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Welcome to the online version of "85 Inspiring Ways to Market Your Small Business". On this site, you can read the full text of the book, which provides tips on small business marketing & effective marketing strategy. The book also explores ways to increase website traffic and measure the return on marketing expenditure. You can also sign up for our newsletter, or download the PDF version of the ebook from the online store.

About the Author

Jackie Jarvis is the Director of Marketingco, a marketing consultancy which she created to make it easier for small businesses to get results from their marketing efforts. Her aim is to facilitate the 'thinking businesses need to do' before taking their products to market, as well as the thinking they need to do when they do. Jackie regularly speaks at networking events, runs a series of workshops, and writes articles for local business publications. She is based in Wallingford, Oxon.

Chapter List

  1. Bibliography
  2. Introduction 1 Where You Are Now To Where You Want To Be; 2 What Do You Want?; 3 Typical Small Business Marketing Mistakes; 4 Creating Your Marketing Plan;
  3. How To Get Started – Evaluating Where You Are Now 5 Defining Your Business Now; 6 Evaluating How Well Your Current Marketing Is Working; 7 Assessing The Value Of Your Current Base; 8 Finding Out What Existing Customers Value About Your Business; 9 Seeing Your Business Through The Customers’ Eyes; 10 Asses
  4. Getting Clear About Where You Are Going 11 Clarifying Your Ultimate Business Vision; 12 Defining The Gaps Between Present And Desired; 13 Describing Who You Want To Do Business With;
  5. Understanding Your Marketplace And Your Competition 14 Researching For Answers; 15 Evaluating Your Competitors’propositions; 16 Learning From Others In Your Marketplace;
  6. Understanding Your Customer 17 Finding Out About Your Target Customer; 18 Understanding What People Buy;
  7. Creating Solid Foundations 19 Deciding On Your Niche; 20 Getting Clear About What You Are; 21 Clarifying Your Unique Selling Proposition; 22 Creating And Communicating A Brand Identity; 23 Developing A Strap-Line Slogan For Your Business; 24 Believing In Yourself;
  8. Getting The Price Right 25 Charging What You Are Worth; 26 Increasing Prices At The Right Time;
  9. Developing Your Marketing Message 27 Creating Commitments To Your Customers; 28 Developing An Elevator Speech; 29 Creating A Guarantee;
  10. Determining Your Marketing Methods ; 30 Knowing The Three Ways To Grow A Business; 31 How To Test And Measure The Return You Get From Marketing; 32 Choosing The Best Methods To Market Your Business; 33 Being Creative With Your Ideas;
  11. Marketing Methods That Boost Business With Existing Customers ; 34 Communicating With Your Existing Customers; 35 Building Trusting Relationships; 36 Reviewing Customers’ Needs; 37 Encouraging Referrals And Recommendations; 38 Publishing Case Studies; 39 Selling Up And Selling More; 40 Packaging Your Products; 41 Cre
  12. Marketing Methods That Attract New Customers 44 Building Host Relationships; 45 Using Joint Ventures; 46 Working ‘word Of Mouth’; 47 Educating Customers; 48 Using Events And Talks To Sell Your Business; 49 Driving Business To Your Website; 50 Networking For The Right Reasons; 51 Telemarketing For Lea
  13. Profile Building Marketing ; 57 Getting Free Pr; 58 Writing And Delivering Press Releases; 59 Using Banners, Posters And Signs; 60 Exhibiting At Conferences; 61 Becoming A Well Known Expert In Your Field; 62 Sponsoring For Maximum Return; 63 Giving Something Back To Society;
  14. Selling Your Services 64 Opening A Cold Call; 65 Making Appointments; 66 Building Instant Rapport; 67 The Art And Power Of Listening; 68 Getting To Your Prospect’s Pain – The Questions To Ask; 69 Tailoring Your Sales Proposition And Positioning The Benefits; 70 Designing A Winn
  15. Completing Your Marketing Plan 72 Setting Your Sales And Marketing Goals; 73 Developing A Budget; 74 Planning Your Strategy; 75 Writing The Marketing Plan;
  16. The Simple Things That Make A Big Difference 76 Making It Easy For People To Buy From You; 77 Keeping Customers Happy; 78 Dealing Positively With Complaints; 79 Motivating Your Team;
  17. Creating A Marketing System 80 Keeping Customer Records; 81 Building An Opt-In Mailing List; 82 Creating A Communication Calendar;
  18. Making It Happen ; 83 Fine Tuning Your Plan; 84 Maintaining Awareness And Learning From Experience; 85 Staying On Track;
 
 
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