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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 9 – Materials in the Chain

By: Rich On: June 12, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 9 – Materials in the Chain

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 9 – Materials in the Chain

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Over the past eight installments of our Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide we’ve discussed mechanics, functional areas and roles. Now it’s time to open a new chapter and take a look at the goods the marketing supply chain delivers – marketing materials. Admittedly, a deep-dive into marketing materials may not sound like edge-of-your-seat kind of […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 10 – Materials in the Chain (continued)

By: Rich On: June 11, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 10 – Materials in the Chain (continued)

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 10 – Materials in the Chain (continued)

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Last week we began dissecting the catch-all term “marketing materials” to discover just what kinds of items may be flowing through your marketing supply chain. Even as we began our exploration with some of the more common, old-standby sort of marketing communication tools, we saw that there was much more complexity than the simple and […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 8 – Legal Roles

By: Rich On: June 06, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 8 – Legal Roles

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 8 – Legal Roles

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When you think of roles and functions that go hand in hand with each other; marketing and legal probably aren’t too high on your list. The fact is they work closer than you think, especially in marketing project management. We’re not saying that it’s common to have lawyers write copy, create designs, source materials or […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 7 – Procurement Roles

By: Rich On: May 29, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 7 – Procurement Roles

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 7 – Procurement Roles

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Any organization that produces materials used in marketing is going to have marketers. There is also always some level of executive and financial management. There are some roles that, depending upon the organization, may not be so simply defined. So Who Does the Procurement in the Marketing Supply Chain? In many organizations the function of […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 6 – Finance Roles

By: Rich On: May 21, 2014 , Comments Disabled
Some combinations just go together well as polar opposites. They are distinctly different from, yet often attract, one another. North and south, fire and ice, good and evil are all classic examples. Marketing and finance is another. Marketing is driven by passion and human nature. Its output equals its success. Its results are born of […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 4

By: Rich On: May 02, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
Digital Asset Management – A Link in the Marketing Supply Chain Worth Strengthening One of the promises of the digital office was having all files and documents easily and readily accessible from your desk; no more rifling through filing cabinets and hunting down information from different people in various departments. Unfortunately for many of us, […]
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