Researching your target market can provide you with sound and objective data. The problem is that market research can be extremely expensive, so how can you do the research if you are on a tight budget? Let me show you how.
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One great low cost research tool is Google Adwords. Most people use it for advertsing but if you use the advariants feature you can run similar adverts with subtle changes to see which one triggers most responses.
For example if you are promoting a conference centre teh final line of your advert might say “For Up To 500 People” or “Large Car Park” or “Close to Interstate” or Close to Airport”. This will provide research data on what prospects find most compelling.
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