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6 Ways To Get Credible Data To Support A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts.

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6 Keys To Sizing Your Market For A New Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts.

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Real Startups Never, Ever Discount Their Prices

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Because I am cheap and I know that car dealers are incentivized by the manufacturer to hit quarterly and annual sales goals. Thus, the value of a sale at the end of a quarter can be significant, if the sale contributes to obtaining a manufacturer''s incentive. Avoid The End-Of-The-Quarter Trou Drop.

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6 Market Research Sources That Fit A Limited Budget

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Competitor annual reports, white papers, press releases, and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts.

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How To Size Your Marketing Budget For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the average spent by Inc 500 companies for sales and marketing expense continues to hover around 10% of overall revenues. Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content).

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5 Startup Marketing Actions to Impress Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the average spent by Inc 500 companies for sales and marketing expense continues to hover around 10% of overall revenues. Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content).

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Investors Love A Credible Entrepreneur Market Sizing

Startup Professionals Musings

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics and online newsletters with the latest statistics. Competitor''s annual reports, white papers, press releases and presentations are great sources of data and trends that you can use to support your own efforts.