Why Big Firms In The Marine Industry Are Closing and How To Avoid It
Written by Davide Scalia on June 06th 2019
Every day we are witnesses to the failure and disappearance of top industries that were considered pioneers and leaders in their markets.

On top of all the failures, many other industries are also suffering.

Most people are scratching the head and wondering why? Why are so many big firms suffering, and what is causing this phenomenon?

The simplest response is the marine markets are not doing well, we are in the midst of a market crisis. Times are tough and everyone around the entire globe is feeling it. But if it is true that we are enduring a crisis why are some businesses thriving while others are struggling to survive?

One explanation is directly proportional to these businesses’ marketing approaches.

Some of these larger companies in the marine industry believe that being big is a good enough reason for clients to choose them. If a company is large it must be doing something right correct?
 
Many people believe this idea to be true that large companies must be doing great, but times are changing.

We as a human race are evolving and growing.

The Industrial age is gone and we have very quickly transitioned into the information age. Living in the information age we have a vast amount of information at our fingertips.

Consumers have an endless amount of options when searching for which business, they should choose to work with.

Large or small there are a lot more businesses than there were before. Their techniques and approaches are also evolving.

Years ago, the salesman had to walk from house to house knocking on each and every door. At this time, this technique was most likely the best way to create a network and introduce your business or product to people.

If you were a huge company it was paramount that you came up with the best way to go “door to door” and promote your business. You would have needed to use these internal resources to grow your visibility, to build new clients, and also to reengage old clients.

Work and the strategies that you use are the minimum requirements to avoid the default, we don’t need to use the “crisis” excuse to justify your current situation.

Companies that are thriving today are companies that learned from the crisis and used it to their advantage to build long-lasting relationships with their clients. They utilized unused resources and not only capitalized, but also expanded during this crisis.

This can be achieved if you are willing to put the work into your business, however, it is important that you put the proper effort into the correct aspects of your business.

Advertising using the correct instruments, expanding contracts, engaging your clients, and also promoting the opportunity of partnering with new clients are all things that a company should and must be doing at this time.

Work attitude is key to avoid the negative feeling of enduring a crisis. 
The market doesn’t care about you. It doesn’t matter how large or small your business is. It doesn’t matter how you started or how many generations before you have succeeded. 

The time is now, and the only thing that matters is if you work just as hard now as you did the very first day that you started. It is very important that you stay hungry stay striving for bigger and better results.

Dream big, expand your mind, come up with ideas that have never been done before. Never lose your fighting spirit!

Companies always must be trying new techniques and strategies, if not they will be forgotten and soon will flounder.

One advantage that larger and older companies have above their competition is that they have an extensive client list. They have a well-known name that they can use to leverage their way into new business meetings.

Unfortunately, instead of jumping on their opportunities and using their leverage to create a new business they believe that they have the luxury of sitting back and waiting for clients to come to them.

They will continue to use outdated strategies and are occasionally very stubborn to change their outdated ways. This is not the time to be waiting!

This is the time to be moving forward innovating, working, communicating, asking questions, learning, and strategizing. This is the only way that a business can continue to grow and succeed in this market.

Thank you for reading, I would appreciate hearing your thought on this.

Davide Scalia



CEO & Founder of Namaka Consulting, with over 15 years of experience in the Marine Industry and over 10 years experience on Strategic Business Development, helping over 500 businesses to clarify what to do next, increasing sales, giving new ideas for  exponential Business Growth
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