Archive for January, 2009

What is a Marketing Communications plan?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Some of our start-up clients have asked us. Why do I need a marketing communications plan? Can’t I “just-do-it?” Just-doing-it meaning, tackling the requirements as they come up. The short answer is, yes, you can just do it, but probably shouldn’t. There are many problems that result from the “just-do-it” approach to marketing communications. They include lack of focus & direction, inconsistency in approach, loss of program momentum and unexpected pressures on the budget.

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