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Ideas for Promotions and Discounts for Clothing Lines

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Reasons for creating discounts

There are many reasons to do discounts and promotions. Sometimes they’re obvious ones like wanting to get rid of stock that’s been sitting for a while or looking for a spike on sales. Other times the cause might be a bit less obvious to the consumer. Here are some reasons to do a promotion or discount on your online store:

  • discountsTo create a spike on sales
  • To clear Stock
  • To call attention on a particular product
  • To call attention on a particular action (opening a new shop, for example)
  • To expand your contacts list (by asking for an email in exchange of a coupon, for example)
  • To get more followers on social media (exchange of “follows” and “likes” for discounts)
  • To generate word-to-mouth buzz

discounts 2The pros and cons

Pros

  • Customer satisfaction
  • Client loyalty
  • Increase of leads and conversions
  • Attraction of new customers
  • Simplicity (it is easy to set up and track)

Cons

  • Customers may get used to buying “on sale” instead of full price
  • Attraction of bargain-looking customers (not loyal)
  • Losing brand value
  • Reduction of profit margin
  • When is the right time?

distressed logoOptimal time to Launch Discounts

Holidays: Mother’s day, father’s day, Halloween, Christmas, are all great moments to do promotions.

Special Launch: When you’re about to launch a new product, shop or service

End of season: Special sale when the summer and winter seasons are ending.

When a customer is about to leave: Because it makes the customer think twice.

Types of Discounts

Buy two and get the third one for free! Who hasn’t heard that one before? There are almost endless types of promotions, we’re just going to list some of the most effective for online commerce here.

  • Percentage discounts
  • Free-delivery after a certain amount of money is spent
  • Special gift when a purchase is made
  • Special discount for social media followers
  • Referral promotion (give a discount to anyone who recommends your business to a friend)
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About Erik Mickelson

Erik Mickelson is the author of Northwest Custom Apparel's blogs. Erik has been with Northwest Custom Apparel since 1996 after graduating from Washington State University and is the founder of the Apparel Graphic Academy. Trained by the custom graphic apparel industry's best, Mark Venit, Erik brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Embroidery Adventure blog. As they say, 'Experience is the best teacher.' We are proud to have Erik as part of our team!

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