15 Things Marketing folks can do during SOE

(If you have the bandwidth)

1. A digital marketing course – lots of free ones online

2. Figure out ways to improve your relations with Sales and Operations teams

3. Think about what you can do for your trade partners (and not just the bosses, but especially the staff in the trenches facing customers)

4. Take a deep dive on your competition and see what they are up to online, including SEO, Social Media and Brand Sentiment

5. Do a mental health call to some people in your internal team including all those special people in the warehouse and accounts department, who help to make your job easier

6. Take a break from all things marketing and read a book on cooking with clove. (or whatever floats your boat)

7. Think about how you will accelerate your e-commerce launch

8. Listen to some music from when you were in Form 5

9. Start your 2022 Marketing Calendar

10. Ask your agency or freelancer for a design for your 2022 Carnival T shirt. (You don’t need to have Carnival to have a T shirt. All staff likes swag)

11. Clear up your Inbox and Whatsapp

12. See how you doing on those 2021 goals

13. Send a note to 5 people telling them why you appreciate them so much

14. Find a way to listen to your consumer

15. Be nice to your Ad Agency