emulate this interaction and close relationship online? Ask your local studio to help you create an online presence for your business that will have your customers feeling at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Google my business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This free tool is invaluable to your business when trying to sell to local audiences. Once Google identifies that you offer the service or product being searched for in a consumer\u2019s local area, you\u2019ll appear right up near the top of search results in that Google business section. Keep your account accurate and up-to-date with frequent improvements, to build and maintain this trust. Get your customers to leave reviews and make sure you\u2019re publishing posts and engaging with questions to have an elevated presence in the search engine results page, all for free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Social media; strategy, content, shop on social<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: center;\">We mentioned above that the majority of shopping occasions now begin online. Consumers check social media to get a feel for a business, see their product and understand their brand and values. Create a consistent posting schedule to show you\u2019re open and active. Plan your posts in advance to improve the flow of your feed and continuity of design and themes across your marketing. Join Facebook or LinkedIn groups for your community and engage with the other members to meet more of your local consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Shop local social media tip; <\/strong>Create a series in which you shout-out local businesses on a weekly basis, share news local to your area or run a competition to get everyone involved!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k79rsk3c-c10d111c01eeda0cc799b6c0eecd8cf8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-k79rsk3c-c10d111c01eeda0cc799b6c0eecd8cf8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-k79rsk3c-c10d111c01eeda0cc799b6c0eecd8cf8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-k79rsk3c-c10d111c01eeda0cc799b6c0eecd8cf8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-31813 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-31813 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/somi-jaiswal-6DsMsaoFmqY-unsplash-845x684.jpg\" alt='' title='somi-jaiswal-6DsMsaoFmqY-unsplash'  height=\"684\" width=\"845\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/somi-jaiswal-6DsMsaoFmqY-unsplash-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/somi-jaiswal-6DsMsaoFmqY-unsplash-495x400.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k7jsjhec-9c6e2321324926c8b1f22017ce94f810 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k7jr7u34-f547f4fdccec644d60d525ff10f93a91 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"page\" data-page-number=\"15\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">2. Get your local community talking about your business<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whether it\u2019s a chat with the postman or dropping by the neighbouring businesses, in-person, you are always networking with your local community. Getting involved with your local networking group is a fantastic way for small business owners to spread their reach and find more local sales. That\u2019s no different when trying to sell more online, especially when trying to sell online to local audiences. Make sure you\u2019re doing something to grow activity in the 3 areas coming up in order to get your business in front of your local community online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Online directories and support sites<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Directories are a valuable platform to reach local consumers. Make sure you\u2019re featured and your details are all up-to-date and accurate across online directories for your area. Support Sites are one example of combining a directory of businesses with a networking platform and support community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest blog and ask for referrals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even more importantly than simply adding your listing to directories, ensure you\u2019re really getting involved with initiatives, like your local Support Site (if there is one local to you), and other community-based events like small business Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Share advice around how your product or service can benefit local consumers and increase local sales.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your local networking group to share your blogs or feature your advice in their newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Create a guest blog for other local businesses to feature on their site where the partnership will benefit both of your customer bases.<\/p>\n<p>Ask for support and referrals from your customers and neighbouring businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of cultivating an appreciation for local commerce is that you all have a huge common interest, more often than not you have many mutual contacts, and each have a common goal of making your local community better than it otherwise would be. A shift online, when embraced correctly, can amplify this even more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google my business reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you created your free Google my Business account yet? Go do that, now! Then, maintain and update it. This online version of your local storefront, featured high in Google search results, is a really impressive tool. Ensure you\u2019re asking customers to leave reviews; this builds an online reputation and brand image that potential customers can explore when they\u2019re deciding whether or not to do business with you. Having up-to-date, positive reviews, and plenty of them, also shows Google you\u2019re a trustworthy and credible business (or err&#8230; website) and will help improve the trust they place in your site and, with that, the position they rank you in relevant searches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" data-page-number=\"15\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"textLayer\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" data-page-number=\"16\" data-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"canvasWrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textLayer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k79rp1t3-820c7751db7146277f9fc4181c3948f8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-gallery wp-image-31816 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/denise-jans-EyEx5sCsnBk-unsplash-845x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"684\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/denise-jans-EyEx5sCsnBk-unsplash-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.nettl.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/denise-jans-EyEx5sCsnBk-unsplash-495x400.jpg 495w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 845px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 845\/684;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k7jsjom7-81f1c2b19348e1b6686c0384d04a4348 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k79rp1t3-820c7751db7146277f9fc4181c3948f8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>3. Blend your approach to reach audiences near to increase local sales.<\/h3>\n<p>There may be fewer people in your local area, or perhaps you\u2019ve had to close your bricks-and-mortar business. That means you need to work twice as hard to get out there and reach your local consumers, both existing and new.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reach out to local consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember to blend progression with tradition. Sending a card to a client or a pamphlet to a prospect can seriously bolster the impression you make. Interactions with direct mail have increased 11% versus the same time last year and door drops 15%. When you\u2019re planning to connect with your clients, remember print makes us feel. This offers a huge opportunity for you to reach your customers when they\u2019re not strolling your street.<\/p>\n<p>Make an impact by teaming up with your local Nettl studio to design and produce printed vouchers or gift guides to mail or drop to local residential areas. The brand awareness you would reap from creating a beautiful piece of marketing and sharing it with homes across your local community is immeasurable. However, include a QR code linking to your website on there, to help track the clicks and conversions.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to make your marketing compelling! Brainstorm ideas with your local Nettl studio that will hit your local community in the feels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make use of your space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The past year has seen you having to open, and close. One thing that\u2019s not changed throughout is the valuable piece of real estate you call your shop front. Particularly for anyone in a street-facing store (please, I beg you) make sure you have some intriguing, fun and interactive signage on your shopfront and across your windows. Even when you are open, your shopfront is your next potential customer\u2019s very first impression of your business, make sure it\u2019s a great one!<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, shopping local and supporting your community has never been more important, nor has it ever been more topical. There are many things you can do and support you can avail of in order to make an impression on your local audiences and to sell more to local consumers online. 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