Tree Trunk Theory
READ CAREFULLY!
I created this Fact-Based Theory from our Proprietary NETPro© Reporting
We can now also create New Tree Trunks with Facebook Birthdays / Social Meda since writing this!
Author: Tony LePera
Knowing the Difference between "Tree Trunk" and "Branches" Marketing is HUGE!
It's also why we Track Customer Types that Respond to ensure we are building both for our Clients!
Our B4B program is Strategically Designed to continually BUILD, REBUILD & PROTECT
your ENTIRE LOCAL Business "FOREST" with NEW FULLY FLOURISHING TREES!
Listen to my Video on Home Page if you haven't already!
Branches represent any and all internal marketing to existing customers such as:
Email • Social Media-FB • Texting In-house Promos • Loyalty Programs Data Base Direct Mail
Branches also represent outside advertising to increase visits such as:
Mass Mailing Coupons • TV Radio • Groupon • Magazines Billboards
FACT: 1 out of 5 Tree Trunks MOVE AWAY from you each year (and / or become deceased) that you need to replace just to break even.
FACT: 1 out of 5 Tree Trunks are LOST CUSTOMERS every year due to imperfect visits, competition, or changed eating habits!
This NEW DISCOVERY is verified by Our Revolutionary Net Pro Tracking System. Results also show it takes significantly different advertising / marketing methods, offers & incentives to BEST build and re-build your TREE TRUNKS …than it does the BRANCHES!
MISLEADING SALES: Most large chains and independents try to make up for lost “Tree Trunk” Sales by increasing “branches” marketing. If sales look good versus previous year it is presumed all is well, but eventually if sales from the Lost Tree Trunks are not replaced also, sales eventually will start to plummet, leaving the operator wondering what happened. Then out of desperation, some increase “branch marketing” even more in an uncontrolled discounting way that starts eroding margins.
THE SOLUTION:
Strategically Target Market Tree Trunks separately from Branches in a highly controlled discounting way!
- - Obtain NCOA Names & Addresses of ALL your “BEST” New & Renewed “Tree Trunk” Prospects including New Movers around you – That are NOT in “your” data bases
- - Mail a Personalized Postcard Invitation to them during the most common time of the year “everyone eats out” – Birthdays are BEST!
- - Use just the “right offers & goodwill message” so that it “pays for itself” & enhances your image vs cheapening it – Birthday cards are BEST!
- - Stay away from Uncontrolled Discounting to Coupon and Groupon/type “one time visit price shoppers” – Build In-house Data bases for “Branches” Marketing instead!
more Tree Trunks =
more Branches also =
MAXIMUM
COMBINED SALES
all year…every year!
FACT: Personalized, Targeted Direct Mail is still by far the most effective & affordable way to get these NEW Tree Trunks in your door! When strategically coordinated together with the “RIGHT” “Branches/follow-up Marketing”…SALES WILL SOAR!