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Advertising, Marketing, Promotion (AMP) Calculator from Profits Plus

The old saying is, "When you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Yet so many businesses decide how to present their image to their customers on a weekly basis. If they are going to utilize television, radio, or newspaper advertising over a weekend, they begin to decide what merchandise to promote on Monday morning.

The amount these businesses spend is often determined as a result of the influence of the media salesperson, and the products that are to be advertised are determined by what inventory is sitting on the shelf on that same Monday morning.

For the business that wants to succeed and grow, this is most definitely not the way to decide how to spend the advertising dollars.

Instead, the most successful businesses make plans, and then carry them to completion. The most successful businesses also review their plans, efforts and the results on a frequent basis. Then you will see them making adjustments to the plan so they can profit from their efforts and the lessons learned from their efforts.

So many businesses state that they do not have the time to dedicate to developing such a plan, nor do they know how to where to begin.

Having heard this concern expressed by so many, we have developed the AMP calculator. AMP stands for Advertising, Marketing, and Promotion. With this calculator, we will guide you through the step by step process of determining how much, when, and where to spend these dollars.

This calculator is a free download and will aloow you to create your detailed annual plan.

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MARCH 2024
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Conversations

We are taking a break with the Small Business Conversations programs. However, we have the many years of the program cataloged by date on the website.

Small Business

AdvisorieS

The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

Small Business

News

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.

BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Conversations

We are taking a break with the Small Business Conversations programs. However, we have the many years of the program cataloged by date on the website.

Small Business

Advisories

The March Small Business Advisory remembers a line from many a western movie; "They went that a-way" and expressions similar to that distract from a business giving great customer service.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

The big news item on November 30, 2022 was the advent of ChatGPT; Artificial Intelligence applications which many believe are used exclusively by big businesses.

This does not have to be true as there are many applications we share that have usage in a small business.


Article of the Month

"No plan B"; the subtitle to Van Morrison's Born to Sing album. The idea of no plan B also applies to a small business when you think (or is it when you don't think) about when the time, or opportunity, comes that you can sell your business. Generally speaking, a small business owner gets less money when they decide to close their business.


Book of the Month

"Escape from Cubicle Nation" is the March book of the month. While directed towards those working a corporate job and wanting to become an entrepreneur, we remind readers about utilizing their gut feeling to make decisions in their business.

After all, you did use your gut feeling when you decided to open or purchase your business.