Almost 10 years ago — in what seems like another lifetime — I managed a buffet-style pizza restaurant in my North Carolina hometown.It was a brand new restaurant, and very busy. Much of the work was in the prep-time. We cut veggies, folded boxes, and prepped the dining room for service. While all of these items took time, what took the most amount of time was making the dough.
They are not the same.
As a marketing executive, I am often asked, “What is Strategic Marketing?” But clarifying one definition is hard, when marketing alone is challenging to define. Take a look at Merriam-Webster sometime. There is a vagueness to defining marketing that makes it nearly impossible to firmly grasp. But for the sake of simplicity and this article, lets go with this:
Marketing Collateral supports the services you’re offering
The classic definition of collateral is “something promised as security for repayment of a debt, to be forfeited in the event of a default.”
Some synonyms include ‘security’ and ‘guarantee.’ So, how does that translate to marketing collateral? Well, just as traditional collateral proves that someone will pay their debt, your marketing collateral proves to potential customers that you are who you say you are, and that when you say you’ll do something, it will get done. It’s a broad term, encompassing the entire collection of media that supports the products or services you’re offering.
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