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Public Relations · Published June 16, 2014

Leigh Ann Ambrosi
Managing Partner & EVP, Consumer Lifestyle

Marketing Yourself As Well As Your Product

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Internet marketing is truly a friend to companies the world over. Where once before, thousands could be reached, today that number is replaced with millions. Businesses thrive on the massive increase in sales due to this ingenious invention. But as with any business venture, a company must first know strategies that will allow them to rise above the rest.

Effectively Marketing Your Product as well as Yourself

Becoming a Face To a Name

One of the better suggestions, is from the CEO of 5WPR Ronn Torossian , is to engage potential and existing customers in your life. Provide a photo of yourself as well as information regarding your past and how your company came to be. Let them know you are a person just as they are. Oftentimes customers will purchase products from a company even if the cost is a little higher simply because they feel they know the person behind the mask. Think of your own interactions with businesses and how you want to be treated. As a result, you will find customers value your loyalty and humbleness such that they will refer you over and over.

Business Relations Can Be Your Best Friend

One truth holds value in the business market today as in the past. The more friends you have, the better your chance of becoming successful. Attending live events allows you to meet business people in different areas. Get to know people in markets that are in some way related to yours. Invite them to lunch. Have them drop by your office some time. As their business grows, they will refer people to you for something you offer that relates to what they have.

What Makes You So Important

What is it about your product or service that stands out from the rest? With internet marketing today, there is competition galore. And with the economy rising and falling so much, they have to be given a reason to spend their hard earned money. What can you do different from the rest to assure the customer they are making the right decision? Study your product thoroughly and ask yourself before marketing, "Why would I purchase my product?"

Basically, marketing can be a wonderful tool in launching a business. While it is important where and how you market your product, you must also look at the customer and understand them. As such, it is equally important the customer understand you.

Leigh Ann Ambrosi

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Leigh Ann Ambrosi

Leigh Ann Ambrosi leads the Consumer Lifestyle division at 5W. With over 25 years of experience, she is a seasoned expert in brand development, publicity, and media relations. Whether shaping strategy, restructuring workflow, handling multiple clients or managing budgets big or small, she effects change with a constant eye towards producing results. Prior to joining the 5W team, Leigh Ann was Executive Vice President, and Chief Administrative Officer at Magrino Public Relations for over nine years. While at Magrino, she oversaw the Consumer and Food, Wine, & Spirits divisions, and managed the operations of the agency. She was responsible for signing new clients, strengthening existing client relationships and programs, and providing oversight for brands including Martha Stewart, Hunter Douglas, SCOUT, The Ranch, Vaughan, Flybird Cocktails, and Horse Soldier Bourbon, among others. Her passion for her work is paramount, which positions her as a strong mentor to junior staff, inspiring them to a higher level of performance. One of her many accomplishments previous to her agency work include a career in book publishing publicity and marketing, where she created multi-platform marketing campaigns that encompassed advertising, events, social media, buzz marketing stunts, publicity, brand building, and strategic partnerships. During her tenure in publishing, she helped to build the brands for authors including Mario Batali, Deepak Chopra, Jillian Michaels, Tyler Florence, Haylie Pomroy and more. Leigh Ann holds a degree in Mass Communications, with a minor in Journalism, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She lives with her two kids in Maplewood, NJ

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