Common Marketing Mistakes Made by New Entrepreneurs Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 By Leigh Langston Starting your own business can be a daunting task, especially when you need to play every role in the business until you can get big enough. Marketing your business is certainly one of the most important aspects of getting off the ground, but many entrepreneurs struggle with reaching the right audience in the right way. Making mistakes is how we learn to be better, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to avoid the ones we can anticipate. Here are a few common marketing mistakes made by new entrepreneurs that you should be wary of so that you don’t fall into the same traps. Not Defining Your Target Market When businesses first get off the ground, they often believe that they understand their audience and target customers implicitly. Assuming certain facts about your audience could lead you to waste a lot of time and money on marketing tactics that won’t actually work. The best way to combat this is to clearly identify who you want to market yourself toward. Starting off with a smaller, more niche audience is a good way to build up to bigger things later on. Forgetting To Manage Your Online Presence You can’t get far in today’s world without an online presence. Your business’s online identity is a crucial element to your success, whether it’s an online shop or your social media platforms. One of the most common marketing mistakes a new entrepreneurs can make is creating an online presence and then forgetting to manage it as they grow. You may have a professional introduction video that you love on your website, but if your business has changed in any significant way, consider updating that video to better represent who you are now. Only Focusing Marketing on Acquisitions For the most part, your marketing efforts will focus on either acquiring new customers or retaining existing ones and keeping them away from competitors. Many new entrepreneurs believe that focusing entirely on acquisitions is how you grow quickly—to the detriment of their existing customers. Don’t forget about your existing customers in the pursuit of new ones; acquiring customers is often much more difficult and expensive than ensuring the ones you do have are happy. Not Analyzing Marketing Data Properly Every company collects data about their customers; it’s how they learn how well the company is meeting their needs. However, many young companies don’t know how to analyze all the data they receive and turn it into actionable information. Focusing on acquiring more and more data won’t get you the success you’re looking for. It’s how you use the data that you receive that will determine your future success. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)MoreClick to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Related News acquiring new customersanalyzing marketing dataavoiding marketing mistakesdefining your target marketmanagining your online presencemarketing to existing customers
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