6 Things to Do After a Marketing Team Restructure
Marketing teams were once relatively stable structures with brand and direct marketing teams, perhaps a communications or events team, and a few agency partners. That has changed with the addition of...
6 Essential Elements for Cross-Functional Marketing Team Success
Cross-functional teams were once the domain of short-term or discrete projects – set up for a few months or a couple of years, and disbanded once the job was done. But the need for greater agility...
5 Signs Your Marketing Planning Process Needs an Update
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” That’s the claim of time management guru Alan Lakein. So why don’t more marketers look forward to...
5 Reasons to Restructure Marketing into Cross-Functional Teams This Year
Is your marketing department organised in cross-functional teams focused on customer segments and journeys? Or do your marketers work in functional silos with all the digital marketers together,...
4 Ways AI Will Make Creative Briefs Better
Ad man David Ogilvy once famously said: “Give me the freedom of a tight brief.” A tight creative brief to agency creative teams eliminates time-wasters and tangential information, making it faster...
3 Mistakes to Avoid at Your In-House Agency
As big brands like Optus and CUB embrace the concept of bringing creative work in-house, the discussion around the rise of in-house studios and internal agencies becomes a hot topic once again. It’s...
One Simple Tip to End Marketing Planning Chaos
If you reach the rundown to the end of year and find yourself scrambling to pull together all the information and resources you need to create your marketing plan for the year ahead, here’s one...
The Role of the Business Problem in the Marketing Brief
The Role of the Business Problem in the Marketing Brief “If you don’t know the question, the chance the answer’s going to be right is pretty slim.” Too often, marketers brief a campaign in to...
Why Every CMO Needs a Marketing Ops First Mate
Marketing operations is something of a misunderstood role, and can be a catch-all for the responsibilities that don’t fit easily into other senior marketing remits. “You get everything the chief...
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Understanding Marketing Operations and its growing importance.
What is Marketing Operations? Marketing operations (marketing ops) uses technology and data to create better experiences for customers and employees. It forms part of a broader change in how...
