Marketing Tips

Aligning Yourself with Your Community's Uniqueness


One of the most powerful ways to help solidify a dominant image brand throughout your local market is to align yourself with your community’s uniqueness. No matter where you live, every community has certain values, activities, teams, organizations, or events that are generally embraced by a large portion of its residents. By becoming aware of these opportunities and leveraging them wherever possible, you can endear yourself among prospects throughout the community by showing that you value what they value.

In an upscale community that enjoys the arts, you could look into sponsoring a brown bag symphony orchestra held once a month over the lunch hour in a beautiful outdoor setting. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, where there’s an enormous hot air balloon festival each year, you could simply place related artwork in your office, demonstrating your affinity for the event. If a nearby college or university is a part of your community’s fabric, you could have a football helmet or jersey prominently displayed in your lobby.

You could choose to sponsor a well-known charitable cause such as a cancer walk or local Alzheimer’s association. These opportunities not only highlight your philanthropic side, but they often open doors for free media exposure as well. Local television and newspaper outlets are always looking for content, and by donating money and delivering it in the form of an oversized cardboard check, you can receive free photo opportunities and widespread publicity throughout your market.

Regardless of how you choose to show it, your alignment with the community’s values will pay dividends in establishing your presence as the go-to trusted advisor.

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