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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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Why Cross-Media Marketing is a Good Fit for Your Goals

Navigate the Channel

Planning for cross-channel marketing is one of those things that seems like, “duh, of course.” Who wouldn’t use different marketing channels in tandem to achieve a common goal? Who wouldn’t provide customers with an all-inclusive, personalized and consistent experience across multiple marketing channels?

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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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The Essential M&A Checklist

Hinge Marketing

Once you’ve identified the major risks, develop realistic contingency plans to handle each of them. Plan for Integration Challenges. Layoffs and Reassignments —If layoffs will be required, start planning for them early—you’ll be better prepared to develop internal messaging and answer staff questions.

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

seo.co

The same old digital marketing methods won’t work any longer. Drawing up a well-rounded campaign now requires marketers to be more agile and customer-centric when promoting their brand’s offerings. There is no doubt that the right affiliate programs can help you promote your brand-related content.

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Social Media Down Time Doesn’t Have to Be a Customer Experience Nightmare

Martech Advisor

While the March downtime was definitely Facebook’s longest, there have been sporadic instances across the year, disrupting marketing plans. Further, given that Facebook’s assets now span Instagram and WhatsApp, marketers need to have a contingency plan in case all these social media channels go down together.

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11 Must-Follow Digital Marketing Trends In 2021

seo.co

The way businesses build their brand, and promotional campaigns changed for good in 2020 as a global pandemic drastically changed everything. As a result, marketers no longer had the luxury to build expansive campaigns. The only way marketers can survive 2021 is to be flexible and transparent in the face of adversity.