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    An effective marketing strategy requires defining business goals and outlining steps to achieve them. It should be developed in consultation with your team and include describing your business and products, explaining your market position, profiling customers and competitors, and identifying marketing tactics. The strategy sets overall direction, while a marketing plan outlines specific annual actions to implement the strategy. Developing a strategy with components like identifying goals, researching the market, profiling customers and competitors, and devising strategies supports marketing goals.

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    An effective marketing strategy requires defining business goals and outlining steps to achieve them. It should be developed in consultation with your team and include describing your business and products, explaining your market position, profiling customers and competitors, and identifying marketing tactics. The strategy sets overall direction, while a marketing plan outlines specific annual actions to implement the strategy. Developing a strategy with components like identifying goals, researching the market, profiling customers and competitors, and devising strategies supports marketing goals.

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    An effective marketing strategy requires defining business goals and outlining steps to achieve them. It should be developed in consultation with your team and include describing your business and products, explaining your market position, profiling customers and competitors, and identifying marketing tactics. The strategy sets overall direction, while a marketing plan outlines specific annual actions to implement the strategy. Developing a strategy with components like identifying goals, researching the market, profiling customers and competitors, and devising strategies supports marketing goals.

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    The key takeaways are that an effective marketing strategy helps define business goals and outlines steps to achieve them. It also affects how the entire business is run.

    The components of an effective marketing strategy include identifying business goals, defining marketing goals, researching the market, profiling customers and competitors, and developing strategies to support marketing goals.

    It is important to research the market to gather information about its size, growth, trends, and demographics. This helps ensure the strategy remains relevant and targeted as the market changes over time.

    Develop a marketing strategy

    Effective marketing starts with a considered, well-informed marketing strategy. A good


    marketing strategy helps you define your vision, mission and business goals, and
    outlines the steps you need to take to achieve these goals.

    Your marketing strategy affects the way you run your entire business, so it should be
    planned and developed in consultation with your team. It is a wide-reaching and
    comprehensive strategic planning tool that:

     describes your business and its products and services


     explains the position and role of your products and services in the market
     profiles your customers and your competition
     identifies the marketing tactics you will use
     allows you to build a marketing plan and measure its effectiveness.

    A marketing strategy sets the overall direction and goals for your marketing, and is
    therefore different from a marketing plan, which outlines the specific actions you will
    take to implement your marketing strategy. Your marketing strategy could be developed
    for the next few years, while your marketing plan usually describes tactics to be
    achieved in the current year.

    Write a successful marketing strategy


    Your well-developed marketing strategy will help you realise your business's goals and
    build a strong reputation for your products. A good marketing strategy helps you target
    your products and services to the people most likely to buy them. It usually involves you
    creating one or two powerful ideas to raise awareness and sell your products.

    Developing a marketing strategy that includes the components listed below will help you
    make the most of your marketing investment, keep your marketing focused, and
    measure and improve your sales results.

    Identify your business goals

    To develop your marketing strategy, identify your overarching business goals, so that
    you can then define a set of marketing goals to support them. Your business goals
    might include:

     increasing awareness of your products and services


     selling more products from a certain supplier
     reaching a new customer segment.
    When setting goals it's critical to be as targeted as possible so you can effectively
    measure the outcomes against what you set out to achieve. A simple criteria for goal-
    setting is the SMART method:

     Specific - state clearly what you want to achieve


     Measurable - set tangible measures so you can measure your results
     Achievable - set objectives that are within your capacity and budget
     Relevant - set objectives that will help you improve particular aspects of your
    business
     Time-bound - set objectives you can achieve within the time you need them.

    State your marketing goals

    Define a set of specific marketing goals based on the business goals you listed above.
    These goals will motivate you and your team and help you benchmark your success.

    Examples of marketing goals include increased market penetration (selling more


    existing products to existing customers) or market development (selling existing
    products to new target markets). These marketing goals could be long-term and might
    take a few years to successfully achieve. However, they should be clear and
    measurable and have time frames for achievement.

    Make sure your overall strategies are also practical and measurable. A good marketing
    strategy will not be changed every year, but revised when your strategies have been
    achieved or your marketing goals have been met. Also, you may need to amend your
    strategy if your external market changes due to a new competitor or new technology, or
    if your products substantially change.

    Research your market

    Research is an essential part of your marketing strategy. You need to gather


    information about your market, such as its size, growth, social trends and demographics
    (population statistics such as age, gender and family type). It is important to keep an
    eye on your market so you are aware of any changes over time, so your strategy
    remains relevant and targeted.

    Profile your potential customers

    Use your market research to develop a profile of the customers you are targeting
    and identify their needs.

    The profile will reveal their buying patterns, including how they buy, where they buy and
    what they buy. Again, regularly review trends so you don't miss out on new
    opportunities or become irrelevant with your marketing message.
    While you try to find new customers, make sure your marketing strategy also allows you
    to maintain relationships with your existing customers.

    Profile your competitors

    Similarly, as part of your marketing strategy you should develop a profile of your
    competitors by identifying their products, supply chains, pricing and marketing tactics.

    Use this to identify your competitive advantage - what sets your business apart from
    your competitors. You may also want to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your
    own internal processes to help improve your performance compared with your
    competition.

    Develop strategies to support your marketing goals

    List your target markets and devise a set of strategies to attract and retain them. An
    example goal could be to increase young people's awareness of your products. Your
    corresponding strategies could be to increase your online social media presence by
    posting regular updates about your product on Twitter and Facebook; advertising in
    local magazines targeted to young people; and offering discounts for students.

    Use the '7 Ps of marketing'

    Identify your tactical marketing mix using the 7 Ps of marketing. If you can choose the
    right combination of marketing across product, price, promotion, place, people, process
    and physical evidence, your marketing strategy is more likely to be a success.

    Test your ideas

    In deciding your tactics, do some online research, test some ideas and approaches on
    your customers and your staff, and review what works. You will need to choose a
    number of tactics in order to meet your customers' needs, reach the customers within
    your target market and improve your sales results.

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