Smart Insights https://www.smartinsights.com/ Digital Marketing > The Marketing Strategy Blog Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Three digital marketing plan examples https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/three-digital-marketing-plan-examples/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:50:09 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=165839 From B2B to E-commerce to Brands, we've got examples of digital marketing plans for early startups through to multinational enterprises Whether you're starting from scratch, or improving your existing plans, examples of digital marketing plans help marketers see the how, …..

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]]> 10 reasons you need a digital marketing strategy in 2026 https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-strategy-development/10-reasons-for-digital-marketing-strategy/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-strategy-development/10-reasons-for-digital-marketing-strategy/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:55:34 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=2977 If you want to develop a strategy, where do you start? Well, it can be summarised in two or three sides of A4 in a table linking strategies to SMART objectives and KPIs to make sure you're on track...

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-strategy-development/10-reasons-for-digital-marketing-strategy/feed/ 51 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/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:10:00 +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/ 1 RACE Digital Marketing Trends 2026 https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-trends-2026/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:05:02 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=170046 Dr Dave Chaffey’s annual review of the marketing trends that will matter for B2C and B2B marketers in 2026 In my review this year, I'll be again be aiming to keep it practical for marketers since I will recommend trends …..

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]]> How to use Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for marketing https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/how-to-use-standard-operating-procedures-sops-for-marketing/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:35:04 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=168685 Do you, or does your organization, use SOPs for digital marketing activities? You may not have heard of SOPs, since the technique seems to be more widely used in the US and in markets where the sales process is more …..

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]]> Introducing The RACE Growth System and RACE Planning Framework: practical tools to improve your digital marketing https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/race-a-practical-framework-to-improve-your-digital-marketing/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/race-a-practical-framework-to-improve-your-digital-marketing/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:38 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=2793 How to streamline your planning and measurement of integrated digital marketing using RACE Smart Insights created RACE as a practical tool to help marketers and business owners plan, manage, and optimize their digital marketing using a more strategic, structured, and …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/race-a-practical-framework-to-improve-your-digital-marketing/feed/ 60 How best to learn marketing skills for strategy https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-skills-development/how-best-to-learn-marketing-skills/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:33:55 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=167869 Our recommended process and tools to help you grow your marketing career with strategic skill development As marketers, we understand how challenging it can be to keep all your plates spinning. You’re trying to manage your day job, while staying …..

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]]> Latest Gartner Hype Cycles for Digital Marketing: 2009-2025 https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/marketing-innovation/technology-for-innovation-in-marketing/ https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/marketing-innovation/technology-for-innovation-in-marketing/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:05:53 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=2728 Evaluating technology options for innovation in marketing - do you know your Hype Cycles? If you're involved in marketing strategy development, you will be constantly making judgments and reviewing with colleagues which digital technology innovations are most relevant to your …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/marketing-innovation/technology-for-innovation-in-marketing/feed/ 11 MarTech essential digital marketing tools [Infographic] https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-platforms/essential-digital-marketing-tools-infographic/ https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-platforms/essential-digital-marketing-tools-infographic/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:15:00 +0000 http://www.smartinsights.com/?p=70837 Audit your MarTech stack and quickly compare 30 different types of digital marketing tools available at different price points for businesses As marketers today, we’re fortunate to have a huge number of free and low-cost digital marketing tools to give …..

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]]> https://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-platforms/essential-digital-marketing-tools-infographic/feed/ 3 Example – How to structure an AI for marketing governance policy https://www.smartinsights.com/managing-digital-marketing/ai-marketing-policy-example/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:01:16 +0000 https://www.smartinsights.com/?p=167912 Why agreeing on a policy for how AI is used in marketing is an essential part of the future marketing playbook for all businesses ChatGPT has thrust Generative AI into prominence for marketers and many others whose activities involve content …..

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