Marketing planning - Smart Insights https://www.smartinsights.com/tag/marketing-planning/ Digital Marketing > The Marketing Strategy Blog Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:34:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 8 easy to use annual marketing budget templates for small and medium businesses https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/ https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 13:25:48 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=130541 How to strategically manage your marketing spend with 8 integrated simple marketing budget templates Setting strategic and channel direction, working toward commercial objectives and KPIs, and monitoring your success is great. But if you're not tracking your ROI per channel …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/feed/ 0 Free 3-page marketing plan template for a small business https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/free-sme-smb-marketing-plan-template/ Tue, 21 May 2024 10:48:04 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=167437 Use our simple, 15 section download to quickly create a marketing plan for your business Many marketing plan templates you will find online were created long ago for larger businesses and aren’t so relevant to small and startup business competing …..

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]]> How to create a marketing plan in 2024 https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/how-to-create-a-marketing-plan/ https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/how-to-create-a-marketing-plan/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 10:40:32 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=21374 A Marketing Plan is a bit like a job description for your company. Everyone should have one, but they’re often not fit for purpose, out of date and reviewed infrequently... Research has shown that businesses with plans succeed...

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/how-to-create-a-marketing-plan/feed/ 5 How to structure an effective multichannel marketing plan https://www.smartinsights.com/online-brand-strategy/multichannel-strategies/structure-effective-multichannel-marketing-plan/ https://www.smartinsights.com/online-brand-strategy/multichannel-strategies/structure-effective-multichannel-marketing-plan/#respond Sun, 05 May 2024 10:00:15 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=98744 What are the essential parts of a multichannel marketing plan template? Multichannel marketing, or omnichannel marketing, is the process of utilizing online and offline marketing communications channels to target and engage with your customers. As outlined in our popular Learning …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/online-brand-strategy/multichannel-strategies/structure-effective-multichannel-marketing-plan/feed/ 0 How to align your marketing strategy with your objectives [framework and examples] https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/integrated-online-marketing-strategy-a-tool-for-integrating/ https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/integrated-online-marketing-strategy-a-tool-for-integrating/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:25:34 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=3354 An integrated marketing strategy means every element of your marketing plan must contribute towards your goals and objectives, or be cut out of the day-to-day workload Lack of integration between strategic vision and the tactics needed to get there is …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/integrated-online-marketing-strategy-a-tool-for-integrating/feed/ 11 How do you choose the best marketing plan for your business? https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/many-different-types-marketing-plans-business-need/ https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/many-different-types-marketing-plans-business-need/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:30:35 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=95521 Discover our top 7 recommended different types of marketing plan options for developing and streamlining your marketing planning activities Planning is a must for any business that wants to succeed, but choosing the right type of plan to define your …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/many-different-types-marketing-plans-business-need/feed/ 0 How to define SMART marketing objectives https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/ https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:45:29 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=31878 From SMART to SMARTER marketing objectives: Discover how to define marketing objectives, measure your digital marketing goals, and use data to inform your marketing strategy When identifying specific marketing objectives to support your long-term goals, it is common practice to …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/feed/ 30 Digital marketing strategy and planning template https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:20:17 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=153501 Use our digital marketing strategy template integrated across the RACE Framework to plan and get ahead in your digital marketing We all know the old saying “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”, but when it comes …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/feed/ 3 Need to create a winning marketing campaign? Plan your strategy across the RACE Framework https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/organize-campaign-plan-race-framework/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/organize-campaign-plan-race-framework/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=132278 Structure your next big marketing campaign using the 5-step RACE Framework to inform your strategy. Integrated across plan, reach, act, convert and engage, our marketing solutions are proven to win more customers and accelerate your ROI Have you got an …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/organize-campaign-plan-race-framework/feed/ 0 How to create a PESTLE analysis for marketing planning https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/how-to-create-a-pestle-analysis-for-marketing-planning/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:36:13 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=166326 Learn how to create a PESTLE analysis to identify threats and opportunities in the macro environment to guide your marketing planning You may have heard PESTLE mentioned when studying marketing theory or in your workplace. It is a powerful, yet …..

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