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62: Start the new year strong by ditching old marketing habits
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Happy New Year! 🎉
We hope you had time to relax and re-energize over the holiday break. As we shake off what’s left of 2023, it's time to think about what you can do differently in the new year to drive more impact for your mission.
Take a moment to assess the successes and shortcomings of the past year and pinpoint areas for improvement, revealing new growth opportunities.
Ready to kick old habits and explore new marketing strategies? Check out the resources in this week’s Brief 👇
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Building a durable marketing growth plan 🎧 In a must-listen conversation, you’ll walk away with practical advice on balancing acquisition and retention, asking the right strategic questions, and focusing resources on the right audiences rather than just channels. Change is unavoidable. As marketers, we know that tactics, strategies, and technologies are always evolving, forcing us to keep an open mind and adapt if we want to stay relevant. First movers—those who embrace innovation, explore uncharted channels, and experiment with novel tactics—will find themselves at the forefront in 2024.
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In the news |
The Fundraising Effectiveness Project recently released fundraising outcomes from Q3 of 2023. In this report, donors dropped 7.6% in Q3, double what it was in Q1, which was driven by fewer small and major donors.
With the new year comes bigger opportunities to bridge the disconnect between nonprofits and their donors. “Persistently declining donations across all donor types shows that the sector needs to focus on agility and adapting to the realities of donor behavior,” Woodrow Rosenbaum, Chief Data Officer of GivingTuesday, recommends.
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In a surprising marketing twist, a new Emplifi report found that longer Instagram Reels outshine TikTok’s short-form videos by twice as much. The numbers don’t lie: Reels that were longer had 8,372 median views versus 3,379 on TikTok.
If anything, this should further encourage you to experiment with multiple video formats, because you never know what your audience's sweet spot may be.
For your inspiration folder |
Advertising leaders like Vicki Maguire and Nils Leonard sit down with The Drum and open up about how they’ve built their careers while also sharing advice for fellow marketers.
Whether you’re just starting your career or have been in the game for quite some time, this piece is chock-full of inspiration from top creatives with decades of experience.
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