Small Business Marketing Strategy

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This might be my favorite power point of all time. This one long presentation discusses the key elements that any small business needs to consider to have an effective marketing strategy. We review the pros and cons of several of the most popular marketing tools.

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Strategic Marketing

Nancy Sanders, MBA and Kristin Slice, MA

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Marketing Stats • 60% of small business plan on increasing their

use of networking, speaking and tradeshows in 2012.

• In 2010, use of print advertising dropped by 33%; use of print Yellow Pages declined 18 %; and use of direct mail decreased 26 %.

• 51 percent of local merchants get at least one online marketing sales call a week, with 10 percent getting called almost on a daily basis.

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Everything I learned about marketing…

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• Relationship Building – People Purchase Differently – Value Based 43% of consumers report doing some type

of research before they buy (AMP Agency)

• Leveraging Tools and Resources– Creating System – Not focused on Pure Lead Generation

A Different World

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Inbound marketing-dominated organizations experience a 61% lower cost per lead . (Hubspot, 2012)

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Watcha got there? I’ll take it!

Marketing versus Sales

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Marketing Strategy

What is the purpose of your car ?

Where are you going?

Engine- Sales

Marketing – The Body

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Marketing Strategy

Engine- Sales

Without the proper strategy your marketing could look more like this….

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Marketing Strategy• Goals• Target Audience • Unique Value Message• What tools are going to be the most effective? • Do all of the tools work together?

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Example: Guille• Background• Problem• Goal • Solutions • Results

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Marketing Tools

• Definition • When it is the most

effective? • Common mistakes

Advertising

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Marketing Tools

• Definition • When it is the most

effective? • Common mistakes

Direct Mail

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Marketing Tools

• Definition • When it is the most

effective? • Common mistakes

Website

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Marketing Tools

• Definition • When it is the most

effective? • Common mistakes

Social Media

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Good Marketing / Bad Marketing

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Good Marketing / Bad Marketing

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Good Marketing / Bad Marketing

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Good Marketing / Bad Marketing

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Good Marketing / Bad Marketing

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Results• Create a Strategy • Find Resources and

Research • Execute Campaign

(6-7 touches) • Call to Action / Ask for

Business • Monitor and Repeat

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

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