In essence, great marketing planning involve 3 key decisions. Decide where to go? Clarify the company strategy or Brand strategy. Translate the strategy into the next 12 months plan and deciding on where to allocate resources. And finally, decide on
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Stop celebrating your market share!
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Santa gets a new Brand Plan Disclaimer and spoiler alert: this blog is not intended for people who are still children in their hearts. Some of you know that I have been regularly consulting for Santa Claus on marketing matters
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Santa discovers Digital Marketing
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