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Small Business Marketing: Start Your Own Holiday

By Glenn Muske

Ground Hog Day

If you have followed this blog, my colleague, Becky McCray, has provided lots of ideas for building communities and the small businesses in those areas. Her blogs have suggested things such as Pop-ups – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2014/03/what-is-a-pop-up-business.html Shared spaces – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2017/04/small-town-retail-trend-shared-spaces.html Tiny businesses – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2017/03/tiny-businesses-in-storage-sheds-a-rural-economic-development-tool.html I am adding another thought to this list by suggesting that a business or […]

July 26, 2017 Filed Under: marketing, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: events, ideas, market plans, marketing, opportunities, small business marketing, successful marketing

Marketing After the Sale

By Glenn Muske

Happy Customers

I recently did a post for another blog, Power of Business. In it I discussed the fact that marketing is much more than making a sale. Marketing should happen early, be often and continuous. You must understand who your potential customer is, what motivates them, and be prepared to use all of the marketing tools available.  […]

September 18, 2014 Filed Under: marketing, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: entrepreneurship, market plans, marketing, planning, small business

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