A marketing plan can help a business owner grow his/her small business, even if growth seems impossible at times. The best solution is to plan out the different stages and develop strategies to reach your goals. Tim Martin at Business2Community.com in “5 Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Small Business” identifies five strategies that entrepreneurs can launch to help boost their business.

Recap of the Marketing Strategies

Tim’s five strategies are:

1. Establish a  budget with an eye towards expansion
2. Create and maintain an engaging yet simple website
3. Build and maintain an active presence on different social media
4. Make sure that you have an effective and accurate listing presence
5. Respond to online reviews, even the negative ones

If you’re feeling a little pinched with you time, you might consider hiring a dedicated person to implement these ideas. If you live near a university or college, you can hire an intern to assist you. If you go the intern route, I suggest looking for senior or graduate student. The web site strategy  will require someone with technical and creative skills.

Give Tim’s ideas some thought and develop a future action plan.

[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]The best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing. – Tom Fishburne[/social_quote]

 

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