Strategic marketing planning for the small to medium-sized business: writing a marketing plan

Acknowledgments -- From the author -- How to use this manual -- 1. Marketing theory: real life -- 2. Doing your homework -- 3. Competing effectively -- 4. Identifying marketplace trends -- 5. The marketing plan -- 6. Common ways to send a message to your market -- 7. A working model -- 8. Bringing t...

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Main Author: Anderson, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) Business Expert Press c2012
Edition:1st ed
Series:Marketing strategy collection
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Summary:Acknowledgments -- From the author -- How to use this manual -- 1. Marketing theory: real life -- 2. Doing your homework -- 3. Competing effectively -- 4. Identifying marketplace trends -- 5. The marketing plan -- 6. Common ways to send a message to your market -- 7. A working model -- 8. Bringing the total plan together -- Conclusion -- Index
Regrettably, 80% of small to medium-sized businesses fail within 2 years of their inception. Ninety percent of businesses close after 10 years of operation. Although there may be many reasons, the lack of a strategic, actionable, and measurable marketing plan is often the underlying cause. Marketing a business in today's extremely competitive marketplace is difficult at best. Money is tight. Customers are more demanding. Moreover, the vast array of strategic and promotional alternatives available to business owners and marketers can be perplexing, confusing, and frustrating
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (xii, 96 p.)
ISBN:9781606493748