Adapted from The Guide to Mapping Your Marketing by Casey Fuerst
The very flexibility, problem-solving, get-it-done approach that it took to launch your business might be the thing that is holding you back from growing. Let’s face it – as entrepreneurs, we know we CAN do it all. But, that doesn’t mean we should. As we grow, we MUST carve off pieces of the work we’ve …
Most often, when people think of marketing, they think of the tactics we use to execute marketing. They think of the website and advertising and print promotions created to communicate. You have seen the illustrations of an iceberg. Only a small portion is above the water and visible. The fact is that marketing tactics are …
You’ve got the right people in the room for your planning, and they might also be your team for execution, but let’s take a minute and make sure. The marketing team for this part of the process is the group of people that are responsible for making sure the tactics you will define in T3 …
Your team needs to know what you are working toward. Creating marketing tasks just to see what happens is only good if you are a researcher and statistician fascinated by the human response to marketing messages or if you are a gazillionaire and like to waste money. Assuming neither of these is true, let’s set …
There is no argument…marketing planning is a big task. Sure, you can break it into chunks and do a little at a time, but as Brian Tracy says in Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, “If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest …
Who Needs Marketing Planning? Do your business goals require that you are communicating with others? If you answered yes, you need a marketing plan. When a business first starts, it has a limited number of products and services. It’s easier to manage the list of marketing activities you need. As your offerings and audiences diversify, …
Most small businesses fail. According to the Small Business Administration, 50% of new businesses fail in the first 5 years. Forbes says there are five primary reasons this happens. First, they are out of touch with their customers. Second, their product isn’t unique. Third, their message is unclear. Fourth, leadership is a mess. Fifth, they …
