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5 Steps to Create an Outstanding Marketing Plan [Free Templates]

Hubspot Marketing

Do you take a good, hard look at your team's marketing strategy every year? Without an annual marketing plan, things can get messy — and it's nearly impossible to put a number on your budget for the projects, hiring, and outsourcing over the course of a year if you don't have a plan. You should.

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Holistic Marketing Works — Here's How You Can Apply It to Your Campaigns [+ Expert Tips]

Hubspot Marketing

No doubt many of you are familiar with the clarion call to align sales and marketing into smarketing. But, other departments are leaning on marketing to help them: Attract more prospects. Inform and educate potential customers. Entice customers to renew and upgrade. Provide a consistent, high-quality customer experience.

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Post Performance Report: Bold brands delivering social ROI

Sprout Social

The play: When you position social at the center of your go-to-market plan, you set your brand up for publicity you can’t find on other channels. The brand tapped influencer Peyton Black to host the LIVE Shopping event with their education lead, Alex Mahorn. Enter TikTok LIVE Shopping.

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How should brands connect to consumer communities?

Businesses Grow

CONTROL A company controls its mission, a marketing plan, an ad campaign. Provide educational content. Offer exclusive access to executives, designers, marketers, and others who can help us grow. Mark Schaefer is the most trusted voice in marketing. Responsible outdoor recreation. Pay attention to our pain points.

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3 strategies to navigate change as digital privacy evolves

Martech

Dig deeper: Why you should always ask why: Strategy must lead tactics in marketing planning 2. Ensure both technical teams and business teams are educated and bought in before a change is rolled out. Keep them in the loop on what’s working and not working as the rollout proceeds.

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Four Differentiated Marketing Tactics Using Community and Audience

Hubspot Marketing

Kieran and I conducted an experiment with ChatGPT to brainstorm an unconventional marketing plan. Here are four intriguing approaches it suggested using community and audience — and why we think they're valuable for marketers. Address member needs. Search and solve for the specific needs of your members.

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Why full-funnel marketing is key to profitability

Martech

Instead of generating valuable opportunities, you waste time educating, pitching and following up with leads who either disappear or arent qualified. Your marketing could do some of this heavy lifting, reducing the hours needed to chase poor leads. Initial planning and setup are vital, so account for the time and resources needed.