Tag: disruption

Industry Associations have long been valuable networking platforms across many different industry sectors, providing members with access to resources, advocacy, and networking opportunities. They help shape industry standards, lobby for beneficial policies, and bring professionals together for collaboration and growth. But in a fast-evolving world, where markets are being disrupted at a dizzying pace, associations too need to rethink their purpose, relevance, and value to members—and this change must start from within.

With marketing campaigns being the key to the success of any business model, the way marketers think in times with such uncertainty has never been more crucial. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the market will never be as we once knew it. Hence, the role of marketers has never been more important in laying out the ‘yellow brick road’ for business’ success.

Over the weekend, I was looking at our business plan, which is updated regularly, and I realised that I have absolutely no idea of what is to come. Like many entrepreneurs, we like to plan the year ahead, and have over-arching 5-year goals.