Okay... so you think you have a good business, a great product, good service, high quality and the best employees.

 

That’s nice. Really. But it doesn’t matter!

 

If no one knows about your business, you won’t have name recognition. And if you don’t have name recognition, people won’t visit your business. And if people don’t visit your business, then you won’t get any sales.

 

To be successful and make money, you must let the world know about your business.

 

And if you don’t have name recognition, people won’t visit your business. And if people don’t visit your businesses, then you have no sales.

 

But where do you start?

 

You may be asking questions. All questions fit under one of the Five-Ms:

(M-1) MOTIVES

  • When it comes to advertising, where do I start? What’s first?
  • How do I get people to know about my business?
  • How do I get name recognition?
  • How do I get people to come to my business?
  • How can I make my business grow?
  • How can I make my sales increase?
  • How can I beat the competition?

(M-2) MARKETS

  • Who are my prospects? What is a prospect?
  • Who are my suspects? What is a suspect?
  • How can I make my business grow, if I only have a few customers?
  • Where’s my best market?
  • Which market should I target first?

(M-3) MESSAGES

  • How can I improve my image?
  • How do I create a brand?
  • Why is my business card boring?
  • How do I write an ad?

(M-4) MEDIA

  • Which media would work best for my business?
  • Why is it so difficult to create my own marketing materials?
  • How come my ads don’t work?
  • How do I design a logo or brochure?
  • How much money should I spend on advertising?
  • Can I afford radio ads? TV ads? Newspaper?
  • How big should I make my yellow page ad?

(M-5) MEASUREMENT

  • How can I measure my results?
  • How do I know what’s working and what’s not?
  • What’s the secret to putting together an ad budget?
  • How do I put together a marketing plan? An advertising plan?
  • Why isn’t my phone ringing off of the hook?

 

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