How would you use $25,000?

[mpicardd]

If you had $25,000 to market a startup company, how would you spend the money?

Through market research, this is what I have come up with:

Events: $10,000 (if the goal of marketing is to raise attention about your startup, than why not put on some sort of event, it will give you a lot of exposure)

Advertisement: $15,000 ($5,000 in brochures, business cards, etc and $3,000 into local TV commercials, $2,000 into radio ads, $1,000 in local ads such as newspapers, and $4,000 in billboard advertising)

What do you think of the marketing budget for my startup company? Is there any advice you'd give me or anything I missed? Your advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting a multimedia company (Video/audio production, web/graphic design, etc)

[generationy]

Thanks for posting that question. Its a typical question that almost all entrepreneurs ask when raising a round of funding. For me, and for many entrepreneurs out there, I would focus on producr development and focused marketing/advertising. What that means is not spending beyond the company's means and building something great that gets people talking (free marketing as a result of word-of-mouth). I have heard of several startups that spend too much $ on marketing when they aren't even in beta or launched. Does that make sense? As a result, that type of story makes it harder for investors to take them serious. Spend wiselt and be frugile! Good luck!

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[Brandie]

I think its a great budget assuming that u have everything you need as far as equipment

[gobabygo]

interesting assessment!

[Lemman]

Thanks for this. Offline marketing should not be ignored. Events marketing is a great way to go about it if you ask me.

[paul2145r]

It all depends on the type of startup, as well as location. Are you serving a local community, a specific region, or an international market? Is this a brick-and-mortar location, or an online service? There are many variables that can come into play. A marketing plan set up for an online store will not work for a paintball field, for example.

If you like, provide a bit of background on your business and we can get a bit more specific from there.