Case in point: <\/em>Your clients most likely don\u2019t refer to you as \u201cMSPs.\u201d Referring to yourself this way in your marketing will immediately create distance from your audience rather than build rapport. Try phrases like \u201cIT support\u201d and \u201cnetwork support\u201d instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccessible and Affordable Tactics to Try <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The following steps will help you build a strong marketing foundation. They\u2019re designed to be easy and actionable, and they can deliver huge returns on your marketing efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leverage Content Marketing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Content marketing builds trust and awareness by providing valuable, relevant information to your audience. As people engage with this content, they get to know your company. When it comes time for members of this audience to consider working with an MSP or switching providers, your company is top-of-mind as knowledgeable, familiar, and trustworthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In short, content marketing is a method of building relationships with potential customers \u2014 and it\u2019s something you can do yourself at little to no cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s okay if you\u2019re not a big social media user in your personal life, but many customers expect to interact with brands on social platforms. Establishing your company\u2019s presence on social media is critical to making a good impression on prospective buyers. It will help position your company as legitimate, trusted, and personable. It also provides prospects with another, possibly easier channel for them to learn about you and connect with you directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social media is a great way to get your feet wet in advertising. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most social media platforms allow you to set your budget, which gives you control over how much you spend. You can set timeframes for your budget and adjust them based on performance and campaign needs. Playing around with ads can also help you widen your audience and reach new prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compile Your Efforts With a Campaign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Campaigns are integrated sales and marketing efforts that center around a key message and a shared set of goals. They help put strategy and numbers behind one-off marketing endeavors (like creating a piece of content) and close the loop between marketing and sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Campaigns act as a structure within which you can define a target audience and appropriate message for them, outline your total \u201cbill of materials\u201d (or BOM as marketers like to say), plan out the sequence of events in terms of publication, email sends, and follow up procedures, and track progress. This gives you something a bit more tangible to measure ROI against and tweak and tune for future campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this feels like a lot, don\u2019t forget to get in touch with your vendors. Vendors can offer more support than many MSPs realize. Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Work With Your Vendors <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Did you know vendors often offer funding to support your marketing? Not only that, but they can also help you with things like finding campaign management software that fits your budget, developing marketing materials, and helping you get started with event marketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your vendors\u2019 success is intricately tied to yours, so they\u2019re highly motivated to help you. MSPs often underutilize their vendors as a resource \u2014 if you\u2019re looking for support, start by contacting your vendors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grow Your Business with JumpCloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
JumpCloud is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use identity and access management platform for MSPs. It allows you to manage client identities, devices, and more from a single cloud-based directory platform. With JumpCloud, you can expand your offerings while growing your revenue, increasing efficiency, and enforcing stronger security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
JumpCloud always works with its partners to help them succeed, from onboarding to ongoing marketing efforts. Learn more about how you can partner with JumpCloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n