2. Purposeful Marketing
Susan Collins
Collins Consulting Group
Strategic Planning & Marketing Communications
215-313-5759
scollins@scollinsconsult.com
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Are we where we want to be?
Are we making enough money?
Is our business running efficiently?
Are we seeing enough customers?
Are we spending too much money and not
getting the right results?
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4-Steps to Success!
Define Your Goals
Customer/Product/Geography/Financial/People
Prepare Your Strategy
Research/Message/Tactics
Implement Your Plan
Hire Experts/Be Consistent
Transform Your Business
Celebrate
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“A goal without a plan is just a wish”
~ Larry Elder, Author
“A plan without a goal is expensive!”
~ Susan Collins, Marketer
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Define your market
Who are you? Who do you want to be?
What image do you want to project?
Where do you fit in?
How do you want your customers to perceive
you?
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Define your financial goals
What are your financial goals?
Revenues
Volume
Average price/sale
How much can you spend on marketing?
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Define your financial goals
Defining your financial goals will help you
define other goals as well:
Sales Revenues: $11,520,000
Avg. sale of home: $ 320,000
Required # sales: 36
Assuming a conversion rate of 8%...
# prospects you need to talk to 450*
*(36 divided by .08)
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Define goals for your people
Performance goals
Customer service goals
Career goals – training/education
Life balance
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Define goals for you
And if you don’t have any ‘people’, you have
yourself… what are your goals for YOU!
More time with family?
Make enough money to cover some bills?
Build a business you can eventually sell or take
pubic?
Pursuing something you are really passionate about?
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Purposeful Strategy
Research
Know your market
Know your competitors
The Right Message
What is your Brand?
What message will hit home with your target customer?
The Right Marketing Tools/Tactics
With so many choices, how do you decide where to put
your message and your money
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Who is your customer?
Are you clear about exactly who your customers/clients
are?
Age, Income, Male/Female, Single, Parents?
Business? B2B, B2C?
Local? Regional? Global?
What’s important to your customer?
Values? Must Have? Nice to Have?
How will they choose between you and your competition?
Price? Quality? Convenience? Features?
How do they shop for your product/service
Phone a friend?
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What is your product/service?
Understand what you are selling
Features vs. Benefits
Know your expertise
Be careful not to sell more than you can deliver
Protect your reputation
I consult on strategic marketing planning and
communications.
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Who are your competitors?
All the things you know about yourself you
must also know about your competitors
Target customer, product, place in the market, pricing
strategy
How do competitors market themselves?
How do competitors view YOU?
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Choose the right strategic tools
Print Advertising
Newspapers/Magazines
E-Marketing
Website
SEO
Social Networking
Blog
Advertising
Direct Mail
Public Relations
Events/Trade Shows
Networking
Sales Promotions
Branding
Brochures, flyers, etc.
Customer Relations
Loyalty Programs
Prospect Communications
E-mail marketing
Marketing ideas are endless but not free
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Purposeful Strategy
Does everything tie together?
Advertising/communications
Internal and external processes
Employees
The right investment
How much money do you have to spend and where do
you spend it?
Effective measurements
Commitment to the Plan
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Implement your plan
Use Experts
Assemble the right team to execute your plan
Communicate your plan to your people
Involve as many people in your organization as
possible
Set up follow-up systems and use them
Be consistent - do the same thing over and over
Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan
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Purposeful Marketing
Define Your Goals
Customer/Product/Geography/Financial/People
Prepare Your Strategy
Research/Message/Tactics
Implement Your Plan
Hire Experts/Be Consistent
Transform Your Business
Celebrate
Thank You!