Feb
What’s a marketing strategy?
I know what marketing means but can you define marketing strategy to me? please help (:
Answer:
A marketing strategy[1] [2] is a process that can grant an organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage[3]. A marketing strategy should be centered around the key concept that customer satisfaction is the main goal.
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I have a whole web page written about it! Here's the info:
Setting Business Goals
Setting business goals is the only way for your company to become one of the best network marketing companies around. Many people do not realize the importance of goal setting. Is setting a goal enough? NO!!! In order for goals to be effective, goals must be followed by actions. You must have a strategy for accomplishing your goals before you can start to accomplish them.
Here’s an example:
Instead of setting this goal–
I’ll increase sales.
Make it this goal—
I will increase sales by 10% this month.
Is this more specific goal enough??? NO!!!
In order for this goal to be effective, you must create a STRATEGY to increase your sales by 10%.
Maybe you can succeed by expanding your business goal to this—
I’ll increase sales by 10% this month, by calling past customers and asking them if they need any refills on their products.
So, your formula for creating effective goals is:
I will ( insert your specific goal) by (insert your specific action or actions that’ll accomplish this goal). Sometimes, a goal will need more than one specific action to achieve your goal.
Another way to state this is:
Goal + Action = Success!
Create a Marketing Support Network
The bottom line is that you have to set yourself up for success, not failure!!! Another way to help you succeed is to create a marketing support network. Find a goal buddy, just like you would an exercise buddy or a study buddy.
Goal Setting Guidelines
Here are 3 guidelines when you are trying to come up with your business goals.
1) Make it Relevant- the goal should pertain to making your business better. For example, don't state to yourself: I’ll make customers happy.
SAY: I’ll improve customer support.
2) Make it Attainable- the goal should be reachable with a tiny hard work. For example, don't state to yourself: I’ll triple my calls this month.
SAY: I’ll increase my calls by 25% this month.
3) Make it Measurable- the goal should have some form of measurement for you to know that you have attained your goal…For example: I made $1000.00 last month. I will increase my sales by 10% and make $1100.00 this month($275.00 each week).
In a nutshell, make it real, make it achievable, and make it able to be evaluated!
Finally, don’t set the bar too high and set your self up for failure! Another thing, don’t set the bar too low so that not much is attained and you feel that your time spent was not worthwhile!
10 Tips for Setting Business Goals
1) Choose worthwhile goals— See above!
2) Make goals achievable— See above!
3) Make goals specific— See above!
4) State it out loud—Make it public— Tell your goal buddy—See above!
5) Prioritize your goals by making a list— Put the most important one at the top!
6) Commit yourself to your goals— Work on at least one of your goals, but not more than 3 at a time!
7) Make your goals real— Visualize your success with your goals!
Make a deadline— No deadline = No commitment!
9) Evaluate your progress– Go over your goals to stay on task! Evaluate what’s working and what’s not working. Change the things that are not working to make them work better.
10) Reward your accomplishments— Make your reward appropriate to your goal!
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Hope this helps!