Framework

Entrepreneurial vs traditional marketing

The question it answers

As an owner of a small, cash-poor firm without the budget for formal research or mass advertising, how should I market differently from a large company?

Origin
Stokes, 2000
Diagram type
Comparison table
Level of analysis
Firm
Megaphone aimed at a glass target, icon for marketing and sales

Diagram

Entrepreneurial vs traditional marketing

CriterionTraditionalEntrepreneurial
ConceptCustomer-ledIdea-led, intuitive
StrategyTop-down STPBottom-up
MethodsFour PsCollaboration, word of mouth
Market intelligenceFormal researchInformal networks

Sources

References

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  1. Stokes, D. (2000) ‘Putting entrepreneurship into marketing: the processes of entrepreneurial marketing’, Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 2(1), pp. 1–16.doi:10.1108/14715200080001536Source page