Marketing for Small Businesses
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Description
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Course
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
February
Marketing is about getting your business known and building your position within the marketplace. Small businesses don’t always have a big budget for marketing, so they have to do things a little differently than big business in order to grow their presence, increase results, and meet business goals. This two-day workshop will help small business owners and managers develop their marketing message, create a marketing plan, and apply the right strategies.
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About this course
What Will Students Learn?
-Describe the essential elements of a marketing plan, no matter the size of the business
-Apply tools and strategy to create a marketing plan that supports the growth of their small business
-Use six steps to create, implement, and review a marketing plan
-Leverage the best of Internet and social media marketing
What Topics are Covered?
-Marketing for small business
-Elements of a successful marketing message
-The marketing cycle in small business
-Marketing strategies
-Implementing your plan
-Internet marketing basics
This course is suitable for all.
No requirements for this course.
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Subjects
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing Tools
- Marketing Processes
- Marketing Segmentation
- Marketing Communications
- Internet Marketing
- Marketing
- Internet
- Small Business
- Sales Techniques
- Sales Training
- Marketing Cycle
- Campaign Planning
- Communication Training
- Communication Skills
- Media
- Media Advertising
- Marketing Strategies
- Plan
- Strategic Planning
Teachers and trainers (1)
Susan Lloyd
Managing Consultant
Susan has over twenty five years senior professional work experience, she spent the first 10 years of her career as a training manager in the Royal Navy, which included training design, delivery and training technologies. Both academically and professionally well qualified, she gained a top MBA from Cranfield University, an MA Marketing. In 2013, she qualified as an NLP Master Practitioner, she n
Course programme
Marketing for Small Business
The first session of the course will define marketing in the context of small businesses. Participants will also review their pre-assignment.
Elements of a Successful Marketing Message
This session will look at the four elements of a strong message: the USP, relationship building, influence and persuasion, and testing.
The Marketing Cycle in Small Business
The afternoon of the first day will be spent exploring the marketing cycle in the context of small businesses.
Marketing Strategies
To begin Day Two, we will offer some ideas for marketing strategies for small businesses. We will also talk about getting the most bang for your buck and working with a small budget.
Implementing Your Plan
In this session, participants will learn how to implement, evaluate, review, and revise their marketing plan. Marketing budgets will also be discussed in depth.
Internet Marketing Basics
The final session of the course is devoted to Internet marketing. Participants will learn why Internet marketing is important, what strategies they should consider, how to manage e-mail marketing, how to use SEO (search engine optimization), and social media techniques.
Additional information
- Marketing for small business
- Elements of a successful marketing message
- The marketing cycle in small business
- Marketing strategies
- Implementing your plan
- Internet marketing basics
Marketing for Small Businesses