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Marketing Strategies: Essentials for Startup Growth

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With so many different companies out there today, having a solid marketing strategy is 100% essential.  Without an effective small business marketing strategy, your company will not be capable of bringing in new business. Why? No one will know your business exists!  If you have not yet created a marketing strategy, take the step to create a marketing plan today!

 

 

What will a marketing plan do for your business?

  1. Build awareness of your business.This will help more people know about your company and the services it provides.

  2. Create your company’s image. With a marketing plan, you have the option to create your company’s image.  By doing this, you will enable more people to share your brand and discuss what it has to offer.

  3. Develop your customer base for up-selling. Once you establish customers with your marketing plan, you will be able to offer them your other services.  This can be a great way to up-sell more products and services to your already loyal following.

  4. Use strong advertising messages to set your company apart from competition. A marketing plan will allow your company to create a message that will help differentiate your company from your competition.  This will enable more consumers to choose your brand over another.

  5. Understand and create the best marketing mix strategy for your company. Find the best marketing methods to advertise your company. A mixture of marketing methods will help you share your message in a variety of ways.

How should you go about establishing a plan?

  1. Create a marketing budget. You will need to decide how much you want to spend on each aspect of marketing.  If you are a startup, you need to devote quite a bit of money toward marketing efforts in order to establish a customer base. A great way to reduce marketing costs is to find ways and use tools where your new customers promote for you.

  2. Research and identify your customers. It is important to understand your target market.  This will give you an idea of how to advertise your products and services to potential customers.

  3. Choose a marketing mix. What combination of marketing tools do you want to utilize?  Newsletters, word of moth, promotions, and print advertisements, are just some of your choices.  Deciding on a small business marketing mix will help your company have a solid marketing plan.

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  4. Stick to your marketing budget. This will allow you to follow your goals and keep in line with costs.  You can also make sure you using your budget effectively.

  5. Get professional help. Utilizing a marketing firm can be a great idea.  This can help take away some of the stress involved in planning.  A professional company can help you create an effective marketing plan that allows you  to use your budget in the most efficient way.

What are other small business marketing tips?

  1. Research current marketing trends, learn how they may impact your target market, and see how they might fit in with your marketing plans.

  2. Hold meetings with staff members to discuss marketing strategies and to enable everyone to understand the goals and process of the plan.

  3. Take a look at your competition and see how they are marketing their brand.

  4. Re-assess relationships with marketing companies to make sure they are helping you with your marketing needs.

These marketing strategies for startups will help you market your brand effectively, and bring in more customers.  Creating a marketing mix that follows your company goals can help create a small business marketing solution that truly works.  Find ways that make your brand stands out!

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