{"id":145498,"date":"2019-10-09T08:57:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T07:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=145498"},"modified":"2023-11-28T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T11:10:33","slug":"zero-based-budgeting-for-marketing-briefing","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/zero-based-budgeting-for-marketing-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-based budgeting for marketing briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\">How will this briefing help me and my business?<\/h3>\n<p>Budgeting and forecasting is one of the biggest skills gaps in digital marketing, that's why many businesses fall back on traditional methods of budgeting for the future \u2013 increasing budgets incrementally or basing it on revenue. This process neglects the fact that the coming year is highly unlikely to be a repeat of the last, old expenses can be forgotten about, and overall spending can inflate as teams adopt a \u2018use it or lose it\u2019 mentality to ensure the next period\u2019s budget is adequate.<\/p>\n<p>By adopting zero-based budgeting (ZBB), you can create more accurate budgets that more accurately reflect your company\u2019s upcoming challenges, activities, and aspirations. It's a flexible approach to budgeting that can be applied across all of your internal departments and digital media channels, encouraging you to look closer at what's worked in the past, what you current priorities are, and how you want to grow your marketing capabilities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">How is this briefing structured?<\/h3>\n<p>This briefing will give you an introduction to the world of zero-based budgeting before explaining:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What zero-based budgeting is, how it compares to traditional budgeting, and how it can help your business<\/li>\n<li>How to adopt zero-based budgeting<\/li>\n<li>How to identify cost drivers and justify recurring investment<\/li>\n<li>How you can prepare to transition your current budgeting to a ZBB approach<\/li>\n<li>How to approach optimizing costs and revenue generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Who is this briefing for?<\/h3>\n<p>This briefing has been written for any professional marketer that manages a departmental or channel budget. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital marketing, marketing, and e-commerce managers<\/li>\n<li>Social media managers<\/li>\n<li>CMOs<\/li>\n<li>Business owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How will this briefing help me and my business? 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