I have actually heard people say this phrase with complete seriousness, and I just stood there amazed by it. They saw no reason to pay attention at all to any previous marketing pushes. The reason they had was that because things change so fast and because the market is always evolving, if you focus at all on what you've done before, you will quickly get left behind.



What they are really doing is taking one grain of truth and expanding it so far they act as if that is all there is. Well, I can assure you that marketing involves a lot more than just what is going to come next.

This is why you need to be aware of all of your previous marketing campaigns. Many companies have no means of tracking previous marketing pushes, and once a marketing campaign is done they get rid of all of the material. The previous brochure printing batch will have no impact on the next one in their eyes, and so all of those left over brochures or data surrounding them is dumped in the trash.

Yes, many aspects of marketing are changing all the time. I am not going to argue that point at all, because it is true, but the message behind the marketing rarely changes.

Good savings are sought after now just as much as they were twenty years ago. The exact images you use might change for how you represent this, but the basic message remains the same.

The message is the core of your marketing. This is the most important part of any marketing push. If you do not have a strong message than you are not going to get a lot of business.

And these messages are what you need to keep track of, because not all marketing messages are going to be successful. You have to find the right message that resonates with your customers.

What happens is that a coming does not quite realize what it was about their marketing that worked, or they pick one thing and assume that was it, whether it was or not. By keeping old brochure printing batches or old posters along with the sales data you can keep track of multiple ad campaigns, which will help you keep track of exactly what was working and what was not.

Research remains the foundation of marketing and nothing has changed that. This is a wealth of research available to you if you just take the time to keep track of it.

Yes, times change, and with them new forms of marketing crop up, but do not forget about what worked for you before. Looking at the past is what can help you make sure that you achieve success in the future as well.