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Case Study On Small Business Managers

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Blunder # 6 – Not having an advisor with experience
Ugh. At first I was going to strike this from the list because, in my opinion, it isn't applicable to every one. Some business types may be along the road less traveled, making available advisors scarce. I can think of a few industries where the managers are hard to find and the owners and founders even harder. People with valuable experience may not be available to some of you reading right now.
For the rest of us here, on the other hand, finding someone who could advise us and answer questions isn't as difficult. You may even have relatives who are in the same field you want to venture into. If I decide to open a bar or a lounge in a nice part of the city, I can (and do) get pointers …show more content…

I hate to break it to you, this ain't Cheers, and you aren't Norm. Everyone will NOT know your name.
Unless you have a high profile product, or a high profile client who endorses you, you'll likely need ad injections from time to time throughout your company's life. Think about it, everyone knows about Pepsi, Gieco, and McDonald's, but you still see their ads right? Even the big guys do it.
The need for advertising and marketing never stops, regardless of how big you get. And growth will come from attracting new clients with solid advertising. Blunder # 9 Not having a sufficient marketing budget
I made this blunder last year selling a product I developed. I was selling a deluxe wine set on Amazon around Christmas time, which is a gold-mining time of year for my product. My goods were in stock and ready for sale. I started my ad campaign and drained my budget in two weeks. Sadly, there was still another 60+ days until Christmas day. Needless to say, I made much less than I could've had if I set aside more money for my ad campaign.
Pardon the expression, but don't half-ass your advertising. Ad dollars out is sales dollars in times ten. If your ad campaign get cut short, so will your profits.
I'm going to step out on a limb and include one more thing that you don't want to ignore when plotting your marketing budget. Your promotional items. Whether they be

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