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You’ve done your work, spent the time, and cranked out a great strategic marketing plan, well done. Pat yourself on the back and take a deep breath, because only half the work is done. Implementation can be just as daunting as putting together the strategic marketing plan itself. Without successful implementation the best plan becomes useless. This short article will outline 5 key steps to successfully implementing a strategic marketing plan.
First Things First
Let’s clearly get a hold of what implementation entails. In a most technical sense it involves managing change.
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When it’s 4th and goal with no time on the clock, I want to know what my strengths are, what will work, and who I can depend on. That type of information gives me the power to call a great play and lead my team to victory. In business terms this means knowing where your company stands in relationship to competitors, capabilities, and customer perceptions. If you do not know all of these things you may call a bad business play. Like calling a run play in the red zone when you have the prolific combination of Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison on the field. Go figure, we lost 3 yards, game over. Next time we will call the right play by knowing our position, our strength, our bread and butter.
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Hasani Lateef X is founder of Chazni Marketing Group a strategic marketing and sales firm, and chief contributor and editor of CMG Blog, a free online marketing and sales resource.
