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Marketing for Small Business - HubPages.com
The goal of small business marketing is getting the product or service known, in the hands ofconsumers, and wanted by consumers. Achieving these goals requires having a broad-basedmarketing strategy and the time and resources to carry out the plan. Often small businesses hiremarketing consultants or specialists to disseminate their message to the right channels. Often thesecommunication channels include social marketing sites, blog networks, ad networks and otherinternet related channels because of their effectiveness and relatively low cost. While internetmarketing is a large part of small business marketing, the traditional channels of print ads,brochures, industry analysts and other media ads are still viable channels. Explore the marketingopportunities in this Hub on small business marketing.
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