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November 1st: Torsten Jacobi, CEO of Creative Weblogging, joins host Anita Campbell. Sponsored by Six Disciplines. Show details.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Marketing to Small Business Owners
One of the major trends we are seeing in the small business market is that more older entrepreneurs are starting up businesses.

A combination of demographic and societal factors is behind this: the aging of the population in most Western cultures; changing employment practices (does anyone retire at 65 with the proverbial gold watch anymore?); and the growth of entrepreneurial support organizations such as the U.S. Small Business Administration and the availability of inexpensive technology, making it easier than ever to start a business.

buy Ageless MarketingDavid Wolfe, author of Ageless Marketing : Strategies for Reaching the Hearts and Minds of the New Customer Majority and writer of the excellent Ageless Marketing blog, points out that as people age, they become more resistant to traditional marketing techniques.

This is an important concept for any company that markets B-to-B to small businesses.

When you market to most small businesses you really are marketing to the small business owner. The owner is likely to be the primary decision maker for any sizable purchase. Increasingly, this owner is likely to be mature and seasoned. Contrast this with marketing to large corporations, where your message for the same product or service might be targeted to a (younger and less seasoned) middle manager who has equivalent purchasing authority.
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