Functional

Defining Roles – Print in 2015

We’re nearing the end of January. Much of the marketing communications community’s attention has changed focus to Sunday’s world championship of multimillion dollar television spots. That means I’m finally safe from being cliché and riding the new year bandwagon if I talk about the role of print in 2015, right? Okay, maybe I’m still being […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

If the concept of a supply chain dedicated to the production of marketing materials never crossed your mind before you began following along, don’t worry, you’re not alone. That is exactly why we began The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide. Now, after twelve installments, it’s time to put the wraps on our exploration of one […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 9 – Materials in the Chain

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 3

The Functional Areas of the Marketing Supply Chain – Continued In our last installment, we began exploring how, even in light of inherent complexities and uniqueness, the power of any marketing supply chain can be better understood and harnessed by breaking it down into four functional areas. The first two functional areas; coordination and acquisition, […]
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