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tactics

My Philosophy on Strategy…

I have been clearing out my bookmarks and saved articles from Twitter the last few days to help put some stuff in my ticket newsletter, to find ideas for new products or services, and for inspiration.  I’ve been working from the bottom up, don’t know why, but I came across this piece from Tom Roach titled […]
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Strategy at 3 Levels

In doing research for the relaunch of my site, I did a bunch of research into what CEO’s and their executive team thought about their strategy and discovered that they often see strategy three ways: at a corporate level, at a brand level, and at a marketing level. The challenge that most organizations are dealing […]
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5 Common Reasons Strategies Fail…

What is the line about all unhappy marriages being unique or something? Same goes for failed strategies…they all have their own certain flavor, but there are some common reasons that show up over and over again. I’ve picked my top 5: The Not Really a Strategy Strategy: Maybe this is the most common one now, […]
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What’s Marketing Success Mean=Dollars!

Pretty regularly, we see advertisers and marketers trumpeting the “impact” of their efforts.  I’m usually afraid to ask what the measurements of success are that are being used. Because too often, the things are being measured aren’t really valuable, but from the spin factor, they are valuable as tools to change and redirect a conversation.  Here […]
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Tactics look like…

* Web ads * Twitter ads * Facebook ads * Print ads * Podcasts * Writing articles * Tweeting * Networking Within each on, you can have a strategy…but they all need to be in support of an overall marketing strategy, if not…you are likely wasting your time on low value activities. 
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