SongBird Spotlight
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The mid-year marketing audit: 10 questions to ask yourself
We’re at the halfway mark of the year. Whether you’ve been dragged through this year kicking and screaming or it’s been a smooth ride, this is a great time for a check in on your marketing strategy. You may have settled into a rhythm. However, routine can often breed complacency. The strategies, consumer behaviors, and market conditions that shaped your annual plan last December may look dramatically different today (hello political and economic uncertainties!)
For our own clients, we’re constantly optimizing as we see trends change and consumer behaviour change. The most successful marketing efforts are rigid, they are flexible and adaptive as necessary. A mid-year marketing audit is your tool for that adaptation. It isn't a performance review meant to assign blame. It simply ensures your budget, energy, and resources are focused on the right things for the remaining six months of the year.
To guide this process with your internal team or agency partner, ask these ten critical questions.
Tips for marketing a product
We recently shared tips for businesses who are marketing a service and now we’re moving on to share some tips for marketing a product.
Luxury in the Age of Social Media: Navigating the Digital Landscape
As a business, your social media presence should reflect who you are as a brand - but how do you convey and uphold an air of luxury across social media?
Free tools to use in your marketing
We’ve compiled a list of free* marketing tools to use in your marketing, each addressing a different need!
Marketing check in: Is it time to make changes yet in 2023?
What worked yesterday may not work today. Reviewing your marketing strategy a few times throughout the year will ensure you stay on top of things and get ahead of any changes. Here are a few marketing related things you should note as we move into the next quarter.
Marketing lessons from all the Super Bowl LVII hype
Regardless of whether you watched for the football, Rihanna’s half-time show, or the highly anticipated ads, let’s take a peek at the hype surrounding the Super Bowl this year and a few lessons you can take away for your own business.
How often should you post online in 2022
Maintaining an online presence is important for the success of any business in 2022, but how often should you be posting to remain relevant?