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Rethinking the marketing planning process for an agile world

Martech

The traditional annual marketing plan is a waterfall approach that does not support fast experiments. It talks about the “4Ps” — product, price, promotion and place — instead of focusing on the customer, their needs, and the fantastic way we are going to solve them. Old habits, bad habits. And that’s okay.

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The subtle art of strategic planning in B2B marketing

Exo B2B

In the world of B2B marketing, every decision must be carefully calculated. Building a robust strategic marketing plan is crucial to guiding these decisions. Here’s an overview of the key stages we focus on: 1- B2B strategic marketing analysis Before you can chart a course, you need to know where you are.

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How to Make Your Small Business Excel at B2C Marketing in 2019

Outbrain

Small businesses are responsible for most of their marketing: from social media to SEO optimization and even branding, pricing, and strategizing. Needless to say, no small or medium business can do without some form of marketing, branding, field studies, and pricing strategy. Small Businesses and How They’ll Fare in 2019.

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The Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship

Hubspot

First, you’ll need to figure out the kind of business yours will be from a legal point of view. Write your marketing plan. By executing and being first to the market, you can seize the “ first mover advantage.” Social media offers free marketing. How to Start a Business. Silent partner.

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Top Tips: B2B Marketing Through a Crisis

Envy

It’s that time of the decade where every marketer worries about two things: firstly, the precious marketing budget and secondly, what to do next. It’s also the time when you wish you’d have listened to your marketing lecturer when she suggested that you prepare an emergency draw plan for crisis mode.

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How to Write a Successful Executive Summary [Template + Example]

ClearVoice

Executive summaries are the first page (or pages) of a business plan or proposal. The executive summary is the first thing your readers will see. Not good for you, your company or the business plan to follow, which consequently, is now dead on arrival. Marketing Plan. What is an executive summary?

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How B2B CMOs are Marketing Through a Crisis

Envy

It’s that time of the decade where every marketer worries about two things: firstly, the precious marketing budget and secondly, what to do next. It’s also the time when you wish you’d have listened to your marketing lecturer when she suggested that you prepare an emergency draw plan for crisis mode.