Nobody Likes A Bully Especially Small Business Marketers. If Youve Ever Felt Like The Little Guy Taking Punches From A Heavyweight Champion, You Know What Im Talking About. Big Business Has Donned Its Gloves, And Is Waiting To Put Small Business Down For The Count.Ive Got Good News! Sometimes The Little Guy Wins. Heck, It Isnt Easy And Sometimes Its A Close Call, But Little Guys Do Win And When They Do Victory Is Sweet!What Can You Do When Youre Being Threatened By The Bully Down The Street?1. Take A Careful Look At The CompetitionEvery Business Has Its Strengths And Weaknesses. You Need To Be Aware Of Both Your Competitors Strong Points, And The Places Where Room For Improvement Is Quite Obvious.2. Be FlexibleDont Expect Your Competitor To Broadcast His Next Move So That You Can Be Prepared To Block It. Youve Got To Think A Step Ahead, And Be Ready To Outsmart His Next Maneuver.3. Use A Little JudoYou Dont Have To Be Big And Brawny To Successfully Use Judo. Why? Its An Art That Uses Your Opponents Momentum To Trip Him Up. So What If You Dont Have Thousands Of Dollars To Invest In A Campaign. When Youre Competition Has Invested His Tens Of Thousands In One, Youll Be Able To Make A Quick About Turn And Counteract Quickly With A Smaller Campaign Of Your Own. Hell Either Forfeit His Investment Or Continue Through, But Loose Steam. Im Going To Let You In On A Little Secret About Your Competitors That Might Encourage You. Although Big Businesses Often Have A Wide Variety Of Products Filling Their Shelves, They Often Dont Have Depth.Think About It This Way. You May Run To Your Local Department Store And Find Everything Ranging From Make-up To Camping Equipment. The Problem With That? Chances Are They Dont Have An Extremely Wide Assortment Of Their Products.This Means That If Youre An Avid Outdoorsman, You Probably Wouldnt Be Satisfied Choosing Between Two Cheap Brands Of Tents When There Is An Amazing Variety On The Market. An Outdoor Related Store Could Get One Over On The Big Department Store By Offering The Widest Variety Of Fewer Products In A Focused Field. Another Asset About Being The Small Guy, Is That Its Easier To Make A Quick Turn. Hey, How Many Managers Do You Have To Get Okays From To Make A Quick Decision? Think Of The Weeks It Takes For A Local Department Store To Send A Request From A Customer For A Certain Product To The Regional Or National Management? Yeah, Too Long!As A Small Business, You Can Have A New Product On Your Shelves Within A Week. If I Were A Customer Wanting A New Tent, Id Prefer To Not Wait Until Summer Was Half Over To Get It.There Are A Lot Of Benefits To Being The Small Guy. Dont Take Bullying Lying Down. You Have What It Takes To Get The Best End Of The Stick And Come Out A Winner.
