A commonly accepted best practice is to benchmark about 2% of your sales revenue for marketing and advertising. That may not seem like much, but it can disappear quickly. Optimize the ROI of your marketing budget by investing in these inexpensive marketing ideas that can deliver a lot of bang for your buck.
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Incentivize customer referrals
The data is conclusive: Your existing customers are your best advocates. People who hear about a product, brand or service from a friend are four times more likely to make a purchase. And referred customers have a 16% higher lifetime value as compared to a customer who wasn’t referred. Word-of-mouth marketing (WOM) is how Rent the Runway grew to a $1