Small Business Owners Struggle To Find Time & Resources To Do Marketing. Marketing Tools Make This Easy

Who does your marketing? - 2017 Small Business Marketing Trends Report According to the latest ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, as at June 2016, there were 2,171,607 businesses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) definition of small business, which is any non-employing business or a business employing fewer than 20 people. So under this definitions, most cafes & restaurants would be classified as small businesses. Most actively trading businesses (61 percent) had no employees, 28% had 1-4, 9 percent had 5-19, 2% had 20-199, and less than 1% had 200 or more. In 2014-15, business entry and exit rates were highest for businesses with no employees. The ABS reports that employees worked 1,664.2 million hours in December 2016 Australian Businesses employed 12,059,600 workers in 2016. So that breaks down to 8,238,600 Full-time employees & 3,821,000 Part time employees. So your employees worked on average 137.99 hours for the month of December. So that means your employees worked on average 6.899 hours a day

So when did you last work 7 hours a day?

Infusionsoft surveyed 1,009 small business owners to find out where small businesses are succeeding in marketing and where they're struggling.

These are the Top 5 Findings: 2017 Small Business Marketing Trends Report

1. Many small business owners aren't ready for a digital world - Nearly 1 in 5 small business owners 17% don’t plan to use any digital marketing tactics in 2017... 2. Almost half of small business owners are not just the chief executive officer but also the chief marketing officer - Almost half (49%) of small business owners look after their marketing efforts also... 3. Marketing is a mystery to many small business owners - 47% of small business owners don't know if their marketing efforts are effective, while 10% realise they're not getting good results... 4. The average small business marketing strategy isn’t diversified - Fewer than half of the respondents use digital marketing tactics including, email marketing, content marketing, digital advertising & SEO... 5. Most small business owners still haven’t embraced email marketing - Of the many challenges facing small business owners is finding time & resources to do marketing... So after looking ABS numbers it not surprising, so many business owners are struggling with their marketing. So if you were setting up a commercial kitchen, we would suggest a Combi Oven, Blast Chiller & Vacuum Sealer so you could maximise your time & effort in your kitchens. Of course, you would require all the other Kitchen tools, like a Fridges, Ovens, Grillers & Mixers. So at Sydney Commercials Kitchens, we've got you covered in this area. “Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two–and only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs. Marketing is the distinguishing, unique function of the business.” Peter Drucker, the father of Modern Business So I feel it would be useful to share with you the tools to help your business with your Marketing.

These Business & Marketing Tools to save you time and makes marketing easy

So rather than giving you just a bunch of random tools, they must meet these criteria. I have used these tools... They offer Free Trials or versions... They work on both PCs & Macs... They don't a big learning curve... Before we start, I have to make a couple of assumptions. You have a computer, internet connection & a mobile phone.

Your Workhorse Tools

Gmail - Email

It's free to create a Google Account. You can use the username and password for your Google Account to sign in to Gmail and other Google products like YouTube, Google Play, and Google Drive. You need a email account. No buts about it, //accounts.google.com/SignUp Free

Drive - Cloud Storage

Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Google Drive allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files. Comes when you setup your gmail account //accounts.google.com/SignUp Free

Graphics & Design

Unsplash - Royalty Free Photos

Free (do whatever you want) high resolution photos. //unsplash.com/ Free

Graphics & Design

Canva - Easily create beautiful designs + documents

Canva is a free graphic design tool website. It has an easy to use drag-and-drop interface and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals. The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics. Design presentations, social media graphics, and more with thousands of beautiful layouts. //www.canva.com/ Free

Email Marketing

Mailchimp - Email Marketing Software

MailChimp is a simple email marketing software (EMS) which gives you a number of easy options for designing, sending and saving templates of your emails. //mailchimp.com/ Free

AgileCRM - CRM & Automation Marketing Tool

With Marketing Automation, Telephony, Helpdesk, Web Engagement, Social Media Integration, Email Campaigns and Mobile Marketing CRM for Small businesses is a concept that is alien to many. For those who think of automation tool and software as something that's useful for multinationals only now you can do it. Automate your sales and marketing in one platform. Avoid data leaks and enable consistent messaging. //www.agilecrm.com/ Free

Project Management

Trello - Let's your Team work Collaboratively

Trello lets you work more collaboratively and get more done. Trello's boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way. //trello.com/ Free With these Tools you can create Graphics & Emails Newsletter to improve your marketing without much effort. Now is the time to start marketing. If need a hand or some suggestion on the best ways to Market your Cafe or Restaurant, give us a call, we'd be happy to give guidance on suitable marketing tactics

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