9. Common Challenges in Marketing
• Over-Abundance of Projects
• Tight Deadlines
• Interruptions
• Last minute requests or “favors”
• Coordinating across departments and teams
• Relying on others to complete their portion of the total
project
• Emails and Meetings
• Having Clear Priorities
• “When it rains it pours”
• Miscommunication
• Putting out fires and damage control
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10. Principles to Consider
•Open communication & collaboration among team
•Scheduling time for uninterrupted work
•Busy vs. Productive
•Leveraging technology to manage and track projects
•Avoiding Distractions
•Tackle the hardest and most important tasks 1st
•Methods of Organization
•Delegation
Principles for Project Efficiency & Effectiveness
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11. Leveraging Technology
•Dropbox and cloud-based document sharing
•Syncing of Files and Notes among all devices
•Project Management Software
•To-dos, task assignment, progress reports
•Customer Relationship Manager (CRM)
•Web-based documents and apps (Google Docs)
•Shared Calendars
•Email Desktop vs. Web-based Clients
•Templatization of proposals and key business
information
•Computer and Program Shortcuts
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18. In Closing...
•Writing down tomorrow’s priorities on “3x5 card”
•Always do the most important things first (even if it
is hard)
•Focus on results and not activity
•Quality of work is paramount
•Celebrate each success!
Few tips for Time Management:
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