Marketing Strategy and Planning

Making a real connection between your brand and your audience takes a strategic, insight-driven plan built on a solid understanding of your audiences’ desires, needs and wants. For this reason, our marketing strategy and planning practice is built upon a foundation of listening, researching and understanding your brand, your customers, your competition and your market. We’ll apply the information and “ah-ha’s” gained through insight to develop strategic recommendations.

Just as you know your business, we know ours – and we’re eager to collaborate and share our strategic ideas and recommendations. But we also keep our deliverables realistic. We honor your budget, timeframe and person power.

Our marketing strategy and planning services encompass a spectrum of topics:

Marketing and Business Consulting – strategic planning, roadmap development and prioritization, digital communication strategies
Research and Insight Development – gap analysis, competitive comparison, customer interviews and more
Customer Experience Mapping – customer needs and desires analysis, touchpoint expectations, decision-making process and sales-cycle analysis
Customer Engagement Strategies – customer profiles, engagement opportunities, channel strategies, digital strategies
Sales and Distribution Consulting – sales force analysis, best practice insights, aligning incentives and training
Employee Engagement Strategies – employer branding, satisfaction surveys, employee communications, employee onboarding and more

Need to start small? That’s fine. We can help you in one area or delve into your entire dashboard of goals. Regardless, our mission stays the same. We’ll bring solutions through insight-driven strategic thinking, strong planning discipline and methodical execution.

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- Mike Williams, Managing Director

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- Molly Wilson, General Manager

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