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Small Business Marketing: Are You Planning to Fail?

 
Author: Debbie LaChusa
 

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T h e y h a v e a g r e a t p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e , a n d a s m a l l h a n d f u l o f c l i e n t s w h o l o v e t h e m . < / P > < P > < B > B u t T h e y ' r e M i s s i n g O n e K e y I n g r e d i e n t < / B > < / P > < P > A n i n g r e d i e n t t h a t c o u l d v e r y l i k e l y d e t e r m i n e t h e i r s u c c e s s o r f a i l u r e . < / P > < P > T h e y d o n ' t h a v e a m a r k e t i n g p l a n . T h e y ' r e o u t t h e r e " w i n g i n g i t " e v e r y d a y . O h s u r e , t h e y ' r e m a r k e t i n g . T h e y ' r e d o i n g a l i t t l e b i t o f m a r k e t i n g o v e r h e r e , a n d a l i t t l e m o r e o v e r t h e r e . < / P > < P > B u t w h a t ' s g u i d i n g t h a t m a r k e t i n g ? W h a t a r e t h e y t r y i n g t o a c h i e v e ? O f c o u r s e t h e y ' r e t r y i n g t o g e t m o r e c l i e n t s o r m a k e m o r e s a l e s . 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B u t t h e y ' r e n o t d o i n g a n y t h i n g t o e n s u r e t h e l o n g - t e r m s u c c e s s o f t h e i r b u s i n e s s . < / P > < P > A c c o r d i n g t o E n t r e p r e n e u r M a g a z i n e , 8 0 % o f a l l n e w b u s i n e s s e s f a i l w i t h i n t h e f i r s t f i v e y e a r s . < / P > < P > I n " T h e E - M y t h R e v i s i t e d " b y M i c h a e l G e r b e r , h e t a l k s a b o u t a c o m m o n m i s t a k e m a d e b y m o s t s m a l l b u s i n e s s o w n e r s : w o r k i n g I N t h e i r b u s i n e s s i n s t e a d o f O N t h e i r b u s i n e s s . < / P > < P > < B > A r e Y o u W o r k i n g I N Y o u r B u s i n e s s I n s t e a d o f O N I t ? < / B > < / P > < P > W i t h o u t a p l a n y o u a r e w o r k i n g I N y o u r b u s i n e s s . Y o u g e t u p e v e r y d a y a n d d o w h a t n e e d s t o b e d o n e t o m a k e t o d a y ' s c l i e n t s h a p p y , t o f u l f i l l t o d a y ' s s a l e s o r d e r s a n d i f y o u h a v e t i m e y o u s p e n d a l i t t l e t i m e t r y i n g t o g e t t o m o r r o w ' s n e w c l i e n t s . < / P > < P > B u t , i f y o u c h o o s e t o d o a s M i c h a e l G e r b e r r e c o m m e n d s a n d w o r k O N y o u r b u s i n e s s , o n e o f t h e f i r s t t h i n g s y o u s h o u l d d o i s c r e a t e a m a r k e t i n g p l a n . < / P > < P > I d e n t i f y w h a t y o u w a n t t o a c h i e v e w i t h y o u r b u s i n e s s i n t h e n e x t y e a r , t h e n s e t s o m e g o a l s a n d c r e a t e a p l a n t o a c h i e v e t h o s e g o a l s . < / P > < P > W h e n y o u h a v e a m a r k e t i n g p l a n , y o u h a v e a s t e p - b y - s t e p m a p t o r e a c h i n g y o u r g o a l s . 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