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Where The Gold Is In Your Marketing
kimhillman | 29 December, 2008 12:45
With 2009 just days away, you've probably been looking over the past year at what's worked for your company in terms of marketing and what hasn't. You may be inclined to cut back on your marketing over all, but this would be a bad thing to do. Cutting back on your marketing would also mean cutting back on growth. Do you really want to see your company diminish in 2009? I didn't think so.
A better plan would be to analyze what worked and what didn't. Find out why. Then, tweak what didn't work or cut it out and replace it with something new. The more marketing channels you have open that work, the more money will flow to you or your company.
Cutting back on your marketing overall is a bad idea. Less marketing will not create more business. Cutting out what doesn't work may not be necessary. Some of your marketing may just need a little further tweaking to get it right. Discovering the why's of what's working and what isn't is where the true gold is, because it gives you a framework to create a plan from. Once you understand this, you can boldly go forward and create new ways to market your products and services.
Up and at 'em!
Kim Hillman
Up & At 'Em Publications
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