Month: January 2010

The time has come to treat your marketing budget as if it were your own money

Marketing Week

Another year, another brand plan. I have high(er) hopes for 2010 and have made a number of resolutions to salute the new decade. I’ll spare you the predictable details on the annual weight loss regime, but on the business front I aim to pile a few pounds onto my marketing budget. I can’t wait to discount 2009 from my memory, “discount” being the key theme for the toughest trading year I’ve ever experienced.

Start the new decade with an upper hand

Marketing Week

While some pundits predict the worst is behind us, others say 2010 brings more economic hardship, leaving marketers in a quandary over how to plan ahead. But experts have spotted several key trends emerging from the uncertainty to help meet the challenges ahead.