Welcome to the Friday Update!! It has been a busy week.

Spring is almost here and this is a GREAT time to take a look at your strategic plan for the year. We are coming up on the end of the first quarter. What were your goals for the new year?

What have you accomplished and what where did you drop the ball?
One of the tools that I use to keep my goals moving and on track is Best Year Yet. It has a new online version that is easily accessible for people. What it does is guide you through a process of goal planning and goal setting and then provides you with a toll for tracking your goals for the year. Each month you can set up new monthly goals that point you in the direction of your “best year yet” and score how you are doing. This system has been an incredible one for many (thousands) of people, creating many incredible results. This month I am offering it to you, with a tele-class on March 30th. The idea is to go on, create your plan and then come to the tele-class and refine your plan with feedback from me and other participants. The cost for the entire one year plan and one tele-class is just $149.95.

Register for Best Year Yet Plan to get my year rolling better!

Have a clear goal plan that is focused and not overwhelming can really help you to produce the results that you are looking for.

Article: New Age Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs

The explosion of technology has forever changed the way we market businesses and grow businesses. Marketing in using the Internet is an essential component of every marketing plan and if it isn’t then it needs to be added (asap). The Internet offers many tools that can assist in running a business as well as marketing a business. The result is extraordinary business development and growth. Entrepreneurs that fail to implement a web strategy are being left behind and are leaving “cash on the table”. Technology has made each business market more flexible, innovative and adaptable to competition.

As you develop your marketing plan you need to still take into consideration: your business relationships and partnerships. But you now have the ability to build alliances more quickly and easily. Many “old” marketing strategies still work and some are no longer effective. Entrepreneurs have to stay on top of growing resources and tolls for marketing their businesses and figuring out how they fit into their business model. Companies now need to approach their target market in new ways and they need to understand how to do that with their particular consumer. The Internet changes how clients or customers or consumers connect to businesses and how they see their messages. The customer typically starts with online search for the service or product that they need and then chooses, very quickly, which provider to connect with or look at. You have to be present in that search in order to even get in front of your potential clients/customers.

The Internet has forced each of us to shift how we market and has afforded us the ability to market in a more targeted way. Advertising or marketing campaigns online now take into consideration only the relevant prospects and are able to easily target them. In setting up your online marketing campaign and strategy you still need to reflect back on your basic marketing plan and focus on:
• Researching your target market
• Studying what the competition is doing
• Strong calls to action or incentives.
• A solid pricing structure for your services or products.
• A strong customer service strategy.

As you create your marketing plan and your strategies you can easily become overwhelmed as there are so many options. With the Internet there are many low cost or no cost options but they do take time to set up and manage, and there is a learning curve. When a strategy doesn’t work quickly, it can become discouraging and the energy and passion can wane. The reality is that it takes time, patience and persistence to get it right and get it working well, and a failure to pick the right strategies can result in overall business failure.

Creating your marketing plan is really one of the essential keys to building your business. Without an effective marketing plan it is hard to have a successful business. Working with a marketing strategist or coach can be a great way to ensure that you are on the right path and making good choices with both your marketing dollar and your marketing time.

P.S. The upcoming series we are offering on Internet Marketing for Everyday Entrepreneurs will be covering a great deal on what strategies are good for your business in this new age. See the details below. The workshops are offered both via webinar and via in person workshops here in New Jersey.

Special Event: Internet Marketing for Entrepreneurs: Four Part Intensive

Internet Marketing is something every entrepreneur needs to master to some degree. During this four part series, learn the essentials.

In Person: Session 1: How to Drive Traffic To Your Website so that you don’t just have “web real estate”
March 30th, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Webinar: March 31st, 2010 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

In Person: Session 2: List Building: How to add targeted leads to your list from the Internet.
April 11, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Webinar: April 15, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Session 3: Blogging: Are you wondering whether you should have a blog and if so how to do it? Learn how to set up your blog on wordpress, the best plugins to use and much more.
April 27th, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 3: Blogging:
April 29th, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Session 4: Social Networking: Facebook: Learn how to build your fan pages, attract fans and more…
May 13th, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Webinar: May 15th, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

You will receive a workbook with each session that includes the action planning and action steps to move your Internet marketing forward.

Each session will end with action planning and each session will begin with a check-in of actions taken. The goal of this series is to put your Internet Marketing into Total Action and produce results for you!

For complete details and workshop descriptions visit:

http://internetmarketingentrepreneurs.eventbrite.com/

Webinars:

http://www.internetmarketingentrepreneurs-series.eventbrite.com

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Enjoy the weekend!!

All the best,
Donna

Donna Price
Compass Rose Consulting
973-500-8094
Newton, New Jersey

Did you know that you can buy the whole Bizology.Biz program — all at once, now. It comes delivered to you at your office or home in a beautifully published version that gives you all the tools that you need right away.

I have posted a top secret page for you for Bizology.Biz. Be sure to check it out.
http://www. bizoloy.biz/bizpackage/special-offer-top-secret/

Compass Rose Consulting, LLC provides full business development coaching for entrepreneurs and small business leaders. Donna Price, President of CRC is an expert facilitator, business builder and coach. She is the author and developer of “Bizology.Biz: The Science of Building Thriving Businesses”, and the author of “Launching Your Dreams”. She has worked with hundreds of clients, building their success and moving from one level to a new higher level of success. Each event offered by CRC has the distinct purpose of supporting each participant’s success.

Copyright 2010 Compass Rose Consulting, LLC All Rights Reserved.

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