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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!
Price Integration: Should You Focus on Value, Price, Quality, or Quantity?
Looking for a one-word answer? If only! As you might have guessed: It all depends. When considering price integration, it’s important to remember that...
Ideas for More Effective Pricing
How Do I Know I Have the Right Price? Pricing products or services used to be simple and straightforward. Production and distribution techniques have changed...
5 Paths To Improved Marketing Success Through Operations
Operations is finally getting its rightful place in small business strategy. Automation, technology, customer needs, and the sharing economy are becoming...
Is SEO Overrated for Small Businesses?
SEO is frequently touted as an effective marketing tool for small business. I receive 3-5 e-mails per week from companies that provide SEO, promising things...
Technology Can Stimulate Innovation and Empowerment
There are two seemingly conflicting trends in organizations regarding technology and innovation. The first is a trend towards autonomy, which focuses on...
Branding is More than Marketing
Some Simple Suggestions to Improve Branding The potential and strategies of branding are critical today, yet the practices and requirements are dramatically...
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Sales Analysis Template
Financial Roadmap Template