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How to take an agile approach to strategic marketing planning

Implementing agile marketing in the planning process results in better internal communications and client relations.

Rodric Bradford on September 16, 2020 at 3:10 pm
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With the agile method becoming of increased interest to marketing teams, especially at the enterprise level, many marketers are still wondering how they can implement agile into their strategic planning and marketing cycles. 

“Agile marketing is about adaptiveness and transparency,” said John Cass, digital strategist and host of the Deep Dive Agile Marketing podcast. “Better communication equals better understanding of what marketers do and where you are in the [marketing] process.” 

Starting with strategy

“Strategy does not go away in agile,” said Stacey Ackerman, agile coach and founder of Agilify. “How you get to a goal is defined a little bit more in real-time.”

Instead of long quarterly and annual planning sessions that identify both large and small details of a campaign, the agile marketing best practice is to first identify what tasks will not be worked on. 

“What you are not going to work on is just as important as what you are going to work on,” said Ackerman. 

Read more about how the agile process helps manage a marketer’s workload.

By removing unnecessary tasks early in the strategy process, the remaining tasks can be implemented and identified with actions to produce real results and revenue. 

Teaching the team

When planning, an agile marketing approach strongly recommends that more stakeholders are at the table than just marketers. 

“You need colleagues who run systems and digital processes at the table,” said Cass. “Agile marketing, because of its level of transparency, shows your team and your stakeholders what you are planning to work on in a given period.” 

During the planning stage, several subjects need to be discussed with your marketing team and stakeholders, including: 

  • Length of campaign or project;
  • Anticipated disruptions;
  • Personnel scheduling; and
  • Corporate resources to assist with campaign or project completion. 

The ability to implement agile in your planning process will create more efficient campaigns with enhanced results, leading to better client relations. It also allows for better interdepartmental relations and fewer disruptions in the project management and execution process. 

“Agile marketing keeps your stakeholders more informed on what marketers need to be focused on,” said Cass. “And it all starts in the planning process.” 

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About The Author

Rodric Bradford
Rodric J. Bradford is the Editor of MarTech Today and has worked in the marketing technology industry as both a journalist and corporate project manager. Prior to joining MarTech Today Bradford served as Convention and Technology Beat Reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Business Press publication and worked as Technology Reporter for Global Gaming Business, the world’s largest casino publication. In the corporate world Bradford has served as Technology Project Manager for CNA, Cigna, General Dynamics and Philip Morris. Bradford is an alumnus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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