Chapter 9: Marketing and Sales

Marketing and sales are critical to the success of a new firm since the firm normally starts without any customers. A new business must create a marketing and sales plan, which describes its target customers for its product offering. The plan should include a product position and a mix of price, product, promotion, and distribution channels that will attract and satisfy the customer. Gaining recognition and acceptance in a target market requires the following steps in sequence:

• Describe the product offering
• Describe the target customer
• State the marketing objectives
• Gather information through market research
• Create a marketing plan
• Create a sales plan
• Build a marketing and sales staff to implement the plans

1. “Marketing by Surfacing the Product” with Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Square

2. “Marketing A Startup” with Donna Novitsky, Yiftee

3. “Consumers Shape Marketing and Product” with Tina Wells, Buzz Marketing Group

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