If you want to win in business and increase sales then you need to increase market share and this can be done many different ways. Rather than picking only one strategy consider a multiplicity approach to your market share goals. Below are a few of the top tips in increasing market share and winning new customers.

1.) Know Thy Competition; you need to study what the competition is doing right and what they are doing wrong.

2.) Know Thy Customer; you must understand the consumer buying behavior of your customer.

3.) Consider additional market segments, which maybe untapped or have less competition and how profitable and large these are.

4.) Strategize on ways to be more efficient to lower price temporarily to increase your customer base.

5.) Sales or marketing promotion, which taps into your core customer base to increase your sales numbers.

6.) Create a Buzz in the market place and strengthen brand name with your core target market.

7.) Exceed customer expectations and ask for referrals, testimonials or to simply tell a friend.

Winning market share should be your primary goal next to profitability and cash flow, it is therefore essential that you take this seriously and always adjust your strategy with this in mind. Consider all this in 2006.