Do you have trouble explaining to people who aren’t marketers what marketing actually is? A lot of people think they know what marketing is. Marketing is advertising. Marketing is sponsorships. Marketing is lead generation.
Marketing is none of these things and all of the things. Tricky isn’t it?
Marketing is strategy. Advertising, sponsorships, lead gen… those are all tactics. Today, Jon-Mikel Bailey shares five ways to transition from tactical to strategic marketing.
Also, if you haven’t taken a few minutes to respond to the 2025 State of Your Stack Survey, please do so. We’re going to wrap it up soon so Scott Brinker and I can pore over the results to prepare for our MarTech Conference keynote.
Mike Pastore
Editorial Director