C2.1 - Marketing Strategy
Create comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with brand objectives. Cover market analysis, audience targeting, and campaign planning for better outcomes.
1.1 What Marketing Strategy Really Is
1.2 Strategy vs. Execution: A Practical Divide
1.3 The Strategist’s Role: Leader, Facilitator, Synthesizer
1.4 Selling Marketing Strategy as a Service
1.5 Long-Term vs. Short-Term
1.6 Inbound vs. Outbound: Two Paths, One Strategy
1.7 Strategic Principles to Follow (and Mistakes to Avoid)
2.1 The Three Core Channel Types: Owned, Earned, Paid
2.2 Choosing Channels Based on Buyer Behaviour
2.3 Owned Media: The Core You Control
2.4 Social Media as a Channel (Not Just a Feed)
2.5 Search & Discovery Platforms: Where Intent Lives
2.6 Paid vs. Organic: Balance, Not Binary
2.7 Matching Channels to the Buyer’s Journey
3.1 Inbound Strategy: Attract, Engage, Convert
3.2 Content Strategy: Turning Insights into Assets
3.3 SEO Strategy: Visibility That Compounds
3.4 Social Strategy: Engage, Don’t Just Broadcast
3.5 Email & Automation Strategy: Nurture Through the Journey
4.1 The Strategic Role of Outbound
4.2 Cold Outreach: Relevance Over Volume
4.3 Paid Media Strategy: From Interruptive to Intentional
4.4 Events, Webinars & Live Activation
4.5 Funnel Mapping for Outbound Campaigns
5.1 Strategic Setup: Goals, Stakeholders & Expectations
5.2 Client Onboarding & Operational Setup
5.3 Granular Buyer Behaviour: What You Still Need to Know
5.4 Competitive Funnels, Channels & Content
5.5 Audience Insight: First-Party Data & Guerrilla Research
6.1 Workshop Introduction & Goals
6.2 Decode Buyer Behavior
6.3 Map the Buyer’s Journey
6.4 Inbound: Content Strategy
6.5 Inbound: Social Strategy
6.6 Outbound Outreach & Advertising
6.7 Email & Funnel Flow