Marketing & Branding:

An Introduction for
Entrepreneurs
Presented by:
Edward S. Balian, Ph.D.
2006
Edward S. Balian, Ph.D.
10.30.06

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Dr. Ed Balian.

Q-Stat started 1977

Owned numerous companies; corporations
Started, maintained, bought & sold businesses
School of Business professor since 1976
Authored: textbooks and software
Consulted with over 80 companies to date; large & small
Former Dean of GIA School of Business
Over 50 instructional seminars presented, including Harvard
Business School
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I Welcome Three Groups

that are Before Me Today:

Those wanting (or

praying?) to BECOME
millionaires
Those who ALREADY
ARE millionaires, now
wanting to become
MULTI-millionaires

Those who already are

multi-millionaires
(Lets do LUNCH!)

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Keep It Simple, Stupid

YES---we all know this

catchy and cute
saying, but when it
comes to todays
complex business
challenges, it is,
UNFORTUNATELY, just
not so simple
anymore.

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Questions that DRIVE the

Creation of Your Success: (1)

WHAT are you driving?

WHERE are you going?
HOW and WHEN are
you moving forward?
How FAST will you go? Note that the size, style or cost of car,
When will you know to (i.e., your business) does NOT matter--You still need knowledge and control
SLOW DOWN?
of your MARKETING PLAN to
move it where you want to go.

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Questions that DRIVE the

Creation of Your Success: (2)

How will you measure

your business
EFFICIENCY?
If inefficient, will you
blow your cool?
Will you be glancing
back or moving
forward? Both?
Can you avoid panicstops?

Note that the size, style or cost of car,

(i.e., your business) does NOT matter--You still need knowledge and control of
your MARKETING PLAN to move it
where you want to go.

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How Powerful is Branding?

What Images are Created in Your Mind?

Lets

do a quick survey to test the

POWER of BRANDING.

Close

your eyes---NO PEEKING until I

give you the word.

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The BLUE BOX of

(Courtesy: Tiffany)

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Its the real thing.

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(Slogan,
Logo
Font and
Color)

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Tony the Tiger

(1957)

(Courtesy: Kellogg)

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(Character Logo)
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Note that Tony is not just ANY

Tiger.BRANDING denotes:
SPECIFIC!
Any Child Will Tell You:
This may be a tiger,
but its NOT Tony!

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Yoga Journal (Lesser known, but in

process of building a logo and
brand)

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(Logo Font)

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Identity from 70 Years of

Repetition: Texaco Calendar from
1933 & a Pin from 2003:

1933
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2003
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Who Started with Only THIS, then EXPANDED their

PRODUCT Line into International Brand Name
Recognition?

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The Five Critical Steps to get to

BRANDING:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Use Sound Business Practices

Learn & Understand Your Target
Market, then:
Refine the 4-Ps, thus leading to:
Creation a Marketing Plan, leading to:
Branding, over time.
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TARKET MARKETING:
You MUST KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER BEFORE You
Can Effectively BRAND

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COSTLY ERRORS if you just guess, no matter

how confident you are in being correct.
Your current success is a poor measure---how
much better still COULD it be?
In todays new, highly competitive global
environment, no one can afford to GUESS
WRONG. The expense of doing research is a
myth. The cost of not doing it could result in
Chapter 7.
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The 4-Ps of Marketing.

Pr
Pr
Pl
Pr

This is NOT mumbo-jumbo,

they lead directly to higher profits through
greater efficiency of your business.
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P1: PRODUCT

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ESSENTIAL: Is your Product or Service in demand by a

particular (targeted) market? MARKET RESEARCH may
help.
NOT ESSENTIAL:
Unique?
Necessity or Discretionary?
Alluring? Fun?
Packaged Correctly?
Has Potential to Expand into Larger Product Line (Variety &
Assortment)?
You DONT NEED all (or ANY) of these, necessarily!

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P2: PRICE

(aka, The Goldilocks Syndrome)

Is the PRICE reasonable vs. competitors?

Tangible vs. Intangible value to customer vs.
selling price.

Is low price (or customer PERCEPTION of low

price) a selling point? (Wal-Mart)
Is high price a selling point? (Tiffany)

MARKET RESEARCH to price it just right

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(TIFFANY SILVER HARMONICA vs. WAL-MART Earrings)

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P3: PLACEMENT (aka, Distribution)

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How hard do customers

need to look to find you
including .com sites. (Travel
the world? Tiring!)
How badly do customers
think they NEED to find you?
What are your costs
regarding placement: store
location(s), internet, etc.?
MARKET RESEARCH will
help answer these
questions.

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P4: PROMOTION

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Promotion includes two basic actions:

Advertising and/or,
Publicity
Specific actions may include:
Press Releases
Print Ads
Radio, TV Ads
Community Sponsorship
Word of Mouth
On Sale Clearance Campaigns
Training for In-Store Sales Associates
And more.

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Positive Word of Mouth

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No direct cost!
Personal testimonials
between friends are
powerful and credible
Pyramiding

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Negative Word of Mouth

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Pyramiding
Danger: Just one bad
experience by ONE
crying customer can
be disproportionately
harmful to your
business
Whether the complaint
is actually valid or not
is irrelevant.
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The 4-Ps at Starbucks:

Lets

Discuss:
PRODUCT
PRICE
PLACEMENT
PROMOTION
(Courtesy: Starbucks)

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The 4-Ps of YOUR idea:

Discussion-- Product
Price
Placement
Promotion

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Until You Have A Marketing Plan.

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We MUST HAVE a MAP or

MARKETING PLAN to Move
Forward Intelligently

WOULD YOU TAKE A MAJOR

ROAD TRIP WITHOUT A MAP?
THE MAP IS CALLED A

MARKETING PLAN.
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The MARKETING PLAN

Takes into Account:

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WHO we are trying to reach (Target Market)

HOW we want to reach them
WHERE the product will be available
WHAT the MESSAGE needs to be (ad copy, images)
HOW MUCH $$$ is in our MARKETING BUDGET (per
Pro Forma P&L, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet)
SWOT Analysis
AND WHEN will the action happen, per a TIMELINE
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Marketing Plan Quick-Tips:

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Concentrate on a do-able population and scale.

Be realistic in expectations.
Do an accurate SWOT, not Pie in the Sky
Stay the course; use your map, do not
unnecessarily change direction or make
adjustments to name or logo without quality
research behind it.
The Marketing Plan we follow MUST be thought out
and researched FIRST, not last.
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Back to Where We Started in

Todays Presentation:
Branding!
The

sum of your 4-Ps and your Marketing

Plan will ultimately build your BRAND
(either one way or the other!)
Solid and positive BRANDING will
ultimately provide huge added value to your
name, your business and your products or
services.

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In Review..we discussed:
Your

Choices in How to Operate a Business

The Power of Marketing
Target Marketing through Market Research
The 4-Ps of Marketing
SWOT Analysis
Your Marketing Plan, Ultimately Leading to:
Branding and its Long-Term Value
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How Might I Further Assist YOU?

It was my pleasure to meet you today!
Best of luck in all your future
endeavors!
Stay in touch!

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Contact Me.

For a set of my
presentation notes (in
PowerPoint only):

Email:
esbalian@gmail.com

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NOTES..

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