{"id":10665,"date":"2016-05-12T07:34:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T12:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=10665"},"modified":"2016-05-12T09:11:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T14:11:50","slug":"bootstrap-marketing-ideas-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/bootstrap-marketing-ideas-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Bootstrap Marketing Ideas Any Small Business Can Implement Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If this article caught your attention because you don’t feel like you’re proficient in marketing, or you don’t have the budget to bring in a marketing specialist, you’ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n

Nowadays it’s common practice for small to mid-sized businesses to skip hiring a dedicated marketing staff member<\/a> in favor of dividing marketing responsibilities between current employees. In today’s business climate where we all have to wear several hats, here are our best five tips on how to run a successful marketing campaign on a bootstrapped budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Learn How To Run The Show<\/span><\/h2>\n

Chances are that if you’re the one who founded your company, then you probably already know your company\u2019s vision and voice better than any of the current employees. That’s not to say you’ll be the only one implementing a marketing strategy, but you should take it upon yourself to delegate tasks and positions among your staff based on each of your employee’s skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

A good way to sustain marketing progress is to have weekly, or bi-weekly meetings to run analytics and check in on how your strategies are performing with your team present.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Focus On Your Target Customers<\/span><\/h2>\n

The whole point of marketing in the first place is to attract the right customers to your business. Rather than expending your valuable time and resources marketing to the whole world, try narrowing your scope to customers that are most likely to be recurrent and help your business grow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Usually your target customers come down to those you know how to reach. Common methods for showing these customers you appreciate their loyalty, while also buffering your marketing scheme, include:<\/span><\/p>\n