A strategic alliance is when two or more businesses join together for a set period of time. The businesses, usually, are not in direct competition, but have similar products or services that are directed toward the same target audience. Below are ten reasons to
create a strategic alliance.

1. Between the two of you, you will probably be able to offer your customers a larger variety of products or services. This will allow you to spend less time and money developing new products to sell. If your business partner is service oriented, and you are product based, then you will each get to focus on your strengths and the two businesses will compliment each other.

2. Your number of sales people will increase because you’re combining with other business. You won’t have to spend time and money hiring new employees. If you currently have two separate “brick and mortar” business, you can decide whether to keep both businesses and work from both.

3. Your marketing and advertising budget will increase. When you form a strategic alliance with other businesses you both will share the advertising and marketing costs.

4. You can now offer your existing customers more back-end and upsell products. This will increase your sales and profits. Also, you can have more variety and less backstock overall. For example, if you stock a particular product, and order 6 cases, you can now stock the item at both stores, but yet only have the expense of ordering the original six cases. For some of the slower-moving products, you can tie them in with a popular product.

5. Your business will gain a larger number of skilled people working on the same project. You will gain the knowledge of the other businesses employees. Each location may cater to a different clientele and the techniques used to market to them may be completely different than what you’ve done in the past. You and your partner can pool your knowledge to appeal to more customers for each location.

6. You will be able to beat your competition by selling to a larger target audience. You will also increase the total number of existing customers you can sell your products and services to. Also, if a particular product is doing well, you may be able to justify a larger purchase from the manufacturer resulting in a lower wholesale price.

7. You can exchange endorsements with your alliance partners. You’ll add more credibility to your business and gain your potential customers trust to buy.

8. You can expand your business more rapidly. You can develop new products and services faster with a larger work force.

9. You’ll be able to solve your customer’s problems faster with a larger base of customer service people. You’ll also learn new ways to improve your customer service from your alliance partners.

10. You’ll have a larger number of “strategic thinking” people. This will allow both businesses to come up with profitable business ideas quicker than before.

Jeff Bunnell is a part-time marketer and full-time Dad. He has worked as a Realtor, Concert Promoter, Computer Tech, Salesman, Manager, etc. Now he is using his years of experience to help others make additional income on the internet.
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