How to Build the Bare Minimum Marketing Strategy

Most marketers are drowning in tactics and short on time. This workshop gives you a calm, practical way to build a simple strategy you can actually use - even if you’re a solo marketer with limited budget, pressure from all sides, and no idea where to start.- Set a clear, useful goal you can measure (without needing a 40-page deck)- Identify the real customer problem and the idea you want to stick in their mind- Organise your tactics with a light-touch funnel so you know what to do — and what to say no toTIMESTAMPS00:00 — Welcome & intros01:20 — Why strategy feels harder than it should04:50 — What “bare minimum strategy” really means10:32 — The 3 questions every strategy must answer16:10 — Common strategy mistakes marketers make21:58 — Setting goals that actually guide decisions27:40 — How to choose the right metrics32:12 — Turning strategy into day-to-day actions37:45 — Live build: creating a minimum viable plan44:20 — Q&A: applying this to your business52:10 — Final thoughts & takeaway summary************Please take the time to check out our partners, all of whom we work with because we think they're useful companies for lovely marketers.Frontify - all your brand assets in one place: Frontify combines DAM, brand guidelines, and templates into a collaborative source of brand truth.Cambridge Marketing College - the best place to get your marketing qualifications and apprenticeships.Planable - the content collaboration platform that helps marketing teams create, plan, review, and approve all their awesome marketing content.NOAN - your superhuman business partner. Easily build your strategy & control your business knowledge with AI, then use it to manage your tasks, create content & supercharge your marketing.Wistia - a complete video marketing platform that helps teams create, host, market, and measure their videos and webinars—all in one place.