by Leslie Smith | Mar 4, 2022 | marketing plan
Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission. – Zig Ziglar What’s your purpose? Many small businesses rush right into the doing when they start a business. They know what they do well and have an idea of who they serve and...
by Leslie Smith | Jan 19, 2022 | marketing plan
Plot your order carefully. Consider what needs to come first in your workflow sequence, and even before that. When you are plotting the tactics to meet your marketing objectives, there is usually a necessary sequence or order. Schedule your tactics in an order that...
by Leslie Smith | Apr 26, 2021 | marketing plan, Terms of Service
Lately, I’m hearing my prospects describe the components of a marketing plan as equivalent to what I would call a media plan or more simply a social media calendar. Granted, I know in many free business plan templates found on the Internet, that’s how a marketing plan...
by Leslie Smith | Apr 17, 2021 | marketing, marketing plan
Was COVID-19 a PLANdemic To Your Org? As we emerge from the pandemic, not only has the landscape changed, but so has our lens. We learned new things and had to adjust to numerous changes, especially when plans did not have built-in agility. From a business management...
by Leslie Smith | Aug 9, 2018 | marketing plan
Nonprofit Marketing is Largely Assigned to Novices Unlike for-profit businesses, nonprofit marketing is often an afterthought. Many nonprofit organizations assign marketing and promotion to the person who has one extra hour per week in their schedule. I wish I was...
by Leslie Smith | Feb 5, 2015 | assessment, channels, content development, earned media, marketing plan, message, message-centric, messaging, objectives, owned media, paid media, strategies
Last week I mentioned that the message comes before the channels you choose to deliver that message. Here is a graphic that underscores that philosophy as McCormick L.A. puts it into action. The messaging, or content, accurately portrays and extends your brand—it’s...
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