strategic planning Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/strategic-planning/ Better Marketing | Better Results Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:06:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/smbconsultinginc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-SMB_cyan.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 strategic planning Archives - Business Marketing Consulting Services | Louisville, KY | SMB Consulting, Inc. https://smbconsultinginc.com/category/strategic-planning/ 32 32 230892403 Real Estate SEO: Carving out a niche with keyword analysis https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/09/29/real-estate-seo-carving-out-a-niche-with-keyword-analysis/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/09/29/real-estate-seo-carving-out-a-niche-with-keyword-analysis/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:06:20 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/?p=367 Today, I have created a video that speaks directly to the real estate industry as I am in the middle of a large prospecting campaign which targets real estate professionals.  Even if you are not in the real estate profession, this video may help you carve out a nice little niche within your market. [kml_flashembed […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2008/09/29/real-estate-seo-carving-out-a-niche-with-keyword-analysis/feed/ 0 367 SMART Goals are out; it’s Time to Get DUMB! https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/17/smart-goals-are-out-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-dumb/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/17/smart-goals-are-out-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-dumb/#respond Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:42:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/smart-goals-are-out-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-dumb/ If you’ve ever read any strategic or business planning literature, you’ve no doubt come across the acronym SMART for mapping out goals. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely. Those are all fine and dandy objectives, but I’m out to propose another side of the coin—DUMB goals. Hear me out for a second! […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/17/smart-goals-are-out-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-dumb/feed/ 0 271 10 Ways to Improve Cash Flow https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:07:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/ Just about every business would like to improve their cash flow. Below are ten ways which may help your business achieve that objective rather quickly: Bill Promptly; Take Advantage of Payment Terms The faster you can invoice a client, the quicker the clock starts to tick for the customer to pay in order to meet […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/06/13/10-ways-to-improve-cash-flow/feed/ 0 269 Why Most Small Businesses Fail https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/why-most-small-businesses-fail/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/why-most-small-businesses-fail/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:19:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/why-most-small-businesses-fail/ Michael Gerber, author of the mega-best sellers “The E-Myth” and “The E-Myth Revisited,” is one of the people I admire and respect and who has had a significant impact on me and my businesses. Although I have listened many times to Gerber’s audio tape about the E-Myth, and have read and reread his book, I […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/why-most-small-businesses-fail/feed/ 0 243 Strategic Planning – The Three Key Elements https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/strategic-planning-the-three-key-elements/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/strategic-planning-the-three-key-elements/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:17:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/strategic-planning-the-three-key-elements/ For businesses strategic planning is a concept, a mind set and a process. It is looking down the road at what’s around the bend. When everyone around your place is focusing on what’s coming you will all recognize it in time to take advantage of it. As things appear on the horizon each of you […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/04/12/strategic-planning-the-three-key-elements/feed/ 0 242 Top 10 Reasons Strategic Planning Meetings Fail – From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/27/top-10-reasons-strategic-planning-meetings-fail-from-your-strategic-thinking-business-coach/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/27/top-10-reasons-strategic-planning-meetings-fail-from-your-strategic-thinking-business-coach/#respond Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:42:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/top-10-reasons-strategic-planning-meetings-fail-from-your-strategic-thinking-business-coach/ by Glenn Ebersole Strategic planning is an awesome and powerful process that sometimes gets a bad rap because of some bad experiences people have had when engaging in some form of strategic planning meetings. Many times the combination of personal agendas, absence of open minds, and preconceived judgments about the strategic planning process can turn […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/27/top-10-reasons-strategic-planning-meetings-fail-from-your-strategic-thinking-business-coach/feed/ 0 230 The Real Value of Strategic Planning https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/26/the-real-value-of-strategic-planning/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/26/the-real-value-of-strategic-planning/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:16:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/the-real-value-of-strategic-planning/ by Rick Johnson I know some of you are so involved in fighting fires that you believe there isn’t time to develop a strategic plan. Some of you may consider long term planning a waste of time. Some believe long term planning is what you are going to do after lunch and some may even […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/26/the-real-value-of-strategic-planning/feed/ 0 224 Why Strategic Planning is Important Even for Small Businesses https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/why-strategic-planning-is-important-even-for-small-businesses/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/why-strategic-planning-is-important-even-for-small-businesses/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:40:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/why-strategic-planning-is-important-even-for-small-businesses/ Small business owners mistakenly believe that the size of their business negates the need for strategic planning but the opposite is actually true. Its inherent size is actually what makes strategic planning more important because it can be means for a small business to gradually evolve into a huge and thriving multinational corporation. What Small […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/why-strategic-planning-is-important-even-for-small-businesses/feed/ 0 217 Seven Strategic Actions To Deal With Change And Uncertainty In Business And Life https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/seven-strategic-actions-to-deal-with-change-and-uncertainty-in-business-and-life/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/seven-strategic-actions-to-deal-with-change-and-uncertainty-in-business-and-life/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:42:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/seven-strategic-actions-to-deal-with-change-and-uncertainty-in-business-and-life/ Dealing with and handling change and uncertainty is one of the major challenges each of us faces in today’s world. And we face it in our business and personal lives. It can be said that change and uncertainty arrive together and that most people find it much more difficult to manage and endure ambiguity and […]

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]]> https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/03/15/seven-strategic-actions-to-deal-with-change-and-uncertainty-in-business-and-life/feed/ 0 215 Does Your Strategic Plan Include Revenue Goals Per Employee? https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/02/27/does-your-strategic-plan-include-revenue-goals-per-employee/ https://smbconsultinginc.com/2007/02/27/does-your-strategic-plan-include-revenue-goals-per-employee/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:15:00 +0000 http://smbconsultinginc.com/blog/marketing/does-your-strategic-plan-include-revenue-goals-per-employee/ Recent reports showed that business owners are getting squeezed between higher employee benefits and lower employee productivity. Factor in a less qualified workforce and the U.S. businesses are in real jeopardy. Many organizations look at numerous factors when constructing a strategic plan. However, very few look at revenue per employee. This statistic is necessary when […]

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