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Advertising and Marketing Strategy

By Linda J Baldridge
©2005-2011 Linda J Baldridge-BIZ USA INC.












BIZ USA Online provides small business resource guide for new entrepreneurs and a business directory for business websites, business owners.
Who is BIZ USA Online? BIZ USA Online is a free small business advertising agency and resource center, founded by a women entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We created this site to be your resource center for articles about starting your own business and becoming a fist time entrpreneur, advertising agency for small business solutions. Inside our site you will find tips and suggestions on how to get started owning a business, practical information to help you grow your business from an idea to an actual business model. At BIZ USA Online we offer a free business directory to advertise your small business listing, you are more than welcome to signup here for a small business listing. BIZ USA Online:: Monroe, WA::  Small Business Resource Guide, Small Business Advertising Agency, Entrepreneur Resource Guide, Small Business Tips, Idea Into Reality, Free Business Listing, Free Advertising For Small Business, Small Business Directory, Small Business Domain Names, Small Business Plans, Business Startups, Business Consulting Firms, Business Structures, Small Business Financing, Legal Requirments, Product Market Research, Advertising & Marketing Your Small Business, Managment of Small Business

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Marketing: is the planning, implementation and control of a mix of business activities intended to bring together buyers and sellers for the mutuall exchange or transfer of products.

Marketing is a process that takes time and can involve hours of research for a marketing plan to be effective. Think of marketing as everything that an organization does to facilitate an exchange between company and consumer.

Advertising: The paid, public, non-personal announcement of a persuasive message by an identified sponsor; the non-personal presentation or promotion by a firm of its products to its existing and potential customers.

Advertising is a single component of the marketing process. It's the part that involves getting the word out concerning your business, product, or the services you are offering. It involves the process of developing strategies such as ad placement, frequency, etc. Advertising includes the placement of an ad in such mediums as newspapers, direct mail, billboards, television, radio, and of course the Internet.

Advertising is the largest expense of most marketing plans, with public relations following in a close second and market research not falling far behind.

The best way to distinguish between advertising and marketing is to think of marketing as a pie, inside that pie you have slices of advertising, market research, media planning, public relations, product pricing, distribution, customer support, sales strategy, and community involvement.

Advertising only equals one piece of the pie in the strategy. All of these elements must not only work independently but they also must work together towards the bigger goal.

Below are forms of advertising you may want to consider for your business: