The 10 Minute Marketer's Secret Formula

by Tom Feltenstein

A guide to the simplicity and power of neighborhood marketing by the man who perfected the art for McDonald's Corporation Trying to pull in business beyond a 10- minute drive of one's enterprise is a waste of time, money, and the chance for enviable success. That's the eye-opening assertion of the modern-day father of strategic neighborhood marketing, Tom Feltenstein, in The Ten Minute Marketer Handbook . Echoing his mentor, McDonald's late founder Ray Kroc, that "it's all local," Feltenstein makes a powerful argument for focusing on one's own backyard. He describes how to win against bigger companies, bigger ad budgets, and bigger campaigns, explaining in

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tami]

Often, new entrepreneurs spend a fortune on expensive mass market advertisements expecting that word will get out about their new business and customers will line up at their front door money in hand. Unfortunately, this situation rarely occurs. More often than not, mass market advertisements simply drain the pockets of the new entrepreneur while producing very little profit in return. The 10-Minute Marketer's Secret Formula: A Shortcut to Extraordinary Profits Using Neighbourhood Marketing suggests that most new entrepreneurs have a variety of low-cost, easy to make use of promotional resources in their very own neighbourhood.

The tips and information in this book are sure to be helpful to any new entrepreneur. It is refreshing to read a marketing book that reminds new business owners that good solid ideals of customer service, reliable workmanship, and use of inexpensive neighbourhood resources build stable long term business foundations long after the initial marketing blitz has lost its lustre. Often new entrepreneurs get so caught up in the glitz that they forget about the long term future of their business.