Archive for Marketing Plans

Marketing Plans That Don’t Suck

Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategy on September 21st, 2010 3 Comments

My last post about pointless marketing plans promised that my next post would give a framework for a marketing plan that actually works.  So here it is. G.O.S.T. G.O.S.T. stands for: Goals, Objectives Strategic Initiatives Tactics G.O.S.T. means that your marketing plan can be summarized on one page.  This is a benefit worth its weight in [...]

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Why Most Marketing Plans Are Pointless

Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategy on September 20th, 2010 2 Comments

You could slip a $100 bill between page 54-55 of the average marketing plan and nobody would ever find it. Here are five reasons why: 1) Too Much Data The problem with too much data is that it does more to hurt the plan than it does to help it.  Data obscures the actual recommendations [...]

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6 Easy Steps to your Marketing Plan

Marketing Plans, Marketing Strategy on August 19th, 2010 4 Comments

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with two very smart, talented, and classy ladies: Whitney Corliss of Creativore and Kelli Price of Liberty Bank.  We were preparing for our presentation at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce entitled “60 Minutes to Success: Low-Budget, High Impact Marketing — Tools for Small Business.”  If you own a [...]

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