Parker Associates is always looking at the true data. In this new era of social responsibility, what you don’t do can cost you. “Cause marketing” is now the norm, and customers who visit your website and see your advertising want to know that you share their desire to make the world a better place by supporting an important cause.
As reported in a recent article from Entrepreneur, if your business or brand doesn’t stand for a cause, consumers may turn to your competitors. The number of consumers who say they would switch from one brand to another if the other brand were associated with a good cause has climbed to 87 percent, a dramatic increase in recent years, according to a Cone Cause Evolution Survey.
Even niche markets, such as the nation’s college students, now show a striking preference for brands they believe to be socially responsible. According to a newly released College Explorer study from Alloy Media, nearly 95 percent of students say they are less likely to ignore an ad that promotes a brand’s partnership with a cause.
There’s a strong connection between entrepreneurship and giving. The challenge is to make your socially responsible efforts a winning proposition for the nonprofit group you support, the community and your business. You can master this marketing challenge by following these five important aspects:
- Give from the heart.
- Choose a related cause.
- Contribute more than dollars.
- Formalize your affiliation.
- Mount a marketing campaign.
Success in cause marketing often means motivating an audience to take action, such as making a donation or participating in an event. Using a dedicated marketing campaign, you can reach and persuade the target group while also raising awareness for your business and its commitment to social responsibility.
Stay on top of the latest data and market research that can help improve your chance for success in business and the real estate industry. PTC Computer Solutions works closely with Parker Associates to provide a great number of details on market data and research analysis. Contact PTC for more information.
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David WB Parker is a principal of Parker Associates of Jacksonville, Florida, marketing consultants to the real estate industry; President of PTC Computer Solutions, IT Specialist, and an active real estate sales professional with PARFAM REALTY based in Jacksonville, FL. He can be reached at 904-607-8763 or via email davidwb@parkerassociates.com.
Parker Associates works extensively on understanding your market, your consumer, and your goals. We don’t just make it up, we research it ad infinitum to make sure we get it right. We are your advocate by being the advocate of the consumer.
Spend time looking at what you are trying to acquire, develop, or sell to learn how you can improve the success of what you are offering. Parker Associates helps understand the consumer by answering WHO will buy, WHAT they will buy, and HOW they will buy it. When the research is completed and the analysis is done, having the answers to these questions will reveal what will provide the best success for your project. Keep asking WHO, WHAT, and HOW and keep developing to fit the need.
If all of this is difficult to understand, that’s what we’re here for. Parker Associates has a team of experts on all of this stuff and we’re here to help. It’s what we do.
Contact us at info@parkerassociates.com or go to our website at www.parkerassociates.com for more information. We are always at the ready.
David WB Parker
Parker Associates
2/13/2018
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