Market Research and Industry Updates Project Template
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Keep your marketing strategies relevant and effective by staying informed about the latest market trends and consumer behavior. This template provides a comprehensive guide to regularly reviewing market research and industry updates, from setting up alerts and subscribing to journals to attending webinars and networking events.
By following this template, you can ensure that your marketing efforts are always aligned with current trends, giving you a competitive edge in the industry.
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Proposed Tasks
Urgent and Important
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Compile a weekly summary of updates due every week
☐ Review all updates ☐ Compile key points ☐ Distribute summary to team -
Conduct monthly review of market research due every month
☐ Review all market research from the month ☐ Identify key trends and findings -
Implement findings into marketing strategies due ongoing
☐ Review findings ☐ Identify applicable strategies ☐ Implement changes -
Prepare annual review of market trends due every year
☐ Review all market research and updates from the year ☐ Identify key trends and changes ☐ Prepare report -
Set up Google Alerts for industry updates
☐ Identify key industry terms ☐ Set up Google Alerts -
Create a schedule for reading updates due in 2 days
☐ Determine frequency of updates ☐ Set aside dedicated time for reading -
Subscribe to industry journals due in 1 week
☐ Identify relevant journals ☐ Subscribe and set up online access
Important, Not Urgent
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Monitor competitor activity due every month
☐ Identify key competitors ☐ Set up alerts for competitor news -
Identify industry experts to follow on LinkedIn due in 3 days
☐ Search for experts in the field ☐ Follow and enable notifications for updates -
Register for industry webinars due in 1 week
☐ Find relevant webinars ☐ Register and schedule attendance -
Regularly update team on market trends due every 2 weeks
☐ Prepare brief update ☐ Share with team in meeting or via email -
Create quarterly report on industry updates due every 3 months
☐ Compile all industry updates from the quarter ☐ Prepare report ☐ Share with team -
Conduct customer surveys to gather data due every 6 months
☐ Design survey ☐ Distribute to customers ☐ Analyze results
Urgent, Not Important
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Attend annual industry conferences due every year
☐ Identify key conferences ☐ Register and plan attendance -
Maintain a database of research and updates due ongoing
☐ Create a system for storing research and updates ☐ Regularly add new information to the database -
Review past market research reports due in 2 weeks
☐ Identify key findings ☐ Compare with current trends -
Attend networking events due in 1 month
☐ Find local events ☐ Register and prepare
Neither Urgent nor Important
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Set up RSS feed for industry news due in 1 week
☐ Choose an RSS reader ☐ Add relevant industry news feeds -
Join industry forums and discussion groups due in 2 weeks
☐ Identify relevant groups ☐ Join and participate in discussions -
Update personal knowledge through courses due in 6 months
☐ Identify gaps in knowledge ☐ Find relevant courses ☐ Complete courses