{"id":4664,"date":"2018-09-27T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2018-09-24T18:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T22:56:11","slug":"are-you-investing-in-your-businessand-your-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/are-you-investing-in-your-businessand-your-marketing","title":{"rendered":"Are You Investing In Your Business\u2026And Your Marketing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We invest in so many things in our lives\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026homes, education, stocks, and the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>Do you invest in your business?\u00a0 In your marketing?<\/p>\n<p><center><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar playerhost = ((\"https:\" == document.location.protocol) ? \"https:\/\/2018cmsezinevideos.s3.amazonaws.com\/ezs3js\/secure\/\" : \"http:\/\/2018cmsezinevideos.s3.amazonaws.com\/ezs3js\/player\/\");\ndocument.write(unescape(\"%3Cscript src='\" + playerhost + \"flv\/89A484A6-9587-0F58-1CFA481EB9860080.js?t=\"+(Math.random() * 99999999)+\"' type='text\/javascript'%3E%3C\/script%3E\"));<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you are investing in your business and your marketing, how much?<\/p>\n<p>Your business is your livelihood, it\u2019s what you do, it\u2019s how you put food on your table and a roof over your head.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what you do, so you have to put your best foot forward every single day.<\/p>\n<p>And, one of the first things I see people want to cut back on is their marketing budget. It\u2019s almost always the first thing people look at cutting if things get tight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/student-849826_960_720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/student-849826_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/student-849826_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/student-849826_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/student-849826_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you think about it, marketing is really the last thing you want to cut \u2013 because your marketing is the thing that is bringing in new business \u2013 and hopefully, it\u2019s also keeping your current clients thinking about you so they come back as well.<\/p>\n<p>And, I&#8217;m not talking about a $10 a week ad you post somewhere either \u2013 I&#8217;m talking about really investing in your business. Make a commitment and invest so you can grow.<\/p>\n<p>As always, you want to test first so you don\u2019t invest a lot of money in something that ultimately doesn\u2019t work or that doesn\u2019t get the ROI (Return on Investment) that you desire.<\/p>\n<p>These are a few of the things we will be talking about in our 2 days together if you join me for <strong><em>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.strategicpathtoprofits.com\/\">Strategic Path To Profits<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2122,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> November 15-16, in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>This and so much more\u2026to see all the details, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.StrategicPathToProfits.com\">www.StrategicPathToProfits.com<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p>See you in Atlanta!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invest in so many things in our lives\u2026 \u2026homes, education, stocks, and the list goes on and on. Do you invest in your business?\u00a0 In your marketing? If you are investing in your business and your marketing, how much? 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