Are you an Ideal Customer for a Turnaround Consultant

Mplan for a Turnaround Consultant: “My ideal customer has a privately-owned company which has had negative profitability for a period of time, typically more than 18 months, or they have a recently-started company which may never have achieved profitability. The driver of these losses is often accompanied by reduced market share, quality issues and employee Read More …

Marketing Plan Pro – what is in the Box

Most people know that I am a Duct Tape Marketing Coach and use Marketing Plan Pro to create my marketing plans. This is a quick video explaining what is in the box! I am going to try something new. Instead of uploading the video I just used a hyperlink to my YouTube page. I though Read More …

8 steps to get Leaner in a tough economy!

Most savings/expense is created in the design of the product/process. How many times have you told an engineer we are not designing a space shuttle? How many times do you come under budget? Anyone can do anything if he has all the money in the world. Do you wonder why our government is in the Read More …

Marketing Plan Pro – Jump Start Program

Introducing the 30 day JumpStart Plan. In this version you get the software as well as 2 meetings with a Duct Tape Marketing Coach to help you get started right, keep you on track and give you some feedback on the state of your plan. This just might be the perfect low-cost option for someone Read More …

Struggling to define your Ideal Client

Time and time again, I struggle with people identifying their ideal client. This is my attempt to take some of the mystery out of the selection. I think once you have this identified, 50% of your marketing is done.

Does your product stink or is it the recession!

The answer, your product stinks! Why, it has to work in the times that were in(period).  So you need to reevaluate and maybe repackage or even re-purpose it.  Here’s a great little test to see how viable your product, actually is… Is your product under advertised? Can there be a broader target market? Do you Read More …