Global marketing executives are searching for new and effective ways to handle volatility and improve their relationships with consumers in these changing times.
Consumer expectations are increasing, and competition for disruption and expertise is fierce. CMOs are being pushed to drive market performance and sales amidst economic instability, continuing political conflicts, and the unpredictability of COVID-19. As a result, there are a lot of variables at play right now, maybe more than ever before. CMOs must take some risks and try new things in order to overcome these variables.
Let’s look at how marketing companies are reshaping their marketing operations in 2021 to better understand their markets and respond to evolving consumer demands.
Effective marketing is critical to a company’s survival
Over the years, marketing has been hampered by inefficient manual processes, a lack of exposure around the enterprise, and various versions of the reality. During the COVID-19 crisis, these flaws came back to haunt organizations.
Indeed, according to the recent BrandMaker Pulse survey, a quarter of respondents gave their marketing efficiency an F, citing an overreliance on spreadsheets, inadequate teamwork, and workflow tools, and difficulty accessing and exchanging information, budget, and project status. Just 10% of respondents classified their marketing effectiveness as A.
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The need for a new era of effective marketing that is better matched with business strategy has been highlighted in the last 12 months. Understanding consumers and meeting their needs requires the ability to implement a strategic marketing strategy efficiently and effectively. Marketing operations systems and technology will be vital to these activities because they align everyone in the company, allowing marketing teams to adapt to new challenges and opportunities.
Financial regulation is a top priority for marketers
CMOs must demonstrate value to CEOs and CFOs now more than ever because in times of crisis, marketing is the first budget reduction. The issue is that CMOs can only demonstrate value if their marketing department is in order and they have hard data to link the results of their marketing activities to actual organizational objectives. Marketing teams must raise their game and get their house in order before they can show their value.
This is where marketing operations come into play. MarketingOps is essential to the day-to-day operations of marketing teams because it allows them to perform critical tasks such as evaluating, reviewing, and reporting on marketing campaigns while continuously optimizing activities to increase return on investment.
Increasing the human interaction that customers crave
Many companies attempt to handle data and digital communications manually, using analog resources in a digital era. That leaves little time for everyone to devote time and mindshare to strategic and creative thinking.
It’s naive to believe that 20th-century analog thought can help companies reclaim control of their digital marketing environment. They are now behind on their jobs, out of touch, out of control, angry, and tired as a result of this.
Marketers can improve consumer experience by providing relevant content
Even in the post-pandemic period, remote work is likely here to stay. Long after it is safe to do so, several workers will continue to work remotely instead of returning to the workplace.
This changes the game for marketing teams because their target audiences will have more time to absorb marketing content once they are no longer struggling with long commutes. And, as they spend more time online and linked to their smartphones, they get frustrated with all the commercials and marketing messages they see.
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This means that marketers must improve their efforts. Because of increased consumer fatigue, marketers must engage with customers on a deeper level and avoid bombarding them with ineffective content. Instead, marketers must offer content that is more important to customers, because post-COVID, consumers would want more engaging and sophisticated content due to their new work and lifestyle habits.
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