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When Should a Start-Up Begin Its Marketing?
Marketing is the first stumbling point for many new businesses. Learn what should be the focus of your initial marketing efforts, especially if it will be some time before your product.
Networking as Your Sole Marketing Vehicle
Networking is simply one of the most important activities in which professionals engage. The problem with networking is that too many professionals don’t do it very well. What’s worse is that some people are terribly intimidated by the process. To succeed in networking, you need to master all parts of the process.
50 Ways to Market Your Business on a Shoestring Budget
For a startup entrepreneur, getting the word out about the business is critical. However, looking for ways to market the business can be challenging if you have limited resources or simply don’t want to spend too much money in marketing. Here are 50 ways you can market your business on a shoestring budget
Givers Gain: Using Freebies to Market Your Business
How can potential customers try your wares before they buy? Most of the time people like to try what they are about to buy, before they actually make a purchase. Learn how to use free samples or freebies to market your business.
Finding Cross-Marketing Partners: Is It as Easy-Breezy as It’s Made Out to Be?
Cross-marketing partnerships are a smart and effective way to cut through the saturated online marketplace. They can help you build your network, strengthen your expert credibility and make for wider exposure much faster than you could hope for going it solo. If you’re a forward-thinking entrepreneur, chances are you’re engaging in or thinking of engaging in cross-marketing partnerships. But is finding cross-marketing partners as easy-breezy as it’s made out to be?
Ten Ways to Market Yourself: Create Opportunities & Build Your Brand
But while the stock market has been rising, tax cuts have been extended and business is picking up, these are far from ideal times. High unemployment persists, and the economy still has a cautious, uncertain feeling to it. Today’s business environment remains somewhat perilous, but at the same time, there are great prospects for those who play their cards right. That’s why it is so important for you to build your personal brand and create opportunities.
How to Market a New Local Business on a Shoestring Budget
If you have a new local business, what is the best way to get the word out and find customers, especially if you have shoestring budget? Learn some shoestring strategies to get the word out about your business without busting your bank account.
Starting a Business on a Shoestring Budget
The July 2006 issue of Inc Magazine has an article that resonates well with our message — “How to Launch a Business for Peanuts.” It is ideal to have all the resources you need to start a business. But there may be instances when you, despite best intentions and even exhausting available options, simply cannot […]