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Business Action Plan
Free Business Planning Toolkit

PART IV
THE MARKETING STRATEGY

Free business action plan, a business planning course for aspiring leaders. In the following information, you'll learn the importance of The Marketing Strategy section of a business plan.

"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination."
- Earl Nightingale



Successful marketing campaigns create new business customers. Since the customer is the lifeblood of your business it is highly important that you understand who your customer base is and what their needs are.

Once you have properly identified your customers and what they desire, the next step is to figure out how to best position your service or product in a way that will attract those customers.

This is no magic potion, silver bullet or special template that will tell you the best approach for your business. Instead, you will determine your approach based on your quality of your research and the level of creativity provided by you and your team members.

The marketing strategy needs to be open to regular tweaking and adjustments. A strategy that works well in the summer may not provide the same results in the winter. A strategy that appeals to one customer segment may put off another. Marketing is complex because it’s a people and behavioral business.

A good marketing strategy in your business action plan will include:

  • Detail on how you intend to penetrate the market
  • Plan for growing the business through sales management practices, new product development, acquisitions, expansion, etc…
  • Explain how your product or service will be distributed efficiently
  • A clearly defined communication strategy that explains how you will interact with potential clients, build and expand current customer relationships and what kinds of marketing materials will be utilized (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Brochures, etc)

Learn more about the business action plan and The Marketing Strategy, by reviewing these free sample business plans.


Words of Wisdom for Business Owners
Business Action Plan on Advertising

"I would just as soon think of doing business without clerks as without advertising."
- John Wanamaker

Too many young businessmen and women fail because they do not know how to advertise effectively.

Too often, money is thrown away because ads are produced that lack any sort of pull to the customer. No personal connection is made. The customer does not respond to text that lacks any sort of emotion.

A good advertisement talks; it does not scream “buy me” but it does pull the customer through a subtle, yet effective, explanation of how your service your product will benefit the reader. The pitch may be two paragraphs or two words, whatever is necessary to make the point effectively.

The time long is gone when a business can simply put their name out and expect an immediate response. Today marketing is necessary in order to survive and because of its importance, marketing has become a fine art that every business person should seek to master. This is a key item for your business action plan.

The most effective advertising concentrates on some specialty. Identify how your product or service is special. Make certain you can deliver on your promise as the most profitable advertising is word of mouth.

On a daily basis, you must deliver on your promise. Guard your reputation firmly against any possible slander. Hold your employees accountable to the same promise to the customer. Hire only those who you are willing to trust your reputation to.

Your customers wants to know exactly what they will get for their hard-earned dollars. Nothing else in the way of attractive marketing or pithy statements will every take the place of the truthful facts you present in your advertising.

Stay true to your word and your customer will remain true to you.

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Additional Business Planning Toolkit Sections

» Sales Management
Business plan start up experts speaks clearly about the necessity of leadership through proven sales management practices.

» Business Resources
The makeup of the business floor plan must include all internal and external business resources that are available and who add value to the organization.

» PART V    The Service or Product Offer
In each small business plan sample provided, it is clear as to what the actual product or service being offered can do; how it adds value and what the best use of the product or service is.


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