Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Top 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Kill Your Small Business

1. STOP MARKETING and pretend everybody knows who you are and what you have to sell.

2. STOP MARKETING and fantasize that you have more important worries than promoting your business.

3. STOP MARKETING and make believe your customers won’t notice that you discontinued your monthly client newsletter.

4. STOP MARKETING and keep telling yourself that your customers would never abandon you.

5. STOP MARKETING and ignore the potential new clients that would buy your products or services if they were contacted by you.

6. STOP MARKETING and stop thinking about your competitors and the fact they want your customers.

7. STOP MARKETING and keep telling yourself it costs too much to market.

8. STOP MARKETING and disregard the fact that marketing is not a business expense but an investment.

9. STOP MARKETING and make-believe your established customers don’t need to be reminded that you appreciate their business.

10. STOP MARKETING and forget that now is the best time to market since all of the idiots are cutting back on doing it.

Certainly the choice is yours. You can follow the above practices and drive your business into the ground. It’s up to you. But do you really want to bury your business forever?

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