Marketing ideas

I think that the marketing strategy for this company needs a huge makeover! There are many ways to promote the business without spending a fortune on the type of media being used. Based off of my research I have found that most of the people that had heard of my company were referred by a friend or had gotten a post card. Word of mouth plays a huge role in this type of business. I believe that the company needs to play on this more and focus less on advertising through mass media.
Placing handouts at boutiques, marriage seminars, women's events, and wedding shops would cost significantly less than radio spots. They would focus more efforts on hitting the exact target market rather than just throwing the name out for everyone to hear.
I also think that an improved website would create more traffic. Online orders generate sales with a higher profit margin than sales through distributors. The image portreyed online will then reflect on potential customers which will inturn lead to more parties.

Research

Through my marketing research class we have conducted research on my company. We conducted a pilot survey of a convenience sample. The sample was broken up into two different groups of women. The first were women that were attending a party, and the second consisted of women outside retailers in the OKC area. After analysing the data we found several things that will be helpful in developing a marketing strategy. I found three specific points of interest worth addressing. First, the awareness of the website was very low. Second, the radio station that is being advertised on, and the radio station that customers primarily listen to a very different. Finally, women are coming to the parties more for education and confidentiality rather than for the fun environment of the party itself.

My Business

The business I am going to create a marketing plan for is a local company in West Tulsa. They do in home parties. This company has been around for almost 20 years, and is looking to grow out of the area. Their Target market is Women ages 25-40. The tools I plan to implement throughout the marketing plan include advertising through newspaper, radio, television, internet, outdoor signs, as well as word of mouth which is encouraged through a referral program.

Getting Started

Hello everyone!

My name is Elisabeth Sanchez. I am a marketing student at Rogers State University. I will be graduating in May, if all goes well the next two semesters. I am doing this blog for an assignment in my Marketing for the Entrepreneur class. This is actually my first blog outside of myspace, so please bare with me.

Just to know where my ideas, thoughts, and all that come from I will tell you a little about myself. I am a wife, a good one at that. We have two children Natalia (2) and Elisia (6 months). We raise Pit Bulls, we currently have 2 males, a female, and 4 pups (3 boys and 1 girl). I am a hairstylist and waxing specialist at Vision Salon in Tulsa. I also do in home lingerie parties. I have my associates in Business Administration, and I have 36 hours until I am done with my bachelors.

Well, I think that will do it for my first post. You'll be hearing from me soon...