Online Resources

  MARKETING
BPlans, Inc.
  http://www.bplans.com/sp/marketingplans.cfm
  This website contains over 70 real sample plans that can be edited and used to help you create your marketing plan.
 
BizMiner Industry Analysis & Trends: Marketing Profiles
  http://mr.bizminer.com/
  BizMiner profiles analyze a base of more than 16 million US firms to develop market intelligence, industry trends and bechmarks. Market Research Profiles benchmark average and "survivor" firms for employment, sales, growth and sales per employee, as well as a variety of market vitality measures. Profiles covering more than 200,000 industry and area segments can be accessed at www.bizminer.com.
 
Marketing Strategy & Tips for Small Business
  http://www.marketingprinciples.com/
  A resource website for small businesses seeking marketing tips and assistance in the following areas: Market planning; Marketing Strategy; Direct marketing; e-Commerce Development; Marketing software; Market Research; Starting a Business; DataBase Marketing; Product Marketing; Customer Retention. Also features a Small Business Marketing News publication.
 
Marketing Planning Tools
  http://www.paloalto.com/ps/t/
  This site features marketing planning tools from PaloAlto Software, Inc. The right tools will enable you to create a marketing plan that will effectively use your resources to attain your marketing goals and objectives. "On Target" helps you develop a marketing strategy with focus. It guides you though the process of assessing your market, your environment, and your competitors. It will add reality and practicality to your marketing plan.
 
Marketing Basics
  http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/marketing/basics.html
  To succeed, entrepreneurs must attract and retain a growing base of satisfied customers. Marketing programs, though widely varied, are all aimed at convincing people to try out or keep using particular products or services. Business owners should carefully plan their marketing strategies and performance to keep their market presence strong. Click on!
 
Texas Labor Market Information
  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/lmi/lmi.html
  Your source for Labor Market Analysis in Texas. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state government agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retention, training and retraining, and outplacement services as well as valuable information on labor law and labor market statistics.
 
American Marketing Association
  http://www.marketingpower.com/live/index.php?
  The American Marketing Association, one of the largest professional associations for marketers, has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been an essential resource providing relevant marketing information that experienced marketers turn to everyday.
 
American Media Company Profiles, Properties & Contacts
  http://www.mediaowners.com/company/primediabusiness.html
  Prism Business Media focuses on bringing sellers together with qualified buyers by providng a range of business-to-business services. The company serves 20 business markets with 70 publications, more than 100 Web sites, 25 events and 50 directories and data products.
 
Marketing Tools
  http://members.microsoft.com/partner/salesmarketing/marketingtools/default.aspx?RN
  Microsoft for Partners'website helps with tools to create engaging marketing campaigns and promotional materials for your business using customizable, Microsoft-branded marketing tools.
 
The Guerrilla Marketing Network
  http://www.gmktgb.com/split.php?b=veryhot&be=affil-&a=orderC
  This website introduces you to Guerrilla Marketing: A strategy for achieving conventional goals, such as profits and joy, with unconventional methods, such as investing energy instead of money by Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the best-selling series of marketing books of all time: "Guerrilla Marketing."
 
Marketing and Sales
  http://www.businessplans.org/topic70.html
  The Center for Business Planing offers help in the location of information about marketing and sales. Concepts addressed include business management, marketing and sales, sharing and disseminating information to decision makers, the 21 biggest sales problems, advertising on the web, public relations, advertising topics, how to develop a marketing plan, a small business marketing plan from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and direct marketing.
 
Market Analysis
  http://www.businessplans.org/topic50.html
  The Center for Business Planning offers formation to help in the process of performing market analysis. This recommended site addresses concepts and analysis for new products or new services, industry breakdowns, the influence of acquisitions or financial investors, and the consideration of federal, state and local governments.
 

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