Creating Digital Products

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The most common notion for business presentations and successful conferences is that it closes a sale or adds more accounts to an existing business. There is definitely truth in this notion but an entrepreneur should be able to look into all possible means of earning additional revenues for the company's growth. A successful business need not concentrate only on the products or services that it currently offers. The creation of digital images or recordings could rake in more money for the eager earner.



Let us picture Company X is into the business of selling computer products. The company, initially, should invest in making the number of clientele grow. They could do this by engaging into the proven methods of selling products such as giving out flyers or booklets, investing in advertisements (through media like television, newspaper, radio and even the Internet), or holding seminars or sessions which highlight the competent features of their products.



Once they gain a number of clients, the company should continue with the initial efforts to get more people to buy their products while, at the same time, taking care not to lose their existing customers. The creation of digital products is a very effective tool in keeping loyal customers faithful to what the company offers.



Now, what are the most common digital products nowadays? To name a few, software programs, ezines, or e-books are examples of digital products. Also, video and audio compact discs are popular digital products. The type of digital product sold depends greatly on what type of business the company is engaged in.





The idea here is to make the products easier and become more reachable. The Net has always been a powerful marketing tool. It reaches a number of people that is now comparable (if not even more powerful) to television or radio or newspaper ads. To add another example, a photo imaging company could set up a website where more clients could easily purchase new products like digital frames and e-cards which are good ways to entice customers.



For instance, a physical publishing firm could also engage in businesses on the Internet. They could increase their patrons by featuring e-books (which could also be downloaded for a fee). An accounting firm, in addition to their usual accounting services, could easily sell cost accounting software for new businesses and also for existing businesses who are struggling with manual computations. A highly successful fashion magazine could stay longer in the business if it also creates a website which would be more accessible to most people nowadays.



Another good idea in selling digital products is to have video or audio recordings of successful conferences from the past or seminars which were the keys of closing several sales and raking in revenues. Most self-help and motivational speakers build a career on speaking about self-improvement, marketing themselves to their clients, and earning royalties from recordings of their past public sessions. More people would opt to just buy the video or just listen to a CD of self-help sessions. Some people wouldn't want to be caught dead falling in line to a seminar on How to Keep Your Marriage Afloat.



Information products (such as the self-help CDs) are the best examples of digital products that are highly patronized on the market. They even ensure more revenue than, for example, the seminar itself. And, yes, 90% of revenues are made up of backend sales or sales that occur after the initial marketing scheme.



In marketing additional digital products to enhance the current company products, a few basics need to be considered. Here are some of the basics of information product marketing:



1. A must-have is the company logo on all of the digital products. Make sure that the customers recognize who is offering the great products to them.

2. In addition to the digital company logo, it is also important to secure digital letterheads and templates of the company's documents.

3. A PowerPoint presentation of the products and what they can do to better the clients lives.



To conclude, the lesson learned here is that it is not enough to bank on only one source of income. A good businessman seeks out opportunities and when they do present themselves, he should grab them and make the most out of them.

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