Best practice advice Archives - Smart Insights https://www.smartinsights.com/advicetype/best-practice-advice/ Digital Marketing > The Marketing Strategy Blog Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:16:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Content Marketing Matrix https://www.smartinsights.com/content-management/content-marketing-strategy/the-content-marketing-matrix-new-infographic/ https://www.smartinsights.com/content-management/content-marketing-strategy/the-content-marketing-matrix-new-infographic/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:00:54 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=13758 A content marketing planning tool to help marketers generate a matrix of ideas for the most engaging content types for their audiences We created our Content Marketing Matrix to help our members audit their content marketing assets as part of …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/content-management/content-marketing-strategy/the-content-marketing-matrix-new-infographic/feed/ 53 15 best prompts for using ChatGPT for digital marketing https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/marketing-innovation/the-best-prompts-for-using-chatgpt-for-digital-marketing/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=165108 15 practical examples of Generative AI prompts to support content marketing, email marketing, search and social media marketing for ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude I originally created this article when ChatGPT first launched to support my article How can I use …..

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]]> How to define SMART marketing objectives (with example RACE KPIs) https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/ https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:15:29 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=31878 From SMART to SMARTER marketing objectives: Discover how to define marketing objectives, measure your digital marketing goals, and use data to inform your marketing strategy When identifying specific marketing objectives to support your long-term goals, it is common practice to …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/define-smart-marketing-objectives/feed/ 30 How to create an actionable customer journey map using RACE https://www.smartinsights.com/marketplace-analysis/consumer-buying-behaviour/create-an-actionable-customer-journey-map-using-race/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:01:07 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=164048 Discover how to use our customer journey mapping template to create actionable insights to improve your marketing In today’s digitally connected world, customers have a myriad of choices when it comes to connecting with brands and businesses. There are many …..

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]]> How to structure an effective campaign plan to win more customers? https://www.smartinsights.com/traffic-building-strategy/campaign-planning/structure-effective-campaign-plan/ https://www.smartinsights.com/traffic-building-strategy/campaign-planning/structure-effective-campaign-plan/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 07:22:03 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=98734 What are the six essential parts of a campaign planning template? Today's marketing campaigns are complex since they need to reach and engage audiences across a range of digital and traditional channels as shown by our RACE customer customer lifecycle …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/traffic-building-strategy/campaign-planning/structure-effective-campaign-plan/feed/ 0 How to define effective digital marketing objectives and KPIs to achieve your goals? https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/choosing-effective-digital-marketing-kpis/ https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/choosing-effective-digital-marketing-kpis/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=101150 A practical guide to select the SMART digital Key Performance Indicators to grow your business in 2025 using VQVC KPIs are a useful way for digital marketers to set expectations and prove that their work is having a positive impact. …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/goal-setting-evaluation/goals-kpis/choosing-effective-digital-marketing-kpis/feed/ 0 What is digital marketing? Our visual summary of 18 key techniques. 2025 edition. https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/what-is-digital-marketing/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/what-is-digital-marketing/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=60037 Dr. Dave Chaffey, author of Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice explains a process to achieve success by focusing on the 18 most important digital marketing techniques Simply put, our definition of digital marketing, or online marketing, is: "Achieving marketing …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/what-is-digital-marketing/feed/ 0 Digital marketing strategy and planning template. 2025 edition. https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:20:17 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=153501 Use our digital marketing strategy template integrated across the RACE Framework to plan and get ahead in your digital marketing We all know the old saying “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”, but when it comes …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-strategy-and-planning-template/feed/ 3 8 easy to use annual marketing budget templates for small and medium businesses https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/ https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:25:48 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=130541 How to strategically manage your marketing spend with 8 integrated simple marketing budget templates for different types of marketing investment Setting strategic and channel direction, working toward commercial objectives and KPIs, and monitoring your success is great. But if you're …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/planning-budgeting/8-easy-annual-marketing-plan-and-budgeting-templates/feed/ 0 How to create a marketing plan in 2025 https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/how-to-create-a-marketing-plan/ https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/create-a-marketing-plan/how-to-create-a-marketing-plan/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:40:32 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=21374 A Marketing Plan is a bit like a job description for your company. Everyone should have one, but they’re often not fit for purpose, out of date and reviewed infrequently... Research has shown that businesses with plans succeed...

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