Nate Stockard is the owner of Stockard & Associates, Inc, a marketing and design firm in Houston, TX specializing in small business solutions. He is also the author of The Market Seedling, an informative source of information, articles, tips, and advice for small business owners and marketers.
Posts Tagged “Small Businesses”
Feb
26
2010
Feb
13
2010
Marketing Tips in 30 Days… 30 Free Videos Day 4Posted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: 40th Birthday, Amp, Ann Marie, Business Marketing Tips, Business Tips, Celebration, Days, Duct Tape Marketing, Effective Marketing, Fortune, Foundation Day, Free, Golden Nuggets, Guest Author, Journey, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Success, Small Business Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Tips, Tips Marketing, Video Series, Videos
Feb
07
2010
Marketing Tips in 30 Days… 30 Free Videos Day 5Posted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: 40th Birthday, Ann Marie, Business Marketing Strategies, Business Marketing Tips, Business Tips, Celebration, Days, Duct Tape Marketing, Effective Marketing, Fortune, Foundation Day, Free, Golden Nuggets, Guest Author, Journey, Marketing, Marketing Help, Marketing Success, Small Business Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Tips, Tips Marketing, Video Series, Videos
Jan
29
2010
Marketing Tips in 30 Days… 30 Free Videos Day 29Posted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: 40th Birthday, Ann Marie, Business Marketing Strategies, Business Marketing Tips, Business Tips, Days, Duct Tape Marketing, Effective Marketing, Foundation Day, Free, Golden Nuggets, Guest Author, Hand Analyst, Life Purpose, Marketing, Marketing Marketing, Marketing Solution, Marketing System, Small Business Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Tips, Tips Marketing, Video Series, Videos
Dec
02
2009
Four step marketing planning for small businesses with Jane HeatonPosted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: businesses, Four, Heaton, Jane, Marketing, Marketing Planning, planning, Small, Small Businesses, Step, Strategic Thinking
Dec
01
2009
iContact,email marketing, email marketing software, bulk emPosted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: Bulk, Email, Email Bulk, Email Marketing, Email Messages, Email Software, Fortune 500 Companies, Icontact, iContactemail, Marketing, Marketing Email, Marketing Software, Small Businesses, Software, Track Email
Nov
30
2009
Does Small Business Marketing Need Much Planning?Posted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: Budgets, Business, Business Owners, Business Planning, Doors, freedom, Marketing, Marketing Budget, Marketing Business, Marketing Manager, Marketing Plan, Marketing Planning, Much, NEED**, planning, Print Ads, Small, Small Business Marketing, Small Businesses, Times BusinessSmall business marketing is small, as noted by the name, but too many times business owners think that small business marketing is too small for planning, budgets, or strategies. Since small businesses usually have little or no marketing budget and are concentrating on just keeping the doors open, owners, more times than not, neglect their marketing planning. No business should exist without marketing planning and strategies! Actually, small business marketing requires planning and strategy more than major companies. When the marketing manager of a large corporation has a $20 million marketing budget just for print ads, they have room to make mistakes, produce the wrong ads, and even scrap the marketing plan half-way through completion. Small businesses don’t have such freedom and liberty. Small business marketing should contain a plan before anything else happens in the company in the area of sales and marketing. There should be budgets and strategies created as early as possible and reviewed as often as possible. Create a marketing plan as soon as you decide to start a business. My company specializes in helping small businesses with marketing and design, and we encounter many of the same problems, and they all stem from lack of early planning. Once you decide to start a business, start creating a marketing plan.
Who are your customers? What are their needs and wants? How will you acquire new customers? What kind of customer relationship management systems will you use? What do your customers expect from you? What are your products’ benefits? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? How will you advertise? How much will you budget for marketing? This list is actually very small when it comes to creating a marketing plan, but you must answer all of these questions and more. Small business marketing must be precise, have a defined strategy, and contain at least a rough budget. Figure out who your customer is, how you will reach them, and why they will buy from you. Starting with these three areas will give you a plethora of other questions to answer in figuring out the maze of small business marketing.
Nov
22
2009
Internet Web Site MarketingPosted by admin in Uncategorized, tags: Absolute Fact, Computer Geeks, Consumers, Internet, Internet Marketing, Internet Web Site Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Plans, Site, Small Businesses, Web Marketing, Web Site Marketing, Www Web |
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