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STRATEGIC
STORYTELLING
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
MESSAGING &
BRANDING POSITIONING
STRATEGIC PLANNING
TACTICS
MESSAGING &
BRANDING POSITIONING
STRATEGIC PLANNING
TACTICS
Goals Channels
TacticsStory
Audience Measurement
What We’re Going to Cover
WHAT IS A
MARKETING
STRATEGY?
A MARKETING
STRATEGY IS
NOT…..
A MARKETING
STRATEGY IS NOT…..
IT’S ROADMAP
WHY
MARKETING?
Brand
awareness
Media
coverage
Sales/Leads
Website TrafficDownloads
Brand
awareness
Media
coverage
Website TrafficDownloads
What are your
GOALS?
COMMITMENT
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
THE
COMPETITION
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
WHAT’S
YOUR STORY?
word stories
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
Run your
business anywhere.
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
Organize your
favorite things
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
It’s how people meet.
WHAT’S YOUR
FOUR WORD
STORY?
VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
VALUE PROPOSITIONS
For ____________ (target customer)
Who ______ (statement of the need or
opportunity)
our our (product/service name)
is ____________ (product category)
that (statement of benefit) ____________ .
For start-ups and small businesses looking
to drive awareness, leads and sales, Mark
Evans Consulting accelerates their growth
with marketing powered by storytelling.
For start-ups and small
businesses looking to drive
more awareness, leads and
sales, ME Consulting accelerates
their growth with marketing
powered by storytelling.
Goals
Target Audiences
Benefits
Product
WHO MATTERS
TO YOU?
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
BUYER PERSONAS
INSIGHT INTO YOUR CUSTOMERS
WHO’S YOUR
IDEAL CUSTOMER?
THE BUYER’S
JOURNEY
THREE STAGES
Awareness Consideration Decision
THREE STAGES
Awareness Consideration Decision
THREE STAGES
Awareness Consideration Decision
Social media
Blog
Videos
Infographics
Website
Newsletter
Social media
Blog
Videos
Infographics
Website
Newsletter
White papers
Sales sheets
Case studies
Webinars
Trials
Social media
Blog
Videos
Infographics
Website
Newsletter
White papers
Sales sheets
Case studies
Webinars
Trials
Trials
Demos
Consultations
Proposals
Estimates
“The essence of strategy is
choosing what not to do. ”
- Michael E. Porter
1. Direct mail
2. Webinars
3. Infographics
4. Blogs
5. eBooks
6. Social media
7. White papers
8. Case studies
9. Websites
10.Conferences
11.Podcasts
12.Videos
13.Newsletters
14.Media outreach
LIST
1. Websites
2. Videos
3. Infographics
4. Newsletters
5. Case studies
6. Social media
7. Blogs
8. eBooks
9. Podcasts
10.Media outreach
11.White papers
12.Conferences
13.Webinars
14.Direct mail
RANK
PRIORITIZE
Website
Videos
Infographics
Newsletters
NOW
Case studies
Social media
Blogs
eBooks
Podcasts
White papers
Conferences
Webinars
Direct mail
SOON LATER
TACTICAL
EXECUTION
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
We are
what we
repeatedly
do
MEASUREMENT
How to Create a Marketing Strategy
Carry On
Tweak
Reload
mark@markevans.ca
markevans.ca
416-669-7028

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How to Create a Marketing Strategy

Editor's Notes

  • #2: No marketing strategy is a road to nowhere. It wastes time, money and resources because there’s no guarantee what you’re doing is relevant or right. It puts the cart before the horse.
  • #6: Goals, Story, Audience, Channels, Tactics, Measurement
  • #8: No marketing strategy is a road to nowhere. It wastes time, money and resources because there’s no guarantee what you’re doing is relevant or right. It puts the cart before the horse.
  • #9: No marketing strategy is a road to nowhere. It wastes time, money and resources because there’s no guarantee what you’re doing is relevant or right. It puts the cart before the horse.
  • #10: What you’re going to do Who’s going to do it When it’s going to happen How much will it cost Goals?
  • #11: Why do you want to do marketing? What are your motivations? Lack of brand awareness, more leads/sales, competition is getting media coverage, vanity, raising money
  • #18: Honesty, authenticity
  • #35: Tools: Persona App HubSpot
  • #36: Awareness, consideration, decision
  • #37: Awareness, consideration, decision