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How to Create a Marketing Plan in an Uncertain Future

Launch Marketing

While tools and skills can simplify planning, there is no scientific way to know when unexpected shifts will happen in the market. Even if your 2020 planning accounted for contingencies, the odds are that you did not plan for such a colossal and inimitable disruption. Adding Agility to Planning.

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7 Content Marketing Trends for 2022 & How to Prepare

Brandpoint

We’ve all learned the hard way that no matter how much you try to plan and prep and predict, sometimes the world throws a curve ball and suddenly you’re stuck with a marketing plan that doesn’t make the most sense. But, since we’re marketers, we thrive on the unexpected, right?

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To see marketing differently, we need to turn the spotlight on social

Sprout Social

The marketing department used to be the mouth of an organization—developing content and communicating messages to support sales. I think back to when I started in the field and my role was all about creating one-sheets, building presentation decks, planning events and helping to support advertising and awareness goals.

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Need to Move Faster in Marketing? Improve Your Decision-Making Process and Build A Marketing Continuity Plan

Pam Didner

The answer is that you’ll need to modify your existing processes and initiate a new protocol, a Marketing Continuity Plan. Identify the potential factors inhibiting you from moving quickly Before you can do that, you need to understand the factors that prevent marketers from moving quickly.

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5 Key Marketing Measures That Don't Include Revenue

Customer Experience Matrix

Sure, marketing’s job is to generate revenue, but is generating $1 million good or bad? The only way to know is by placing the number in context, which could be this year’s marketing plan or last year’s actual results. Even careful testing can’t always capture all program steps or contingencies. Strategic Goals.

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Best Practices When Requesting Ideas and Pitches From Creatives

ClearVoice

Part of what many marketers want from content creators is an instant ramp-up of ideas and different windows into the subject matter. Even better if you can provide some project specifics, i.e.: “We are planning our next three issues of the digital magazine. We will need six new pieces of feature content for each.

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Digital Marketing Trends: 11 Must-Follow Marketing Trends In 2022

seo.co

While the decision is also contingent on different factors, the increasing popularity of artificial intelligence will lead more companies to incorporate this digital marketing strategy trend. Additionally, if your website has more video content, it will drive higher site traffic than text. Influencer Marketing.