AT&T Reply to Your Small Business Question

 

Hello,

Small business expert, John Jantsch, has posted a customized response to your business challenge.

To review the response, follow the link below.

http://smallbiz.att.com/community/expertadvice/johnjantsch

Thank you for looking to the AT&T OnwardSmallBiz web site as your ultimate resource for the latest industry news and insights. Continue to turn to AT&T Onward Small Biz for expert advice to keep moving your business onward.

Sincerely,

The AT&T OnwardSmallBiz Site Team

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Marketing Plan Pro Review

 

A review by Ivana Taylor on the new Marketing Plan Pro. A good PR piece for Duct tape Marketing. Remember the definition of PR: A positive mention of your product or firm by a 3rd party.

BestPoints

• Practicaland easy to use — This is not your corporate marketing plan. It is intuitive and uses your natural entrepreneurial thinking. This makes it very easy and quick to fill out.
• Hasaudio guides and examples — I love that John Jantsch does these little introductions as audios – it feel like he’s coaching you through the process. There are also several examples for each section – you can read, get inspired or just copy and edit to change later.
• Resourcesreduce the risk of procrastination – Love the resources section! This will get you started on creating the business of your dreams.

What They Could Have Done Better

The software won’t write your plan for you – but it comes pretty close.

Youhave to listen to the introductions – there’s no reading or writing ahead. On the other hand, there was NOT an audio instruction for the Gap Dashboard section, and I felt that many of us would have liked some additional explanation to complement the instructions that were provided.

WhoShould Get Marketing Plan Pro

• Marketingprofessionals for any size organization — this is a great tool to get your thoughts and ideas out of your head or off of scraps of paper, into an outline.
• Smallbusiness owners and entrepreneurs creating their first real marketing plan, or looking for a painless way to create a plan.
• Independentconsultants who help clients create plans and want a structure to follow.

About the Author: Ivana Taylor has spent over 20 years helping industrial organizations and small business owners get and keep their ideal customers. Her company is Third Force and she writes a blog called Strategy Stew . She is co-author of the book “Excel for Marketing Managers.”

Othersites for Marketing Plan Pro:

Nonprofit Marketing Plan

Nonprofit Marketing Plan Forum
MarketingPlan Pro powered by Duct Tape Marketing, Coaching Offer

Duct Tape Marketing

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SmartBrief: Construction economist sees more problems to come

 Market Update

• Construction economist sees more problems to come
  Residential construction will be slow next year and costs will continue to rise, according to AGC's chief economist, Ken Simonson. He also predicts that the commercial sectors performing well now will begin to sour and that school construction will slow as declining home prices bring fewer tax dollars. However, military construction and energy projects should do well. The Tennessean (Nashville) (9/29)

So what do you think? Have you changed how you do business?

 

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