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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

By: Rich On: July 10, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

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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

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 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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New eLynxx Solutions CEO to Focus on Solving Customer Needs with Software for the Marketing Supply Chain

By: Rich On: May 08, 2014 Comments Disabled
eLynxx Solutions, a leading provider of project management software for the marketing supply chain has named COO Mike Jackson as its new CEO. Company founder Bill Gindlesperger will continue to provide guidance and support as chairman while Jackson directs customer-focused business development as the company enters its second generation. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (May 8, 2014) – […]
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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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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 3

By: Rich On: April 23, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
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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