We live in a world of competition, where everyone is looking to beat the other.

This competition can be evidently seen in the coaching world, where there are numerous companies that offer the same product or service, and to the same target market.

In such a case, you need to differentiate yourself from your competitors to capture the attention of the audience and gain a better market share.

This is where publicity comes in. The more effective the publicity of your coaching business, the more the brand will capture attention of the audience, hence a more prosperous business.

1. Press Release:

Whether you are a startup coaching business or a mature coaching business with news to create, then the first and the best thing you need to do to spread the word of your business is by writing a press release.

In the press release, explain the benefits of whatever product or service you offer, and how the product of yours is going to help the customers or clients. The inclusion of any free event or free training can also help spread the word. 

Be sure the press release is newsworthy, explain what solution your service has that no other does.

2. Building Relationships:

PR is all about building relationships, whether it is with your customer, client, or even your industry leaders. To publicize your coaching business, you would benefit from the backing of an industry leader. Create collaborative relationships and look for more people to partner with.

3. Be Responsive to Media Inquiries:

To fill out the pages of the newspaper, to complete the minutes of a TV program, the media people will always have queries which you need to target. If media has any query related to the industry you are in, then be responsive and respond to the queries in a timely manner.  This way, your business will get easy placement into the media publicity.

4. Be Social:

The business, which is more social and involved in the matters of community, receives more recognition from the community.

Therefore try to be more social, attend the gatherings of your industry, try to participate more actively, and even more try to attend some charity events because this is what gets businesses the most publicity.

In addition to the recognition you receive from the community, the social events are another way of meeting like-minded people where you can spread the word of your business by telling them what you offer and how you or others can help each other out.

5. Sharing:

The best way to get your business known is to take charge yourself and hit the road for promoting your business.

Go to seminars, functions, conferences, and other events and speak on behalf of your business. Let your target audience know what the business is in for and how it can be beneficial for them. 

Share your experiences and tell them how you are there to care for them.

In short, you must be wondering what is it that differentiates the ways mentioned above. 

Businesses should focus on the online market, like writing Press Releases for online PR websites such as Newswire.net; creating a social presence by making accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn; responding to the queries of top blog writers, and sharing all the things associated with their business on social media.

This has become absolutely crucial.  Also, search iTunes for podcasts relevant to your coaching business, and request to be interviewed.

And remember, Your Message Matters.