NYSC scheme has a plethora of marketing opportunities available for Corps members that if properly utilized, the Corps members can pass out with fully flourishing businesses that would enable them to be financially secure in the future. Many Corps members miss all the avenues presented to them and lose the opportunities.
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Here’s how to sell a
product as an NYSC member:
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Leverage CDS Groups
CDS groups are NYSC formed groups that bring people of similar interests together. More often than not, Corps members in CDS groups are likely to support each other and help each other grow. This is a great way for Corps members to market their products or services. The People is CDS groups serve as a catalyst for a greater reach.
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Use Weekly Meetings To Grow Awareness
The scheme also provides for mandatory weekly meetings. In these meetings, there are spots where members can make announcements and the likes. The weekly meetings are more like a broader arm of the CDS groups. These are a new set of clients that the Corps marketer can speak to.
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PPA Should Be Up To Par With Your Businesses
It is true that your PPA (Primary Place of Assignment) is for work an official purpose, it is also true that you can grow your business with them. They know that you are a Corps member and they are very likely to support and push whatever business you do. This does not mean you should do a shoddy job but leverage on their experience and grow your businesses.
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Post Daily
As your contact list begins to grow, you might get carried away with the ways things are and forget that you have a business. The best way to carry these new contacts along is to post daily or at least regularly about the work you do and how it affects you. This allows your business to be at the forefront of their minds.
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Use Culture Shock To Your Advantage
While you are new, they would be many things that would intrigue your environment about you. Use that newness to your advantage and become known for the business you do. There is nothing wrong if you are even identified with your business, as it begins to grow, you can separate yourself from it.
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Visit Corpers Louge Regularly
No man is an island. Growing a business means socializing. You must be intentional about socializing regularly. Not just to catch cruise’, but to enable you to visit the environment and see the needs available. This is a great way to figure out how your product and service can bring solutions to others.
These are a few tips and tricks that makes it possible for a Corp member to milk the best out of NYSC. NYSC as a scheme has provided all the opportunities for Corp members to excel in any chosen field.
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