What does the future of marketing look like? The marketing industry is constantly changing in the face of several different challenges, and marketers should be prepared to change with it. Staying ahead of trends is never an easy job, but it makes a huge difference in preparing for the future. As we begin to transition into a 2021 state-of-mind, take the time to establish what your marketing priorities should be and what steps you can take to meet each priority in the years to come.

It's no secret that 2020 didn't go the way any of us expected. Businesses have faced numerous challenges and disruptions since March, and there's no way to know when the world is going to go back to normal. While businesses can still operate, it's not as easy to move forward as it was a year ago. With 2020 slowly coming to a well-deserved conclusion, now is the perfect time for your company to invest in a marketing strategy for 2021. Below, we have some elements that every marketing strategy should include for 2021. 

Based in Carrara, Gold Coast and Campbellfield, Melbourne. Willis Bros are the experts in marble and stone benchtops, perfecting and engineering custom designs. They pride themselves on sourcing the best natural and engineered stones at competitive prices. Marketing Eye have been the outsourced marketing department helping perfect their online presence through website redesign and online social media presence.

Hoverscape is Australia's premier drone data provider, utilizing drone technology to capture the highest quality data. Hoverscape captures imagery of their client's assets through the latest drone technology to conduct thorough and robust inspections. With the needs of its customers at the heart of what Hoverscape does,  Hoverscape needed a brand overhaul that would reflect the professionalism and innovation that it brings to the table. Marketing Eye came alongside Hoverscape and conducted a thorough audit of their marketing efforts and branding, providing a customized strategy to address the challenges and pain points that Hoverscape was facing. The creative team at Marketing Eye developed a fresh and intuitive website, along with a complete redesign of Hoverscape's brand identity, including new business cards, a brochure, and a sales deck that completely redefines the brand image of Hoverscape. With a fresh coat of paint and a new website, Hoverscape is equipped with the tools and resources it needs to increase brand awareness and generate revenue. 

Maxxam is an IT services and networking company based in Melbourne. The company has built a reputation in selling third party technologies, specifically in the field of security. Marketing Eye helped the company establish its presence as a fast-growing, innovative brand by producing marketing collateral such as business cards, along with aiding the company's rebranding efforts by designing a new and functional website.

JESI is a trusted Australian software provider whose solutions tackle the issues created by a remote and geographically dispersed workforce. The Global Health Crisis in 2020 took this to another level when workers across Australia and the globe were forced to operate remotely from home. This tasked organisations with a new level of logistical difficulty, not only in assuring the safety of these employees working from home but also in checking in and assessing the wellbeing of these people as well. 

JESI’s software solutions responded quickly to the changes in global working arrangements. JESI’s technology allows for non-invasive and momentary responses to enhance communication between the different levels of a business. 

JESI engaged Marketing Eye to leverage their world-leading technology and take their brand and its communications to the next level. With uncertainty in their future marketing, JESI and Marketing Eye first worked together to develop a marketing strategy of an industry-leading standard. This document would become the roadmap to the successful development and execution of an integrated marketing campaign, which would see JESI increase its brand perception. 

With a proven product already on hand, the challenge for JESI was to get their message out there for more to hear. And with an insightful approach to marketing, that’s exactly what they did. Considered execution of public relations saw the company featured across an impressive variety of media platforms, which heightened both JESI’s brand awareness and brand perception. An eye for detail, engaging content marketing and responsive branding has led to JESI’s continued success and effective communication in their target market.

Infoactiv is a tailored end-to-end eWaste management solution organisation that provides free e-Waste pick-up and recycling services for a variety of organisations. Infoactiv’s scope of business is built around providing value-added solutions to organisations that deliver significant financial, brand and environmental benefits.

Marketing Eye worked with Infoactiv to produce a collection of whitepapers aimed at educating readers on sustainable waste management and the methodology Infoactiv adopts. Additionally, we worked to develop and design a full range of marketing collateral. Redesigning the website worked to strengthen the organisation's brand identity. Furthermore, we helped to deliver a print strategy that included informative business cards and magazines to enhance the brand's competitive advantage and provide key information in regards to sustainable waste management practices.

22020 has been a year of tremendous change already, which is only a small picture of how businesses will have to change going forward. Adapting to the economic climate is a crucial step in operating a business, but it’s never easy. Because they have to consistently prove their value, marketers are at the greatest risk. For a marketing professional to stay relevant in a constantly shifting economic climate, they will need to develop and hone the following six skills:

SeeGee offers clients best-ofbreed security technology solutions, backed by a team of technology professionals capable of ensuring the integrity of networks and platforms across complex organizations. Through independent technology consultation, SeeGee has worked exclusively with Fortune 500 companies. Marketing Eye worked with See Gee to created refreshed collateral included brochures and sales presenations to help further brand awareness and brand continuity.

When people hear the term “automated marketing,” it raises certain questions about what the automation process entails. What exactly is being automated? Is automation really necessary? Will automation eventually take people’s jobs? The truth is that marketing automation software solely exists to strengthen your marketing efforts and support the work that your team is already doing. Essentially, automated marketing removes the need to perform your routine processes, which frees up your time and resources to focus on creating better copy and conversing with customers. Automation can’t take the job of a person because it can’t do the job of a person. It’s merely a tool, but one we should be using. Below, we have debunked four common myths about automated marketing.