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Non-profit businesses tend to be hit with the biggest obstacle in the digital marketing industry, having little to no money. The way that they operate is through raising awareness for their causes without spending much money can seem formidable in a world that is full of businesses that are optimising their digital exposure that are financially equipped.

Even though these challenges are quite strenuous, non-profit organisations are quite passionate and driven by the causes they support that feel much bigger than themselves.

Marketing in an over-populated digital world isn’t easy, but we will be going over five marketing strategies to help non-profits build exposure.

For the many companies that hire external agencies or freelancers to develop marketing strategies, there is something that you each should be aware of – marketing strategies don’t implement themselves.

While you are 414% more likely to be successful with a documented marketing strategy in place according to CoSchedule.com, this can only be true if you actually ensure that the right resources, talent and budget is allocated to the execution of the marketing strategy.

Marketing and sales are two distinct services within a business, and their roles are clearly defined. They are often seen as separate departments, but they share some similarities, and do have some overlap that cannot be overlooked. In any organization, one of the keys to success, and perhaps also one of the biggest challenges, would be to get the marketing and sales team to be on the same page and work closely together. It may sound like a simple task to achieve, but there are often conflicts due to different perspectives on marketing budgets and its effect on sales performance.

Every company needs a marketing strategy to plan for the future. A strategy works as a sort of road map for all of your marketing activations throughout time. But what exactly goes into these strategies? For a lot of companies 2020, automation and personalization of content is going to be the next big step in marketing tactics. Trends change every year, and companies need to understand the next big step. We reached out to a few friends to weigh in on what every marketing strategy needs in 2020.

 

Don't be fooled. Having a start-up isn't for the faint hearted. In fact, it's not even for those who "get-through" everything in front of them. Start-ups are for people who are determined to be successful and are prepared to make sacrifices to get there.

Unless you are in your 40's.

A year ago, I was about to make one of the biggest decisions of my life; to take on an investor in my start-up Robotic Marketer.

Is there a lack of focus in your marketing department? Are you having trouble committing to a certain approach? Do you have a marketing strategy in place? It can be challenging to execute any plans without a marketing strategy. Marketing is like a game of chess, where you’re constantly thinking of the next step. A marketing strategy will map out what goals you want to accomplish and how you want to accomplish these goals.

 

Consumers are flooded with over 10,000 advertisements per day. In the time of information overload, how do you make your brand stand out from the crowd?

Your marketing strategy is the link with your customers. It requires some investment but having a big budget is not the key to its success.

Every business needs a 'marketing eye', and with that comes the basics: a marketing strategy, a marketing implementation plan, analytics and KPI's and of course, results.