A solid strategy simplifies the actual marketing, making it easier to implement the right plan. Many marketing initiatives will fall short when they are executed in a strategic vacuum. I realize marketing strategy is not as dazzling to work on as your next ad or the design of your website, but skipping this step is a big mistake. As Julia Roberts said in Pretty Woman, “Huge.”
For marketers, it’s not always wise to have all your eggs in one basket. Good marketers spread their efforts across a multitude of baskets. Better marketers recognize how these efforts are connected to each other. The best marketers see how these connected efforts add value to each other rather than detracting.
When you’re trying to build an emotional connection with consumers, the messenger is just as important as the message. Brandon Cox challenges our traditional thought of the value of staying on message and why messengers are becoming an important factor in brand stories.
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