Leveraging Others’ Audiences – The WHAT
Let’s not make this more complicated than it is.
Leveraging others’ audiences is commonly referred to as Public Relations, Media Relations, and/or Influencer Marketing.
But at the end of the day, all of these things are about getting your business in front of someone else’s audience.
And while we commonly think of doing this in a one-to-many format when we’re being featured for an interview or submitting a guest blog post or doing a presentation at someone else’s event, there are much more intimate ways to leverage someone’s audience too.
The ways in which someone can leverage another’s audience in a one-to-one way is to build a relationship with a referral partner. This referral partner, ideally, would be someone who works with the same type of person you do, but servicing them with something different. Then, the two of you can team up as referral partners, sending referrals to each other when it’s appropriate.
Leveraging Others’ Audiences – The WHY
You might incorporate this tactic into your best marketing strategy for exposure, to build relationships, and to generate new, fresh, qualified leads.
Because, let’s face it – it can be difficult to build your own audience of followers, prospects, and customers. For some, aligning our businesses with others’ can give you the jumpstart you need to building your own audience.
Leveraging Others’ Audience – The WHO
Unlike previous topics we’ve covered so far, this tactic only applies to a few Marketing Personality Types. For most people, this won’t be a feel-good way to market their business.
Those who’ll find one-to-many approach helpful will be those who are natural leaders, not afraid of the spotlight:
- ENTJ
- ENFJ
- ESTJ
- ESFJ
- ESTP
- ESFP
Those who’ll find the one-to-one approach helpful will be those who are natural friends, interested in creating close relationships:
- INFJ
- INFP
- ENFP
- ISFJ
- ESFJ
So before we move on, it’s important to identify:
- Is the topic of leveraging others’ audiences right for you?
- If yes, which suits you better – one-to-many or one-to-one?
Now, go to the next post to learn what your Business Pitch doesn’t matter that much when trying to land PR opportunities.
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