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Marketing Templates
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Operations Templates
Inventory and merchandising plans to understand the requirements and potential of the components of your business.
Understand the Market & Push Growth
Here you can find some essential “How-To’s” and planning templates for small business owners and entrepreneurs. The goals are to provide critical information, tips, and recommendations to understand the market, marketing programs, and the internet to profitably grow your business. A critical component of these materials is show the integration of factors like price, product, and service on success.
These templates provide assistance in defining information needs and developing a process to help understand the marketing potential of your business. Each template contains an introduction and a template that you can use to analyze your data. Don’t worry if you can’t answer or understand everything since this process has a somewhat steep learning curve. That’s why I’m here — to help you get it right!
The Discussions We Don’t Have and How That Impacts Our Success
With the Internet as a daily staple in our lives, it may seem like we talk about everything and no topic considered off limits. However, when we take a closer...
Are You Equipped to Handle Post-Pandemic Change?
We’ve seen a multitude of change since the start of the Pandemic and it’s continuing to come full speed. Although change is inevitable, we must work to remain...
How to be a Better Listener
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” —Stephen R. Covey We’ve all been guilty of it at one point or...
The Potential of E-commerce is Just Starting
The pandemic was accompanied by an incremental increase in E-commerce. This was not a short-term blip; I believe we simply jumpstarted the inevitable....
Testing Assumptions Can Result in Better Decisions
We all know what happens when we assume… And yet, how many of our decisions are based on untested information and...
Understanding Parameters Can Improve Effectiveness
If someone offered you a million dollars, would you accept it? Some of us might be quick to answer yes, when in reality, we should be asking, “What are the...
Videos
Passion & Reality
The Chicken and The Egg
Do You Have a Marketing Plan?
Guides
How to Write a Successful Business Plan
How to Write a Winning Sales Pitch
Hints to Make Sense of Current Business Trends
Elements of a Successful Merchandising Plan
Templates
Operating Profit Model Template
Service Income Analysis Form
Marketing Plan Template
Product Analysis Template
Sales Analysis Template
Financial Roadmap Template
