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Glossary of Terms - Marketing for Small Businesses

Marketing is one of the most important functions of any business and the one that often causes most concern to small business owners. Marketing is the managerial process of bringing goods and services to the market to fulfil the needs, wants and desires of individuals, groups and businesses. Marketing for small businesses is particularly important because potential customers are less likely to have any awareness of the business wishing to sell the particular product or service.

The marketing function needs to develop the correct products and services at acceptable prices to all parties. Marketing must then bring these products and services to the attention of the target market and make them easily available for purchase by those who wish to. In this respect marketing for small businesses is exactly the same as that for larger businesses.

Marketing for small businesses usually differs from that of larger businesses in that available budgets are typically much smaller, this means that marketing for small businesses must achieve return on investment very quickly. Marketing for small businesses is usually tactical marketing which focuses on a number of media e.g. advertising, online marketing, direct marketing, telemarketing, etc.

The main tasks to accomplish when developing marketing for small businesses is to raise the awareness of the businesses products or services within its target market and to establish the credentials of the business to deliver on its promises. This will usually involve the development of a marketing plan to outline how these objectives are to be achieved. Successful marketing for small businesses can often involve relatively simple marketing tactics however it is important that every aspect of the communication with the target market is both professional and relevant.

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