...gary a. sanchez * Blog * How I Can Help * Corporate * Small Business * About Me * subscribe via RSS Understand the Difference Between Strategy and Tactics to Unlock the Power of Your Social Media Marketing by garyasanchez “Strategy is doing the right things. Tactics is doing things right.” ~various attributions, including Peter Drucker and paraphrased from Sun Tzu I recently posted a series of slides from prominent social media thought-leaders as to why social media is not a retail marketing strategy. The point was not to diminish the potential value of social media or inbound marketing, for there are considerable benefits to be realized. Rather, my point was to assert that the use of social media and inbound marketing tactics can benefit tremendously by being used to support general marketing strategies and online content strategies. Starting your marketing efforts with well thought out strategies will help you manage limited resources, help you understand what’s driving success and failure, and accelerate success by unlocking the creativity that exists within your organization. Goals, strategies and tactics Before you can speak intelligently about the differences between strategies and tactics, you first need to start with the purpose of having strategies and tactics. The biggest reason is to help you achieve a goal. A goal is a specific result that your business needs to achieve in order to sustain itself, usually through revenue growth or expense...
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...few things from this chapter; one strong point is that digital marketing is about the same people that marketing was about before digital. On page 24 in our book Understanding digital marketing it says; “the first thing to understand about digital consumers is that there is basically no such thing.” These consumers are doing exactly what people have been doing for thousands of years – communicating with each other. “they are talking the same language and saying the same things, they are just not necessarily sitting in the pub talking to one or five people, but doing it online to 15 or 5000.” I agree with this, the obstacle is that they are communicating in so many places that it is hard to know where to start with your digital marketing campaign. It is clear that a solid plan is needed. I can’t help to wonder besides having a solid plan how can the small startup business have the resources to jump into the digital swimming pool? You really almost need one person that is dedicated to only this part of your business, and that is after you have formulated a solid marketing plan. So what does that mean for you, your business and how you choose to do your marketing? I think it means there is no such thing as a one size fits all solution. Every brand is unique and every marketing strategy is entirely individual and based on that unique brand you have; which is why it can be so challenging to find the right strategy in the first place, because we are no longer in an era of just...
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...Advertising Trends Advertising is a form of marketing used to persuade an audience to take or continue some action communication. The two most significant commercial digital marketing trends are content marketing and mobile marketing. Content marketing is any marketing that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire and retain customers. Mobile marketing is marketing with a mobile device like smart phones or IPods. “Content marketing makes up 29.2 percent of all commercial digital marketing trends, and content marketing makes up 15.1 percent of all commercial digital marketing trends.” (2013 Chaffey) Content marketing’s purpose is to attract and retain customers by consistently creating relevant and valuable content with the intention of changing or enhancing consumer behavior. It is an ongoing process that is best integrated into an overall marketing strategy. Content marking is core of communicating with customers without actually selling. Content marking is also called non-interruption marketing. “Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent. The essence of this content strategy is the belief that if we, as business, deliver consistent, ongoing valuable information to buyers, they ultimately reward us with their business and loyalty.” (Content marketing 2014) There are seven business goals of content marketing such as “brand awareness or reinforcement, lead...
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...Health Care Access Options Lawanda Collins HCS/490 Health Care Consumer-Trends and Marketing July 14, 2014 Instructor: Lance Danko Med Now is a walk in urgent care facility in Evans Ga. They offer an array of services to the public from immunizations to non-trauma emergency care. Their target audience in their marketing campaign is geared toward everyday care and issues. Their marketing techniques are geared toward a patient centered, family first, professional approach. Although their marketing techniques are viable; there are some things that can be done differently to reach a broader audience. Their target audience within the community are people in need of immediate care or services. Their audience is identified with the first paragraph of their welcome statement, “When you're not feeling well, the last thing you want to do is wait hours in a crowded waiting room not knowing when you will be seen. What do you do when your doctor's office is closed and you need medical attention? The all new MedNow Urgent Care Center at the corner of Columbia and Bel Air Roads provides a fast, affordable alternative when you need urgent care” (http://www.mednowurgentcare.net). This opening Statement clarifies exactly what services to expect from the organization. Their marketing strategy is very simple; to educate. Although it is simple, is it effective? Their web resource is very detailed providing information on the services they provide, Staff accreditations, location...
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... June 14, 2015 Ralph Cannon LaGrange Med Center is a walk in urgent care facility in LaGrange Ga. They offer an array of services to the public from immunizations to non-trauma emergency care. Their target audience in their marketing campaign is geared toward everyday care and issues. Their marketing techniques are geared toward a patient centered, family first, professional approach. Although their marketing techniques are viable; there are some things that can be done differently to reach a broader audience. Their target audience within the community is people in need of immediate care or services. Their audience is identified with the first paragraph of their welcome statement. The last thing you want to do when you’re not feeling good is wait hours in a crowded waiting room not know when you will be seen. Usually doctor's office is close after five and you need medical attention, and stay open later hours. LaGrange Med Center is a clinic provides a fast, affordable alternative when you need urgent care. This opening Statement clarifies exactly what services to expect from the organization. Their marketing strategy is very simple to educate. Although it is simple, is it effective? Their web resource is very detailed providing information on the services they provide, Staff accreditations, location, new patient information and payment options. The goal is to gain the confidence of the audience by insuring...
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...Mobile Marketing Netflix One brand reaching out perfectly to Millennials is Netflix. In recent years, Netflix decreased the amount of money spent on paid advertising in the U.S. across traditional media and instead is spending marketing dollars online, particularly on mobile devices. Netflix’s efforts to be more digital and content forward in their marketing has shown favorable results. The company spent about $121 million on advertising last year, down from $143 million in 2013 and $218 million in 2012, according to Kantar Media. As the cost of advertising has decreased, subscribers increased by 4.88 million last quarter, shares recently increased to a record $560.24, subscribers have topped 62 million worldwide and 75% of millennials with connected televisions are using them to watch Netflix. Netflix expands their brand reach and promotes their content to millennials through the use of mobile and social media campaigns focusing on Netflix’s original series. Millennials want to share what movie or TV shows they’re watching. Netflix offers an app designed to celebrate their original shows and interact with its fans. For the season premiere of “Orange is the New Black”, a prison show, the app enabled users to insert their face into mugshots before sharing them via social media or SMS. According to research by ListenFirst, the series was a popular topic on social media in the weeks leading up to the premiere, with 124,000 uses of the show’s hashtag on Twitter in the three...
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...Place: Developing Marketing Strategies & a Marketing Plan I studied several topics during the period of this course but Developing Marketing Strategies & a Marketing Plan was one of my favorite topics. The title of the topic caught my attention right away. I really enjoyed all the other topics but this topic was by far the most enjoyable and helpful. I also chose this topic because it taught me a lot. I learned about developing marketing strategies, the marketing plan, and the growth strategies. This information will one day be of much use in my future career as a business manager. During this course I had the opportunity to learn about marketing, I enjoyed every topic but Developing Marketing Strategies & Marketing Plan was not hard to choose as my favorite topic because it was indeed the most interesting topic. This topic caught my attention and I was not disappointed after I read the section. As I read this section on my book it was very pleasant to be able to understand and define marketing strategy as well as other new contents about marketing itself. I was able to learn different marketing strategies that focus on aspects of the marketing mix to create and deliver value and to develop sustainable competitive advantages. I learned about customer excellence, operational excellence, product excellence, location excellence, and the multiple sources of advantage. I also learned the marketing plan that describe its elements and that the marketing plan entails five...
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...Doughnuts E – Marketing Plan Name : Dimitri Josephine Student Number : n8934291 Tutorial : Tuesday 5-6 pm Word Counts : 1774 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide an e-marketing plan for the client, Divine Doughnuts. After examining the current online presence, some strengths and weaknesses have been found. Furthermore, some issues arise regarding the Divine Doughnuts’ online presence has also been addressed as well as the recommendations to counter the circumstance. Thus, after examining the direct competitor online presence, it is required that Divine Doughnuts improve their online presence in order to be able to still competing in the market. Therefore, the intended target market and the appropriate marketing mix strategies to approach it has been provided. A brief budget plan has also been calculated to give an idea to Divine Doughnuts of how much the redevelopment would cost. Table of Content Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………… 2 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………. 4 2. Goal and Objective…….…………………………………………………………………. 5 3. Target Marketing Strategy………………………………………………………………... 5 4. Marketing Mix Strategies………………………………………………………………… 6 5. Monitoring and Evaluation………………………………………………………….……. 7 6. Budget……………………………………………………………………………………. 7 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………... 9 8. References………………………………………………………………………………… 10 9. Appendix………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 1. Introduction This marketing plan was...
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...SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING Bizuayehu D. Weretaw Submitted to: Professor Yohannes Abate, PhD. Contemporary Business (BUS508) Strayer University, Takoma Park Campus November, 2013 Introduction In these days of technology, our daily activities and social interactions are becoming dependent on social media. This is not limited to people who are living in most advanced countries but in less technologically advanced countries as well. This, in other word, indicates that social media has become a global phenomena. Published and unpublished sources show that over a billion of people around the globe visit social media at some time regardless of the amount and nature of use. Understanding the ever growing number of subscribers, software programmers are developing various social media platforms considering the cultural and linguistic background of the user society. The most popular social media sites, as most of witness or could guess, are the Facebook and Twitter but the Chinese Qzone, the Orkut of the Brazilian (which is owned by Google), Friendster of the Malaysian and other less popular social media platforms are already in the market being visited by their respective users. Some of these social media take in the form of social networks, some others take in the form of internet forums, social blogs, pictures and videos, etc. For individual user, social media may be entertaining or the user have fun simply by interacting with his friends or groupies or listen to a...
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...2/28/2011 Creating a Marketing Marketing Plan Basic Layout Executive Summary External Analysis Internal Analysis l l SWOT Objectives Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Marketing Plan (4P’s) Budget & Controls 1 2/28/2011 Executive Summary Brief summary of the main conclusions, objectives, strategy, l i bj ti t t implementation and required budget. Executive Summary External Analysis Internal Analysis l l SWOT Intended for management to find The plan’s major points quickly. Objectives Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Followed by a table of contents Marketing Plan (4P’s) Budget & Controls External Analysis • Customer Analysis – (Major) segments – Customer needs – b h i behaviour Executive Summary External Analysis Internal Analysis l l SWOT Objectives Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Marketing Plan (4P’s) Budget & Controls • Competitor Analysis – Strategy – Market position – 4 P’s • Market Analysis – Define market – Size growth trends Size, growth, trends • Macro environment – Demographic, technological, economic, cultural, legal Opportunities & Threats 2 2/28/2011 Internal Analysis Current situation in Company X Executive Summary External Analysis Internal Analysis l l SWOT Objectives Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Marketing Plan (4P’s) Budget & Controls Past & current strategies • Past & current strategies • Four P’s – – – – Current products Prices Advertising/promotions Distribution (developments) ...
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...Art Institute of Las Vegas Course Syllabus Winter 07 RS121 Fundamentals of Marketing Every Week • Concepts Check for new chapter - BOC • Concepts Challenge for old chapter – after Break • Case at end of old chapter due BOC • EOC project due end of class Week 1 • Introduce Expectations • PowerPoint for Chapter 1 - Marketing: Managing Profitable Customer Relationships – in shared directory Zeus • Discussion Questions Customer Satisfaction o When have you, personally, been extremely satisfied or dissatisfied with a product? Why? o One half to three quarters page due EOC (End of class this week) • Concept Check – master in class at 100% • Company Case – Office Depot: Thank you for calling…. o Due BOC (Beginning of class next week) • Concept Challenge Chap 1 will be quiz next week after break • Concept Check Chap 2 will be BOC Week 2 – Martin Luther King Week 3 • Concept Challenge Chap 1 will be quiz after break • Concept Check Chap 2 will be BOC • Fellini’s La Note De Cabiria o Original Trailer – for Italian Audiences o Re-release Trailer – Repositioned as a masterpiece • PowerPoint for Chapter 2 - Company and Marketing Strategy: Partnering to Build Customer Relationships • EOC – Wizard of Oz as horror movie • BOC next week – Reposition ET as Horror Movie o Six Frames PowerPoint o Self Running ...
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...MGMT 600 Individual Research Paper Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/mgmt-600-individual-research-paper/ My individual Assignment is on the PIZZA Industry that should be basically about. A rubric for each of the potential topics is included in this spreadsheet. As you make your selection, think about which topic interests you the most! Make sure you read the FAQs below before you begin. Requirements for All Topics • Use APA —12-point font, legible font, double-space your text, use one-inch margins on your pages. • Properly cite all sources and use quotation marks or some other formatting to clearly identify all words which are not your own. • Review the tutorials located in our course Syllabus for additional information about originality. • Course Drop Box is configured to auto submit your work to Turnitin.com should be in your own words • Use the appropriate rubric for your topic selection. • Follow the rubric guidelines for length. • Your work must be original to this assignment. Do NOT reuse a paper from a prior course • Review the FAQ’s below for additional direction. FAQ’s Question 1: Does this paper replace the group business plan? No, this paper is in addition to your group business plan. Question 2: Should I use my team’s business idea for this paper? Some students find it easier to use the same topic, but you may choose another business idea for this paper if you prefer. Question 3: I noticed these topics are also subsections...
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...Strategic Content Marketing Tips One of the significant features of online marketing is content. However, methods are quickly changing, thus, it necessary that you know the right strategies for creating a good content marketing plan. Following are the 7 tips for strategic content marketing: 1. Know your target audience To create a good content marketing strategy, it is necessary that you get to know your target audience or buyer persona by determining and addressing their needs. This is helpful in generating more relevant and useful content that your audience will definitely want to read. 2. Know the journey of your target audience This involves the delivery of the proper content to the right audience. This is done by providing the right content at the right time when your target audience actually needs it the most. The marketing content must be aligned to the target audience and it must provide content that captures, educates, and aids the target audience in their buying journey at their own pace. 3. Personalize content This is suggested if you want your target audience to relate in your content marketing. This can be done by basing your content on several personalized information of your target audience, such as their characteristics, their location, and the time they access the content. Another way of personalizing content is sending links of content snippets when circulating the content to your target buyer. You can then personalize the content based on their...
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...ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET UNIVERSITY OFSUNDERLAND BA (HONS) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Student ID: 139146431/1 | Student Name: PHAN KHOI KHOI | Module Code: MKT_ 306 | Module Name / Title: Marketing Strategy | Centre / College: UTE Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | Due Date: 10 October 2014 | Hand in Date: 10 October 2014 | Assignment Title: DEVELOPING MARKETING STRATEGY FOR ACB’s CREDIT IN VIETNAM MARKET | Students Signature: (you must sign this declaring that it is all your own work and all sources of information have been referenced)PHAN KHOI KHOI | Marketing Strategy MKT – 306 Assignment Guide – 2014 -15 Module Leader: Karen Wharton Email: Karen.wharton@sunderland.ac.uk Please read all instructions and information carefully. You are required to submit your work under the University Infringement of Assessment Regulations. Your assignment must be submitted to your Study Centre in hard copy with an accurately and clearly completed Assignment Cover Sheet, and an electronic copy on CD in an envelope [hole punched or safely secured into your plastic file or assignment wallet]. Please do not include a plastic CD case/box and remember to write your student code and assignment code clearly onto the disc and envelope. All your assignments must be submitted in conjunction with a Turnitin© report (only if your centre provides the facility). You will need to achieve an overall mark of 40% in order to successfully complete this module. Karen Wharton Module...
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...| Analyzing How Businesses Develop Effective Marketing Strategies on Social Networking Sites Monisha S. Cunningham Mathew Boone Claflin University The impact that social media has had on business communication is nothing short of phenomenal. “Embracing social media is no longer a strategic business option, but a necessity, and a huge opportunity”, wrote Argenti (2011). Since the beginning of the age of technology, the internet has proven to be an effective way for business to communicate, whether it be with buyers, sellers, internal, or external staff. The internet is a gateway of information and a quick way to communicate with many different people simultaneously. Information can be sent to anyone, at any time, and at any place. Not long after the spike in the popularity of the internet came the emergence of social media. Social media generally refers to media used to enable social interaction. Social media usually takes place within a social networking site. As defined by Ellison (2008), social network sites are web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and converse with their list of connections and those made by others within the system. Since their emergence, social network sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter have attracted millions of users, many of whom use these sites on a daily basis. Furthermore, it is no...
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