Marketing intelligence
Insider and current commercial information about a competitor or its lack can sometimes lead to serious problems or, conversely, to significant business success. This article is about intelligence. Is it…

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Your business: how to open a PR agency
In general, the concept of PR, like much in this country, has long been distorted. What does this word mean today? It does not occur to anyone to associate PR…

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Christmas tree business: how to make money by selling Christmas trees
One of the most popular ways to make money in the New Year is to sell Christmas trees. However, if you think that it is enough to buy bulk Christmas…

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How to open a jewelry store
Jewelry store is a profitable and prestigious type of business. The need for jewelry is always there. The high margin on the product provides a good income, which is about…

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Stickershop: can I make money on stickers?
Stickers are shops of vinyl stickers, stickers and other accessories that are popular with young people and teenagers. These products are sold with a high markup, and you can open…

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Own business: model workshop

In the construction of buildings, especially entire complexes of buildings, it is often necessary to create layouts that exactly repeat the future construction at the desired scale. However, not only mockups of buildings are created, but equipment, premises, and not every company has the ability to maintain a staff of mockups, especially if it is necessary to create mockups only at certain, not very frequent intervals. In this regard, it may be relevant to create your own prototyping workshop, in which layouts are carried out according to customer orders. Continue reading

Market capacity in business planning

Market capacity is one of the key characteristics of any market, and without deep and detailed information about this “enter it” indicator, pursuing bold and ambitious plans, it would be wrong.
I noticed an interesting pattern … Sometimes very important issues, in particular the “market capacity”, when developing business plans for investment projects (section “Marketing Plan”) do not pay enough attention. At first glance, this seems absurd, and, nevertheless, it is. Is this done intentionally? This is a question for conspiracy therapists. Yes, and in the classic book on marketing F. Kotler “Practical Marketing”, as I recall, even the term is not used … Continue reading

Marketing research in the development of business plans for commercial enterprises

This article was written back in 2004. Many years have passed and, after reading the article, I realized that little had changed … It is still relevant and published with minor changes and additions.
Entrepreneurs need success. Few people like to lose, and rightly so. But the success of a business requires not only the commitment of the manager, but also constant actions aimed at the development of the company. Continue reading

Vending business: your jukebox
Jukebox - vending business, which still has a place for beginners. The scheme is simple: you buy a machine for 60 thousand rubles, install it in a cafe and get…

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Production of polypropylene bags
A polypropylene bag is a durable, cheap and practical packaging that is widely used in agriculture, in hardware stores, in construction companies, in various types of industry and in households.…

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Vending business: your jukebox
Jukebox - vending business, which still has a place for beginners. The scheme is simple: you buy a machine for 60 thousand rubles, install it in a cafe and get…

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