Aviation Marketing: The difference between strategy and tactics

Strategy and tactics must work together to achieve business goals

Jeriah Owyang, Industry analyst with the Altimeter Group, posted an article defining strategy and tactics by their associated actions. Below is my interpretation for aviation marketers:

Aviation manufacturers need strategic thinking and tactical execution to move the business forward. If you have strategy without tactics, then the big idea is never implemented. If you implement tactics without a strategy, you end up herding cats.

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Aviation Marketing: Marketing excellence requires focus and clear positioning

The digital ecosystem is a disruptive force, leading many aviation marketers to take on too many capabilities instead of mastering a few.

Strategy&, Korn/Ferry International, and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) recently conducted a survey of 350 senior marketing professionals across many industries to find out how the role of marketing is evolving at their companies in response to changes in the digital marketing and media ecosystem.

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