Your Bullet Point Marketing Plan

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Entrepreneurs need a bullet-point marketing plan. Ken Sethney [marketing coach] @YourMktgCoach (c)2013 R. Kenneth Sethney
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Every entrepreneur needs a bullet point marketing plan.

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Page 1: Your Bullet Point Marketing Plan

Entrepreneurs need a bullet-point

marketing plan.

Ken Sethney [marketing coach]@YourMktgCoach

(c)2013 R. Kenneth Sethney

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Keep your plan simple.Put it to work.

Unless you have a lot of people working for you...

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Your Class A prospect is a person who is most likely

to say “yes.”

Let’s take a closer look.

Focus on Class A prospects:

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What does your Class A prospect look like?

Age, gender, preferences, job?

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Where are people like that hiding?

Coffee shops? Old folks homes?

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How will you reach them?

New media? Old media?

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You have lots of options.

Choose what’s best for them.

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How much will it cost?

Look at your options.

Pick a number.

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How will you measure success?

New customers. Gross sales.

Net revenue. After tax profit.

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The SBA says small businesses shouldbudget 7-8% of sales.

... your margins should be 10-12% after you’ve covered your other expenses, including marketing. (sba.gov)

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▪ What does your Class A prospect look like? ▪ Where are people like that hiding? ▪ How will you reach them? ▪ How much will it cost? ▪ How will you measure success?

Your bullet point marketing plan:

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Keep it simple.Put it to work.Measure results.

Be ready to change.

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Ken Sethney@YourMktgCoach

Volunteer Business Mentor, Greater Seattle SCORE