Starting a Business All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition
by Eric Tyson, Bob Nelson, The Experts at Dummies
Chapter 1
Optimizing Your Marketing Program
IN THIS CHAPTER
Succeeding by understanding your customers — and yourself
Formulating a winning marketing strategy
Leveraging your marketing program with focus and control
Figuring out what to realistically expect from your program
Maximizing the appeal of your product, service, or business
Marketing is all the activities that contribute to building ongoing, profitable relationships with customers to grow your business. The traditional goal of marketing is to bring about healthy sales through advertising, brand development, and other activities. A more long-term goal is to become increasingly useful or valuable to a growing number of customers so as to ensure your future success. Watch both short-term sales and long-term development of value to make your organization a growing success.
Your marketing program is the right mix of products or services, pricing, promotions, branding, sales, and distribution that will produce immediate sales ...