Short on time? How to be a time management ninja

Motivation and efficiency are key for many jobs, especially marketing. A marketer’s role is critical to achieving business objectives, and the only way to hit KPIs is to stay on top of the day to day marketing operations and think ahead in terms of big picture marketing strategies.

Don’t get bogged down with the day-to-day marketing operations

Take the small steps, to lead to big success:

• Use a to-do list to note all your tasks. Whether they are small steps in a large project or a small to-do, write them all down and check them all off as you go. There is no better feeling then a check off your list! Here are some handy to-do list apps:
  • Wunderlist – Free
    • iOS
    • Android
  • Trello – Free for basic
    • iOS
    • Android
• Use a diary for recurring and timely tasks. Do you have a monthly blog? Skip ahead in your diary and write this task in for the first Monday of every month.  Try using your Outlook or desktop calendar or check out these handy diaries and calendars:
  • A1 Yearly Planner
  • Monthly Desk Planner
  • Weekly Planner
• Carve out time for the bigger tasks. Park your emails and stick with a project for a few hours, you are more likely to finish it than if you are jumping in and out of multiple tasks. Are your emails slowing you down? Try these inbox management apps:
  • Boomerang for Gmail
  • Sortd for Gmail

Don’t lose sight of big picture marketing strategies

Future planning is vital to the success of marketing.

• Start with a yearly calendar and mark your major events or goal. From here think about how much time you need to hit this goal, allowing time for any unforeseen issues. Check out these K.I.S.S blogs on planning:
  • KUWTKD – keeping up with the key dates of the year
  • Creating a kick ass blog plan
  • Turning plans into actions: 4 tips to execute your campaign
• Work backwards from your key date to define internal and external deadlines considering time allowance for reviews, approvals and production.
• Set an action plan, break down the tasks required to hit your KPIs and goals
• Avoid getting stuck in the day-to-day, allocate time each week for big picture thinking and stick to it.

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