Strategic Planning for Beginners: What I Wish I Knew Before Saying Yes

Strategic Planning for Beginners: What I Wish I Knew Before Saying Yes

When one of my first marketing clients asked me to create a strategic plan, I eagerly said yes. I was excited. Confident. Slightly terrified. Because while I knew what a strategic plan was in theory, I had no real idea how to actually build one from scratch. I opened...
SWOT Analysis: The Swiss Army Knife of Analytical Tools

SWOT Analysis: The Swiss Army Knife of Analytical Tools

Image from Pixabay “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”  Abraham Lincoln knew the importance of researching and developing a wide context before important decision-making. So today, instead of worrying that our...