Throw Out Your Digital Marketing Budget Planning Playbook for 2022
Your 2022 budgets for digital marketing have
likely tested deep waters cause of another unexpected intervention by the COVID-19
pandemic in the form of omicron. There has been a lot of economic uncertainty
which has made it quite unnerving, to begin with. It would be almost laughable
at this point if we thought that we had scope for determining the future.
But there's something that comes with indomitable courage and as of now, marketers are again being asked to do the impossible again. The clients and stakeholders alike are asking around to calculate the 2022 Digital Marketing budget no matter how turbulent the future may be.
Throw out your budgeting playbook for 2022.
Most budgeting processes run on a simple principle. The mid-to-large companies always put their best foot forward to distil the dynamic and unpredictable future of digital marketing into spreadsheets. Even in a “normal” year, where there are no visible economic calamities, the pace of change is not slow. Rather it's pretty rapid when it comes to Digital Marketing planning. It is also kept in mind that anything beyond 3-6 months in the future might as well end up being somewhere between 3-6 years.
Budgeting is an essential task and besides being financially disciplined and smart are essential qualifications to survive in this ever-competitive market. Budgets are furthermore essential for the following reasons :
● Budgets force in accuracy prioritization
● Budgets create accountability
It is a fact that neither progress nor negative decrements can be measured without having a prepared project. You can not measure the accurate outcomes if they are not well accounted for. There are hence better ways of approaching budgeting for digital marketing in the year 2022. This year, work more with your clients and propose plans as per their desires. Also do not be afraid to rethink how digital marketing budgets are calculated and deployed and what all can be done to help them attain their goals. Acknowledge that always relying on old formulas or assumptions would never help you seal the deal. Shift your mindset to think out of the box and seek opportunities amidst uncertainty.
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