You might have heard about SMART goals and are familiar with the term. But do you actually know how to apply the method and make it worthwhile to yourself? SMART goals are tools that guide you to clarify your aim, analyze and identify rooms for improvements, and make it real. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

For the many companies that hire external agencies or freelancers to develop marketing strategies, there is something that you each should be aware of – marketing strategies don’t implement themselves.

While you are 414% more likely to be successful with a documented marketing strategy in place according to CoSchedule.com, this can only be true if you actually ensure that the right resources, talent and budget is allocated to the execution of the marketing strategy.

The marketing industry has been abuzz with “digital marketing” in recent years. Everyone is talking about it but what exactly is digital marketing? Digital marketing is a tool that marketers use to reach the target audience via digital mediums in a more effective and cost saving manner.

Have you ever wondered why some websites just draw you in? Why something so simple and visually appealing can make an everlasting impression? Well, a big reason you remember those websites very well are because of it's captivating and succinct Website Copywriting.

If you've been on Instagram, Tiktok, YouTube, Twitter or Facebook recently, you've probably come across influencers. Perhaps you've seen a fitness vlogger promoting workout gear or a beauty blogger promoting a new night cream. Influencers persuade a target audience to buy a product or service by leveraging their knowledge of a topic.

The micro-blogging platform, Twitter, bombards users daily with the odd 500 million tweets and provides live updates and information that ranges from the daily habits of someone’s pet cat to information on political speeches and issues, and just about everything in between.

The metaverse is a virtual-reality space where users can interact with on an immersive, digital environment populated by virtual avatars representing actual people. With the rise in metaverse consumption, companies should utilize their metaverse marketing strategies. The metaverse is going to be a powerful way for your company to market itself, and it is extremely critical to have a strategy for the metaverse, and here’s why. 

When I started out my career in the early 90’s, I wanted to be a marketing manager by the time I was 30 years old. That was my expectation and the goal I worked towards.

There are many ways a marketer climbs the corporate ladder fast, but for those whose family don’t own the business, are not as connected as they could be, or simply have not done a good job of showing worth, there is hope.

We've watched Emily In Paris, Younger and The Bold Type - all of which are good viewing particularly if you are in marketing. While they do not exactly tell you what a marketing role is like in today's current business environment, they certainly touch on how innovative and creative ways of doing things can turn something that is mundane into an incredible marketing success.

What Is a Marketing Strategy and Why Is it important?

Firstly, a marketing strategy refers to the goals the company needs to achieve through its marketing efforts. Specifically, the strategic stage of your campaign involves your marketing team deciding what your overall business purpose is; why you are running this campaign. Elements of a marketing strategy include ‘what offering you will deliver, who you will deliver it to, how you will deliver it and who your competitors are’. Fully understanding and reminding your marketing team what your strategy entails is an essential element to running a successful marketing campaign.

Now that we have outlined why it is essential that your marketing team perfects your strategy, why is 2022 the best year to perform this? 2022 has been deemed the ‘new world’ ensuing from the global pandemic. Covid-19 has irrevocably altered the marketing and business sector, and the values your company should present to customers.  Lockdown and isolation caused ‘emotions to run high’ which in turn placed an importance on personal interactions with brands.  During a time of such uncertainty, the humanization of brands was comforting to consumers.