“Not having a marketing strategy is a recipe for disaster.
A failure to plan is a plan for failure.”
At qubeGroup, we aim to deliver the greatest possible return on your marketing investment and hence always begin by examining the existing marketing strategy or developing a new marketing strategy together with our clients.
What are the best strategies to promote my products and services?
A Marketing Strategy provides the objectives for your Marketing Plan.
The Marketing Strategy is shaped by the company’s overall business goals and provides SMART objectives:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Realistic
- Timely
Important elements that comprise the final marketing strategy consist of:
- Market Research
- Market Feasibility Studies
- Marketing Audits
- Brand Positioning & Strategy
- Sales Analysis & Forecasting
The resulting marketing strategy is usually expressed in the form of a Marketing Plan and a Communication Plan.
A marketing strategy should not be revised until the company’s objectives have been achieved or the competitive situation has changed significantly enough to warrant a change. Many problems in small and large businesses arise from marketing strategy being changed before it is necessary. The Marketing Strategy wrongly changes for the following reasons:
- Whim of the owner or Managing/Marketing Director – they get bored with it.
- A new Marketing Director or Manager – a new Marketing Consultant or Advertising Agency often changes the strategy to show who’s boss, regardless of whether the strategy is right or not.
- The seeming lack of results generated by the marketing strategy causes them to panic and change before understanding what is working and what isn’t.
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