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How to NOT budget my marketing dollars

  • By KellyCalton EliteMarketingOptions
  • 20 Sep, 2015
 The marketing world has changed drastically over the last 5 years. People tend to panic in times of economic crisis. It appears rationality has simply gone out the window as people panic in times of economic crisis. Examples of companies doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing, happen daily. These businesses are ran by extremely intelligent people hiring other extremely gifted individuals to form teams, brainstorm, propose and ultimately decide upon the best approach. Yet the game plans are just not yielding the results that are hoped for.

 Let's look at the marketing approach others are suggesting...The average business owner/marketer may think the best thing to do in a crisis is to cut the advertising budget and channel remaining funds into the main stream, known and tested forms of media.
This breaks down to:
 * Times are tough, the business is struggling
 * Lets cut the marketing budget
 * Budget's cut so we need to be careful where the money is spent
 * Let's spend it how we did before (you mean the same ways that got us to this position in the first place?)
 * Wow! That's a great looking ad! (it goes well with your competitors on page 3,7,9,11,17,22 and 33.)
 * Not sure how the ad performed but it looked great. Competitors keep doing it, it must be working...

 After this it seems clear the "cut the budget and spend safely" is not the route to follow. Cutting the marketing budget may be inevitable. However, sticking to the usual? How about some Options? Remember those usual ways haven't exactly set you apart.
 THINK different, ACT different and BE different.

 All businesses, large or small, try to target the masses. The key defining feature of "the masses" is that they are indifferent, but represent the majority of the purchasing population. "They" don't care whether the ad looks great, or that a celebrity they could never be is using the product.

Times are tough for "the masses", economic and financial crisis hits them the hardest. The same "masses" your business and every other business are targeting. Look through any top magazine there are tons of businesses selling the same products and marketing to the same people! The old ways of marketing and advertising are useless as we come into a new era.

 "The masses" don't buy FHM to look at ads and use TV commercial breaks to fill up their drink ( that is if they don't have a DVR. ) TV advertising and Magazine advertising once worked because it was different with alternatives few and far between. Traditional media requires diverting the consumer's attention in order to absorb the message trying to be portrayed. This isn't working anymore! People are immune to ads and subconsciously and consciously tune-out or flick to the next page/channel/station whenever they are subject to an advertisement. "They" have seen hundreds and thousands of these before, possibly even millions over a lifetime, are they paying attention to yours?
By kelly@elitemarketingoptions.com 04 Feb, 2019
By KellyCalton EliteMarketingOptions 28 Sep, 2015
the difference between advertising and marketing in 2015
By KellyCalton EliteMarketingOptions 18 Sep, 2015
Anyone can make one:
For better or worse, anyone can write a blog post about anything they want. Everyone has a voice and the best voices will rise to the top.

The writer can show their personality:
In blog posts, the writer has more leeway to add in their voice and personality than other types of writing.

Blogs are a great form of mass communication:
You can help people, learn new things, entertain your audience—the possibilities are endless and amazing. Blogging opens up all of these to a very wide audience.

It allows people to craft better thoughts:
Instead of reading haphazard, uneducated Facebook statuses, it’s much better to see people’s thought process in a well-written blog post.

You can establish a community:
Blogging allows you to connect with other individuals who share the same interests. Sharing ideas and opinions within your community helps establish yourself as a thought leader.

Good for SEO:
Keeping content on your site fresh and relevant, you can use your blog to boost the search engine ranking (SEO) of your site and your business.

It brings people back to your site:

If your blog is strong enough and updated regularly, people will come back looking for more and bring traffic back to your site as well.

It’s free:
It costs you a grand total of zero dollars to post to the blog, so if you have something to say, there’s nothing to stop you.

You can establish yourself as a thought leader:

A blog is a great place for your original thoughts, and it can be a wonderful way to show off your individuality. If people like your ideas, you can become a thought leader in your industry!

What else do you love about blogs? Let me know!
By KellyCalton EliteMarketingOptions 15 Sep, 2015
 Hi, I’m Kelly. I’m the in house web site designer at Elite. "I" would be the I, referred to in many accounts. I am also half of the "We."
 I decided to make a marketing library to host a pdf version of all the information you find in our website.
 I also thought this would be a great place for my practical marketing advice.
 I have learned a lot in 12 years of business at the Lake of the Ozarks and want to make an effort to give back information I have gained from my diverse client base.
 I have had some interesting conversations with clients that have been in business at the lake since the 1970's.
 Google definitely *Keeps me on my toes* when it comes to web designing, but I also have a wealth of knowledge just from listening.
I try to learn Everything I can, from Everyone.
 I cannot recall a time I discussed a topic with another business owner and it not been beneficial to another client in the future.
I'd love to help you with any marketing questions. Send me an email to discuss your issues. kelly@elitemarketingoptions.com

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