Join Peter Abraham, a former Econsultancy leader, and Catherine Torrance and Claire Pankhurst, co-creators of Supercharged Marketing Sprints, as they dive into agile marketing. They unveil their 5-day sprint framework that helps teams launch live, multichannel campaigns swiftly and effectively. Discover how to balance speed and strategy, create minimum viable campaigns, and cut through marketing chaos. Hear Peter's surprising journey from skepticism to success, and learn how AI can further enhance these agile practices.
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Supercharged Marketing Sprints Defined
Supercharged Marketing Sprints blend agile speed with marketing rigor for strategic, fast campaign launches.
They deliver a 5-day workshop framework enabling live, multichannel campaigns instead of just ideas.
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Peter's Initial Skepticism
Peter Abraham initially doubted one-week sprints could work but was surprised by their success.
Focus, limited scope, and rapid deployment made the swift execution feasible.
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Speed Requires Direction
Speed without clear direction leads to chaos in marketing campaigns.
The sprint methodology provides fast execution with a sharp, unified focus on goals and audience.
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In this episode of The Digital Marketing Podcast, Daniel dives into the world of agile marketing, exploring how a new methodology is helping marketers launch strategic, high-impact campaigns at pace, without compromising on quality. Joined by Peter Abraham (former Econsultancy leader and founder of Crank), alongside Katherine Torrance and Claire Pankhurst, the creators of Supercharged Marketing Sprints, Daniel unpacks a new approach to growth marketing that blends the speed of agile with the strategic rigour marketing has been missing. The team explain how their 5-day sprint framework works in practice - coaching marketing teams to develop and launch live, multichannel campaigns in just a week. Unlike traditional brainstorming workshops that leave great ideas gathering dust, this sprint ends with a live campaign in market, backed by real data and customer insight. Together, they explore how this approach helps businesses: Build high-performing campaigns under intense time constraints Cut through campaign chaos and internal delays Deliver strategic focus without sacrificing speed Align stakeholders quickly around a shared goal Create minimum viable campaigns (MVCs) that actually launch More than just a framework, this is a practical, tested process grounded in real-world experience. Peter shares his initial scepticism, and eventual surprise, at seeing these sprints succeed where other methods stall. Catherine and Claire outline how their structure gives marketing teams space for deep thinking and rapid deployment. They also share how AI tools (like headline generation and campaign planning assistants) are used to speed up the creative process, while still relying on human judgement and strategic thinking. This episode is packed with lessons for marketers frustrated by slow timelines, campaign bottlenecks, and chaotic execution cycles. Daniel and his guests lay out how to shift away from “tactics-first” thinking and instead build campaigns rooted in buyer insight, stakeholder alignment, and clear, testable outcomes. Key Takeaways: Why agile principles need evolution for modern marketing How 5-day sprints help teams go from messy ideas to market-ready campaigns The crucial role of stakeholder alignment and constrained planning How AI can complement (not replace) creative strategy How to build minimum viable campaigns with maximum impact Why fast isn’t enough—campaigns must be focused and aligned Whether you’re a CMO looking for a faster way to deliver results, or a team lead trying to cut through the clutter, this episode offers an inspiring look at what marketing agility really looks like in action. 🎧 Listen now and get your complete step-by-step guide. You'll find all links on TargetInternet.com Show notes: Have any feedback on the show? Send us your feedback, tell us what you love and what you think could be better. And, if you are really enjoying the show, please leave us a review.
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