Posts Tagged ‘Planning’
Plan for Growth, or Die
Small business owners need to know what their personal and professional goals are five years from now. Only then can you begin to execute the plan to leverage your time and your talent to grow your small business. Start now. Don’t wait.
Read More Want to Reach High-Income Baby Boomers?
If you’re targeting high-income Baby Boomers with your marketing, you’ve got to see this new research from the Luxury Institute. Affluent Baby Boomers are spending almost twice as much time with print and TV than their Millennial counterparts, while lagging in their usage of social media, online radio and online video.
Read More “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”
Most sales people I speak with claim they have a plan—often I think they thought they had a plan, but really didn’t. But whether they do or don’t, so many sales people get off course in their sales efforts. They encounter difficulty, are put off their plan, and just play catch up through the rest of the buying process.
Read More Brand Strategically: How to Tell When Your Graphic Designer Doesn’t “Get” Branding
A good percentage of graphic designers see branding or re-branding as nothing more than changing the logo and marketing materials—visual solution. The reasons SME’s have for needing branding typically have very little to do with visuals per se.
Read More Tips for Having Your Small Business Stage a Large Event
Small businesses can throw large events. But, as you know, large events come with large responsibilities. If an event coordinator is out of your budget, you’re using in-house staff to plan the event, and each individual involved needs to wear many hats throughout the event coordination and execution process.
Read More How Does That Franchise Handle Upgrades?
Some franchisees find themselves in this happy position—and then the franchise “upgrades.” In other words, they make changes across the brand, and franchisees have to go along with those changes.
Read More A Plan Based on “Bluebirds” Is Not a Plan
Bluebirds are parts of what happens with every sales person and in every territory. However, we can’t build a plan based on bluebirds. If we did, our plan is pure wishful thinking.
Read More What to Do During a Slow Season
A slow season every now and then can be difficult to avoid, as most small businesses will inevitably hit a slump in revenue at one time or another. However, just because profits have dropped does not mean work is over.
Read More The Number One Pitfall for New Inbound Marketers: Planning vs. Doing
In the brilliant words of the man responsible for Nike’s enduring tagline that says it all, “Just do it.” All too often, the problem with creative minds is that we get caught up planning and never seem find the time or the push to carry our plans out.
Read More What to Do Before Applying for a Business Loan
A critical stage in the small business loan application process happens before you even begin filling out an application form. There is much advance preparation to be done.
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