To create a good marketing plan an individual need three basic things (besides the guerrilla marketing prerequisites of time, energy and imagination). The person needs lots of information. The person needs thinking time, analysis, ideas, creativity and imagination, all wrapped up into "Brain power." Finally, the person needs initiative: the...
If a person is making a list of the top three things that would make his or her business a success today, marketing should be at the top of the list. Pure and simple, if people don't know about a person, his products or services, they can't buy from the...
If a person is using an ad-tracking program, the person is likely monitoring the profitability of internet marketing efforts. That's if customers buy online. But can customers order by phone, fax, mail or in person? If a person is not giving credit to the online ad campaigns that generate offline...
It's important to complete a competitive analysis during the start-up phase of one's new business, about the time the person putting together the marketing plan. In fact, if a person gets underway without performing a competitive analysis, the person runs the risk of creating marketing tools and product or service...