Businesses continue to flounder and among the notable statistics you may have read on is that of the sharp decline in consumer buying since the celebrated economic crisis some months back. This is not surprising considering people are feeling the strains of a battered economy. Consumer spending has dipped profusely and if companies do not act quick, they may find themselves sinking deeper in debt.
So as a company, what would you do at these times of crisis? Well for one, you could try and come up with some special packages or installment plans to ease the burden of a one-time purchase deal. It doesn’t have to cover majority of the items you have up for grabs. You can actually approach it in a way where the least liked products could be disposed of with the right pricing schemes.
For the demanded products you can still make do with trying to curtail good packages and special discounts, perhaps sacrificing some mark-ups for the sake of adding some revenue to your daily sales report. It is not the keenest of decisions but if you want to stay in business, some forced adjustments have to be done.
No one said the current crisis will be an easy one to bear with and handle. In fact, it is a test of how well business honchos can manipulate their business towards bumpy roads ahead. The tactic is indeed tricky but if you want to avoid the red, you just have to flex your mind with good strategic management goals.
Originally posted on November 14, 2008 @ 8:42 pm