10 Marketing Related Reasons Why Businesses Fail

CBI Insights Lists the Top 20 Reasons Why Startups Fail. 10 of the reasons are related to poor marketing strategy or planning.

This is the 9th in a series of articles which focus on each of the 10 marketing related reasons why start-ups fail and how these might be avoidable. 

10 Marketing Reasons Why Startups Fail #9 Failed Geographical Expansion

Expanding geographically may result in a lot of new costs that don’t deliver new value.

Your product or service might not have as much appeal in other geographical areas.

Carry out research and seek advice to avoid any pitfalls.

About the Author

Dr Colleen Bass, Managing Director, Connect203

With 20+ years senior-level strategic marketing experience, Colleen is a Chartered Marketer and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.  Colleen recently completed a management practice-led Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA).

Colleen spent the first half of her career working in human resource management before transitioning into marketing and has worked with start-up companies, non-profit organisations, professional bodies and blue-chip corporations.

Her experience has spanned a variety of industries, for instance, automotive, aerospace, construction, engineering, marine, professional services and higher education for brands such as Dowty Aerospace, Dowty Precision-Handling Systems, Laing Construction, Tarmac, TI Group, Wagon Industries, Aston Business School and Birmingham City Business School.