{"id":224068,"date":"2020-03-16T02:48:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T21:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qcsglobal.com\/marketing\/how-to-launch-the-worlds-greatest-marketing-campaign\/"},"modified":"2020-04-18T17:10:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T11:40:31","slug":"how-to-launch-the-worlds-greatest-marketing-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/how-to-launch-the-worlds-greatest-marketing-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Launch the World&#039;s Greatest Marketing Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"post-body\"><span id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_post_body\" class=\"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text\" style=\"\" data-hs-cos-general-type=\"meta_field\" data-hs-cos-type=\"rich_text\"><\/p>\n<p>Running marketing campaigns is the main way that businesses can both communicate with their audience and acquire new leads.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But launching one is easier said than done. Putting together a marketing campaign takes time, effort, organization, and awareness, among other things. They\u2019re also an enormous risk; one misstep, one off-taste response, or one poorly-timed launch could ruin your brand forever.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lh-featured-snippet\">\n<h2>What is a marketing campaign?<\/h2>\n<p>A marketing campaign is a planned, organized sequence of activities designed to bring new revenue or awareness for a product or service. More often than not, marketing campaigns are run across several different channels as opposed to a single channel to maximize exposure to the desired audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marketing campaigns often take place across multiple mediums in which a wide array of <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/marketing-metrics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">marketing metrics<\/a> are monitored to reach one or several overarching goals.\u00a0While some of them look effortless, the best marketing campaigns are often well thought-out, follow a theme, and are expertly executed.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for something specific? Jump down to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/#how-to-create\" rel=\" noopener\">How to create a marketing campaign<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/#mistakes\" rel=\" noopener\">3 huge marketing campaign mistakes to avoid<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/#examples\" rel=\" noopener\">Memorable marketing campaign examples<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 38px; font-weight: 600; background-color: transparent;\">The importance of marketing campaign management<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before learning the process of launching a marketing campaign, it&#8217;s crucial to become familiar with marketing campaign management.<\/p>\n<p>Any noteworthy marketing campaign involves many moving projects, people, and ideas. Marketing campaign management is all about keeping those things organized, turning them into an actionable plan, executing that plan, and tracking the appropriate metrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marketing campaigns don&#8217;t often appear in just one place; social media posts, television commercials, emails, promotional materials and more are all focused around one idea in order to get your audience to take action. The more points of exposure an audience has, the more chance there is that they&#8217;ll take the desired action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Understanding your audience isn&#8217;t just the key to any <em>marketing<\/em> campaign; it&#8217;s the key to the success of a business. Being able to identify the problems they&#8217;re experiencing, the topics they&#8217;re interested in, and what excites them are the stepping stones towards turning strangers into loyal customers.<\/p>\n<h3>Responsibilities of a marketing campaign manager<\/h3>\n<p>Launching a marketing campaign is an enormous feat, and a campaign manager is the person who sees it through. The campaign manager is often communicating with both sales and marketing teams to ensure that the campaign aligns with the goals of both teams in a creative and unique way.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s not mandatory that a campaign manager be in place to launch the campaign, having someone oversee everything from a higher level has proven to be helpful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Campaign managers should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have extensive prior experience in marketing roles<\/li>\n<li>Have proven abilities to lead both a team and a project<\/li>\n<li>Be capable of managing both upwards as well as avoiding micromanagement of those in positions below them<\/li>\n<li>Be able to evolve their role along with the evolution of the phases of the campaign<\/li>\n<li>Be very familiar with both CRM and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/categories\/marketing-automation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">marketing automation software<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"how-to-create\" data-hs-anchor=\"true\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 38px; font-weight: 600; background-color: transparent;\">How to create a marketing campaign<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;\">There\u2019s no official playbook when it comes to planning and launching a marketing campaign. For the sake of this article, we\u2019ll list out the process of marketing campaign creation in four categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=539&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png\" alt=\"marketing campaign process\" width=\"539\" style=\"width: 539px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=270&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 270w, https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=539&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 539w, https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=809&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 809w, https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=1078&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 1078w, https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=1348&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 1348w, https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png?width=1617&amp;name=marketing%20campaign%20process-1.png 1617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\"><\/p>\n<h3>Ideation<\/h3>\n<p>In the first stages of a marketing campaign, ideas are only beginning to come to the surface. The ideation phase is when you and your team gather all of those ideas, identify who they\u2019re for, what you want to do with them, and how you\u2019ll implement them into your actual campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Define your goal<\/h4>\n<p>The first thing that your marketing team should do is clearly identify what you\u2019re trying to achieve with this campaign. Each and every campaign should be launched with purpose.<\/p>\n<p>There are several different types of marketing campaigns. Are you trying to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch a new product?<\/li>\n<li>Generate new revenue?<\/li>\n<li>Increase engagement?<\/li>\n<li>Promote an event?<\/li>\n<li>Reposition your brand?<\/li>\n<li>Grow brand awareness?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s not enough to choose one of these bullet points and restate it as a goal. For example \u201cwe want to launch a new product\u201d is far too generic for anyone to be able to follow through and call the end result a \u201csuccess\u201d. Instead, marketers should be focused on creating goals that are SMART.<\/p>\n<p>SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based. Working around this acronym ensures that there will be several ways to hold yourself accountable for hitting the mark.<\/p>\n<p>So, instead of simply wanting to &#8220;promote an event&#8221; with no way to measure that success, get SMART:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"4\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-color: #99acc2; border-style: solid; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 349px;\">Specific<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 348px;\">A Q2 promotional event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 349px;\">Measurable\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 348px;\">400 registrants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 349px;\">Attainable<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 348px;\">Providing a link to a landing page for via Instagram and Twitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 349px;\">Relevant<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 348px;\">Promoting your latest product (Product X)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 349px;\">Time-based<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 348px;\">By the end of Q1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u201cWe want to promote our Q2 promotional event for our latest product (Product X) via Instagram and Twitter, with a goal of getting 400 people to register by the end of Q1\u201d is a much clearer goal than what we started with.<\/p>\n<p>Getting into the nitty-gritty of your campaign goal will leave less room for error, and more room for success.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Determine your audience persona<\/h4>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve determined a goal and made it SMART, begin thinking about your campaign\u2019s audience. Before your team even starts to think about demographics, think about the relationship you\u2019ll have to the audience of this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Will these people recognize your brand, or do they not even know you exist? Are you trying to get new customers or continue to nurture existing ones? Where is your campaign\u2019s audience in the buyer\u2019s journey?<\/p>\n<p>The marketing materials you\u2019ll be creating for your campaign depend heavily on this answer. For some campaigns, there may be more than one answer; your audience could have some members at one stage and others in another stage. This means that sometimes it\u2019s appropriate to create versions of literature for each stage.<\/p>\n<p>Once their position(s) within the sales funnel has been determined, it\u2019s time to narrow your audience down even further.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What social media platforms do they use, and how do they use them?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of content will they respond well to?<\/li>\n<li>What problems do they experience that our product could help solve?<\/li>\n<li>What are their hobbies?<\/li>\n<li>What sort of language will attract their attention, and what language do they use? Do they prefer concise, clever content, or direct and serious content?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The narrower you keep your audience, the easier it can be to deliver a message that they\u2019ll not only remember, but also create a call-to-action that will resonate with them and encourage them to take the next step, whatever it may be.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Brainstorm marketing campaign ideas<\/h4>\n<p>Now that you and your team have decided on your goal and determined the audience you\u2019d like to achieve that goal with, the next step to take is to figure out exactly how to do that. One of \u2013 if not the most creative step in the marketing campaign process \u2013 is ideating concepts that will hit home with your audience.<\/p>\n<p>From broad subjects like determining what the campaign is going to try and achieve and what message it\u2019s sending, to the visual identity of the campaign and the language being used within it, every little detail about the concept should be fleshed out.<\/p>\n<p>Not only will your team have to come to an agreement with the overall look and feel of the campaign, but they\u2019ll also have to take things a step further and decide how those things will be accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Deciding which copywriter, video producer, graphic designer, or other creative is no easy task. Between in-house, agencies, and freelancers, the decision is up to you, your team, and most importantly, your budget.<\/p>\n<p>By no means does this step happen quickly. Creating a marketing campaign is like creating an entire miniature brand, and it\u2019s most definitely something that shouldn\u2019t be rushed. Most of the greatest campaigns didn\u2019t come to fruition in seconds \u2013 yours shouldn\u2019t either.<\/p>\n<p>Most of what\u2019s been discussed thus far has revolved around looking forward and making decisions based on the information you\u2019ve collected for this specific campaign. Don\u2019t forget that there\u2019s no harm in looking left, right, and backwards, too.<\/p>\n<h5>Your competition<\/h5>\n<p>Whatever you\u2019re campaigning for, it\u2019s not unlikely that it hasn\u2019t been done before. But has it been done well?<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the promotion campaigns that your competitors have executed in the past, and jot down some notes about the things you and your team admire, as well as the things that you\u2019ll try to stay away from. Know that these notes should not be used to duplicate exactly what other marketers have done, but to ensure that you do the opposite and create something completely fresh.<\/p>\n<h5>Your past<\/h5>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve analyzed the decisions your competitors have made, it\u2019s time to take a look at your own. Unlike competitor campaigns, you have the results of your past campaigns in your back pocket.<\/p>\n<p>What were they? What things have gone well or even exceeded your expectations in the past? What are some things that you\u2019ve tried before that haven\u2019t gone well or have completely failed?<\/p>\n<p>Taking this knowledge with you as you\u2019re conceptualizing makes for more intelligent and informed decision making.<\/p>\n<h3>Coordination<\/h3>\n<p>Any marketer knows that the ideation phase has no end. Once your ideation phase has come to a place where you feel you can begin to move forward, it\u2019s time to start the plan.<\/p>\n<p>In this phase, your marketing team will be taking note of everything that needs to be done for the campaign to be launched successfully, as well as when those tasks need to be completed.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Identify your marketing mediums<\/h4>\n<p>The more we move forward with technology, the more platforms become available for marketers to execute their campaigns. Depending on your budget and the amount of time you\u2019ve given your team to execute, there\u2019s a chance that the sky truly is the limit; while one medium may stand out to you and your team, integrated marketing campaigns often outperform those campaigns that only use one platform.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing which channel(s) you\u2019ll execute your campaign on and developing a marketing campaign strategy can be tricky; it takes strategic thought in order to make the choices that will result in the best possible outcome. Think of your target market, and choose the platforms that you know they\u2019re most active on.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of the platforms that you could take on.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"4\" style=\"width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-color: #99acc2; border-style: solid; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; height: 612px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 66px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\"><strong>Paid<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\"><strong>Earned<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\"><strong>Shared<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\"><strong>Owned<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 91px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">PPC &#8211; social, SERPs, etc<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">PR outreach<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Referrals<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Newsletter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 91px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Print ads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Outreach to contacts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Forums<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 91px;\">Website<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 116px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Display ads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Interviewing with publications and influencers<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Forums<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Email campaign<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 116px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Sponsorships<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Reviews<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 116px;\">Social media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 66px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">Influencers<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">Word of mouth<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">Blog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 66px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">TV ads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; height: 66px;\">Whitepapers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Looking for a way to gain more earned media? Creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/sell.g2.com\/?_ga=2.114889920.657017021.1582233982-282736281.1581005153\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">G2 profile<\/a> gives your customers a platform to leave reviews \u2013 and they\u2019re all yours for your next campaign.<\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943\" id=\"hs-cta-cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4099946\/cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943\" style=\"border-width:0px;margin: 0 auto; display: block; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4099946\/cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943.png\" alt=\"Get My Profile, FREE \u2192\" align=\"middle\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs\/cta\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(4099946, 'cfd91b69-111a-47e6-86ab-026f91816943', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h4>2. Establish how you\u2019ll measure success<\/h4>\n<p>The way you and your team define success depends on the goals you\u2019ve set for yourself as well as the channels you\u2019ve selected to achieve those goals. There are plenty of marketing metrics that your team can choose from, and avoiding <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/vanity-metrics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vanity metrics<\/a> isn\u2019t always easy.<\/p>\n<p>Making sure that your KPIs are actionable is crucial for both the reports that you\u2019ll produce after the campaign as well as for the next campaign that you run. Measuring fluffy metrics may look great on paper, but they often have little to do with the ultimate goal of the campaign, and therefore are not as relevant to your success as other, sometimes harder-to-swallow metrics.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Define your call-to-action<\/h4>\n<p>The focus of your campaign is what it\u2019s all about. Your campaign shouldn\u2019t just be about showing off a new product or telling people about an upcoming event. Think about what action you want your audience to respond with, and develop a CTA to encourage that type of response.<\/p>\n<p>Your CTA should be an even exchange between you and your audience. The action that they take should be one that helps you hit your ultimate goal, but it should also be one that gives benefit to your audience.<\/p>\n<p>For example, asking someone to submit their email to a lead form is rewarding for you, but what can you give them in exchange? Incentivize your audience \u2014 provide them with educational materials, a discount, or even a chance to be featured on that very same home page in exchange for what they\u2019re giving you.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cexchange\u201d idea is applicable to any type of campaign. If you want your audience to take action, tell them how they\u2019ll benefit from it, too.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Delegate responsibilities<\/h4>\n<p>Now that you\u2019re aware of what needs to be done, it\u2019s time to determine who\u2019s going to do it. Marketing campaign management is never truly a one person job; it\u2019s a team effort.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the channels you\u2019ve chosen, there\u2019s a chance that the tasks at hand could be executed in-house. For example, if you\u2019re choosing to increase engagement, developing a social media strategy and carrying that out is something that has the potential to be taken care of without needing any external consultants.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are such things as small businesses, teams of limited sizes, or simply a lack of resources. For example, don\u2019t let your lack of knowledge for videography stop you from wanting to create a video ad. If you have the budget, freelancers and agencies are at your creative disposal to work with you to get exactly what you\u2019re looking for if you don\u2019t have the means to do it yourself.<\/p>\n<h4>5. Set up a timeline<\/h4>\n<p>The first deadlines you should be setting are the start and end dates of your campaign. Doing this allows you and your team to work within a time frame as opposed to having to set dates with no end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Once those dates are set, take a look back at the mediums your team has decided to move forward with. Determine how often you can promote your content based on the time you\u2019ve allotted yourself, the budget you have for the campaign, and the resources you have.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you\u2019ve chosen to do a campaign solely on social media, plot out all of the dates that you\u2019ll be promoting your campaign, down to the minute. If your team has chosen to invest money in a billboard, it\u2019s going to take a different kind of planning to determine when to have a design ready, when to contact a media buyer, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what platform(s) you\u2019re promoting\u00a0on, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g2.com\/categories\/project-management?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">project management software<\/a> is absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This software displays the various deadlines, which can help you and your team truly visualize the space between each launch\u00a0date. Doing this will ensure that every launch is being spread out evenly and will also help you when you take a look at your campaign after it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736\" id=\"hs-cta-0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4099946\/0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736\" style=\"border-width:0px;margin: 0 auto; display: block; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4099946\/0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736.png\" alt=\"View the Easiest-to-Use\u00a0Project Management Software \u2192\" align=\"middle\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs\/cta\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(4099946, '0d1cda76-2cf4-4c1b-9a3d-89941ef12736', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p>Once everything is mapped out on your timeline, your team is comfortable with the project managers and the platforms they\u2019ll be managing, and the CTA you\u2019ll be providing for your audience is made, it\u2019s time to launch.<\/p>\n<h3>Execution<\/h3>\n<p>The execution phase of a marketing campaign isn\u2019t as simple as pushing the big red button. The purpose of launching a campaign is to grab your audiences\u2019 attention and persuade them to take action. Let\u2019s say they <em>do<\/em> take that desired action \u2013 how do you move forward?<\/p>\n<h4>1. Have a follow-up plan in place<\/h4>\n<p>Newton\u2019s law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It\u2019s true in physics, and it should be true in marketing, too.<\/p>\n<p>When you ask your audience to take action, react when they do. If you\u2019re promoting a product launch, give them a demo. If you\u2019re asking people to register for an event, follow up with some additional content about what they should expect. If you\u2019re looking for more engagement on social media, return the favor and engage with those who do.<\/p>\n<h3>Measure<\/h3>\n<p>Planning and launching your campaign is just half the fun \u2013 monitoring and analyzing the information that comes from that campaign is the other half. The results that you get from that data can provide you with insight into your audience, the channels you used to reach them, and the way your budget was spent.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this helpful when you\u2019re reporting results to managers and stakeholders, but it\u2019s also important to have that information in your back pocket for when you launch your next campaign.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Analyze your results<\/h4>\n<p>Marketing automation software can help your marketing team create and launch campaigns, but it\u2019s also capable of tracking the resulting metrics of those efforts. Taking a look at these numbers throughout your campaign, and especially as it\u2019s coming to a close, is what will tell you whether or not you hit your SMART goals.<\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95\" id=\"hs-cta-8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4099946\/8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95\" style=\"border-width:0px;margin: 0 auto; display: block; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4099946\/8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95.png\" alt=\"Find the best\u00a0Marketing Automation software on the market. Explore Now, Free \u2192\" align=\"middle\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs\/cta\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(4099946, '8f31b29f-e37f-410f-9237-dd7b85006f95', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t involve simply looking at one metric. Any medium with which you executed your campaign has analytics that come with it. Email, social, website, and any other platform data that you\u2019ve collected over the course of your campaign can help you collect customer analytics regarding behavior, opinion, and more so that your next campaign can be launched to fit their tastes more accurately.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Hold a retrospective meeting<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s important to look ahead at future projects, but how can you launch those successfully without taking a look at your past efforts? Holding a meeting to look at the campaign that was just executed, successful or not, is crucial to the success of your future campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Sit down with your team and ask them (and yourself):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What went well?<\/li>\n<li>What components were most helpful for meeting our goal? Which ones had less of an impact?<\/li>\n<li>What part of this campaign was the easiest? What was the most frustrating?<\/li>\n<li>Did parts of the campaign go poorly? Why?<\/li>\n<li>What did we learn about our audience?<\/li>\n<li>Was time spent on tasks spent appropriately? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Are there ways we can ask our audience for feedback?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on the answers, your team will decide on the actions they can take to optimize campaigns in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"mistakes\" data-hs-anchor=\"true\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3 huge marketing campaign mistakes to avoid<\/h2>\n<p>Holding a retrospective isn\u2019t a required part of the marketing campaign process, but it\u2019s certainly helpful for not only calling out the success you and your teammates experienced, but also the obstacles you need to overcome in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Without a retrospective meeting, there\u2019s a chance that your team will make one (or more) of the common mistakes below.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Ignoring your competitors<\/h3>\n<p>Competitor analysis is a tricky thing, but it has to be done. Ignoring your competition altogether means that you could be missing out on something they\u2019ve done extremely well, as well as something they\u2019ve done very poorly.<\/p>\n<p>This is not to say that you should then be copying exactly what they\u2019ve done well and avoiding everything that they executed poorly. Instead, look at your competitor to see what\u2019s been done: the good, the bad, and the ugly.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how those campaigns went, it\u2019s your job to make your campaign different; a successful marketing campaign is never a repeat of another. What is it about you that\u2019s different than your competition? What makes your product different from the rest?<\/p>\n<h3>2. Forgetting to tie your brand into your campaign<\/h3>\n<p>The message that marketers decide to send out into the world about what it is they\u2019re promoting can sometimes be so monumental, so exciting, that tying in the brand itself is sometimes forgotten. Even if not completely lost, there are other instances in which the campaign is spread across so many mediums that the importance of visual consistency is sometimes left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Having a consistent look, feel, and tone across channels is the largest indicator to your audience that they\u2019re specifically looking at your campaign. Cohesiveness is key \u2013 in your marketing campaigns and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Failing to connect to your audience<\/h3>\n<p>Understanding your audience is one thing, but connecting with them takes another level of commitment. Marketers have a tendency to be heavily data-driven people. Behind the all-important metrics, we can easily forget that there are real people with emotions and the ability to make decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting your audience with hard numbers and cold facts may look impressive to other marketers, but humans connect with stories and emotions more than anything. Forgetting to tie that into your campaign may hurt you in the long-run.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"examples\" data-hs-anchor=\"true\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Memorable marketing campaign examples<\/h2>\n<p>We remember campaigns when they\u2019re executed very well. We also remember when they\u2019re executed very poorly. Below are examples of some of the best and worst marketing campaign ideas to date.<\/p>\n<h3>The best<\/h3>\n<p>Some of the best marketing campaigns to date aren&#8217;t the ones that used the most famous celebrities, the flashiest marketing mediums, or the coolest music \u2013 they&#8217;re the ones that tell a story and relate to the audience. Connecting with your audience is of the utmost importance when it comes to a successful campaign, and the examples below prove it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Dove\u2019s Real Beauty Sketches<\/h4>\n<p>In 2013, Dove\u2019s Real Beauty campaign worked with an FBI sketch artist to draw women based on only two descriptions: one from the subject themselves, and another from complete strangers who had seen the subject. The resulting two sketches appeared vastly different in the short film, hitting home for many women who don\u2019t view themselves as beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>It was relatable for men, too, who thought of their sisters, wives, mothers, and daughters when they saw the campaign. It dug into the emotions of the users of the product instead of the product itself.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of releasing it to their entire market, they first launched in Brazil, the U.S., Australia, and Canada before the rest of the world to get a steady stream of attention across major platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the ad was a massive and memorable success.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; max-width: 560px; max-height: 315px; min-width: 256px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dove Real Beauty Sketches | You\u2019re more beautiful than you think (3mins)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XpaOjMXyJGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it was the most watched online ad of all-time, was #1 on the Cannes YouTube Ads Leaderboard, and won Titanium Grand Prix at the 2013 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.<\/p>\n<h4>Apple: Get a Mac<\/h4>\n<p>Are you Mac or PC? We\u2019ve been asking ourselves for years, but Apple\u2019s 66 commercial series featuring Steve Jobs and Bill Gates lookalikes answered the question for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>TBWA, the agency behind the genius campaign, made sure that their client was well-represented. They made the personified Mac modern, kind, warm, and encouraging as well as educational in that he encouraged becoming familiar with things like viruses and security. The personified PC, on the other hand, was represented in a more nerdy fashion and lacked the same confidence as the Mac.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; max-width: 560px; max-height: 315px; min-width: 256px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get a Mac &quot;Mac vs. PC&quot; Ad - Office Stress\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6bkRR40Aos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the release of the campaign, social media had just begun to bloom, and so the conversation regarding which brand trumped the other was still very much relevant in conversation. The campaign won a Grand Effie Award in 2007.<\/p>\n<h4>Budweiser: Wassup<\/h4>\n<p>While TBWA\u2019s campaign was based on already-existing conversation, DDB Chicago\u2019s campaign for Budweiser created it.<\/p>\n<p>First released in 1999, the seemingly effortless campaign featured several African American pals drinking Buds, \u201cwatching the game,\u201d and repeating the same greeting over the phone to each other. Initially feared to be too \u201curban\u201d by owner Anheuser-Busch, the campaign took the internet by storm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; max-width: 560px; max-height: 315px; min-width: 256px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"budweiser wassup\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W16qzZ7J5YQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Budweiser had even followed up with a link to a page that taught their audience how to say \u201cwassup\u201d in 30 different languages and blew their traffic out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond awards like the Cannes Grand Prix, Budweiser\u2019s campaign became a cultural phenomenon making appearances everywhere from everyday conversations to an episode of The Office.<\/p>\n<h3>The worst<\/h3>\n<p>Whether the humor went over the line, the release was poorly timed, or the level of wit was beyond anyone\u2019s comprehension, here are some marketing campaigns of the past that should probably stay there.<\/p>\n<h4>Kendall Jenner Pepsi Ad<\/h4>\n<p>Pepsi\u2019s brand awareness campaign titled \u201cmoments\u201d made an attempt to market themselves as culturally inclusive and unifying.<\/p>\n<p>In this specific ad, Kendall Jenner is seen modelling for a photoshoot in the street, but is quickly captivated by a group of protesters. She joins the protesting and near the end of the ad, hands a police officer a Pepsi as a sort of \u201cpeace offering\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It took almost no time for both Jenner and Pepsi to become a target of backlash in which spectators ridiculed them for appropriating the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I had carried Pepsi I guess I never would&#8217;ve gotten arrested. Who knew?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 deray (@deray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deray\/status\/849447882356862978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This ad, and the backlash, were certainly unforgettable.<\/p>\n<h4>Adidas Boston Marathon Email<\/h4>\n<p>Completing a marathon is an enormous accomplishment for anyone, and there are a variety of ways to tell someone congratulations. Without context, telling someone congratulations for surviving the difficult feat isn\u2019t uncommon. With context, it\u2019s a disaster.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Marathon tragedy that occurred in 2013 was still fresh in the minds of many, but it seemed that the incident completely slipped Adidas\u2019 mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats, you survived the Boston Marathon!\u201d was the tone-deaf subject line of an Adidas email campaign in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adidas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adidas<\/a>, I love you, but you need to talk to whoever is doing your email marketing&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BostonMarathon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BostonMarathon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/toosoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#toosoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adidasrunning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@adidasrunning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ow64UqMj9o\">pic.twitter.com\/Ow64UqMj9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Lonsdale (@jasonlonsdale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonlonsdale\/status\/854379502264242177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An apology was issued quickly, but many felt it wasn\u2019t soon enough.<\/p>\n<h4>Nivea: White Is Purity<\/h4>\n<p>In 2017, Nivea pulled a deodorant ad that was displayed on Facebook. The ad was marketed to their Middle Eastern followers to promote their \u201cInvisible for Black and White\u201d deodorant. The image portrayed a woman facing away from the camera with dark, wavy hair wrapped in an all-white outfit.<\/p>\n<p>The slogan? \u201cWHITE IS PURITY.\u201d The caption following their Facebook post read: \u201cKeep it clean, keep bright. Don\u2019t let anything ruin it, #Invisible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nivea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nivea<\/a>. This is so racist that I do not even know where to begin.\ud83d\ude20 Speechless. In future, refer to clothes or products, not colors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m0KTSALFKo\">pic.twitter.com\/m0KTSALFKo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Bellows (@ScottProfessor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottProfessor\/status\/849387351604441091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>The campaign was quickly interpreted as racially insensitive to the point where a white supremacist group enthusiastically followed up with their support.<\/p>\n<h5>Plan your work and work your plan<\/h5>\n<p>Are you creating a marketing campaign to make money or to make a difference? Why not aim for both?<\/p>\n<p>Following the phases of a marketing campaign to the tee will be the start to getting you the results you\u2019re looking for, but there\u2019s nothing like taking a leap of faith, being mindful, and letting emotion and storytelling drive your success.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll know you\u2019ve made an impact when you <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/viral-marketing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">go viral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11\" id=\"hs-cta-2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4099946\/2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4099946\/2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11.png\" alt=\"Related content: Viral Marketing: What It Is and How to Make the Most of It \u2192\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/hs\/cta\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(4099946, '2c718959-e7ab-4fc9-b90c-f6429ccd8c11', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.g2.com\/marketing-campaign\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running marketing campaigns is the main way that businesses can both communicate with their audience and acquire new leads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":224069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224859,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224068\/revisions\/224859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}