Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Now is the time!!!

I was listening to Squawk Box yesterday morning and they had an executive of Coca Cola on for the morning.  One of the subjects was how important is it to continue to advertise in a recession.  The advertising budget of every company is and has been under scrutiny as companies seek to cut cost and keep their heads above water,
 
Coke has been around for about 120 years.  This company knows something about recessions and advertising.  They have survived and expanded their company into over 200 countries world wide.  He made the statement that they believe, and analysis backs it up, that now is the time you expand your market share.  The best time to capture more of the market
 
When your competitors are backing off and everyone can use the economy as the excuse for not pushing forward now is the time for you to push ahead.   If you can expand your base now it will pay significant dividends in the future.  There is a vast group of people looking for answers and someone they can trust.  Make the effort now to connect with them and you will find your market share growing at a much greater rate as things begin to turn around.

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