Collective Wisdom
HRD Corp Claimable · Marketing & Creative Programme

From Market Planning to Effective Advertising. From brand strategy to advertising that earns attention.

Duration8 hours · 1 dayCategoryMarketing & CreativeHRDCourse 10001706997
Programme Overview

Knowing your product isn't the same as selling it.

Most SME owners and entrepreneurs know their product inside out. What they struggle with is telling the world about it — in a way that actually works. Effective advertising isn't a logo, a social post, or a tagline. It's a clear, consistent story that moves people from awareness to action.

This one-day programme cuts through the clutter. Participants leave with a working brand positioning, a communication strategy built on four practical elements, and the creative tools to produce advertising that earns attention — whether they're spending big or running lean.

The result is a practical, end-to-end marketing toolkit: from brand strategy through to creative execution.

Equip SME owners and marketing teams with an end-to-end toolkit — from brand strategy to advertising that earns attention, on any budget.
Methodology

Practical, end-to-end, built for lean teams.

The programme blends input, real campaign examples, and hands-on practice — designed for owners and marketing teams who need results, not theory.

Presentations

Structured input on brand planning, communication strategy, and creative craft.

Case studies

Real campaign examples showing what earns attention — and what doesn't.

Individual & group exercises

Applied work building positioning and strategy for participants' own brands.

Group discussion & peer sharing

Cross-business perspectives that sharpen how participants approach their own challenges.

Coaching

Hands-on facilitator coaching throughout the applied activities.

Q&A segments

Dedicated time to work through participants' real marketing questions.

Learning Outcomes

What participants will be able to do.

At this programme's conclusion, participants should be able to:

Map the end-to-end brand planning process

Understand brand architecture, identity, and positioning — and how they fit together.

Apply the WHO–WHAT–WHY–WHERE framework

Construct a communication strategy for your own brand or business using four practical elements.

Choose between thematic and tactical communication

Tell the two approaches apart and select the right one for different business objectives.

Spot cultural and market moments

Identify the festive, social, and cultural moments that create communication opportunities for your brand.

Produce advertising content

Use AI tools, copywriting techniques, and creative thinking frameworks to create work that earns attention.

Programme Curriculum

3 modules. Built progressively from insight to action plan.

Each module pairs structured frameworks with reflective discussion and practical activity — so participants leave with usable tools, not just slides to forget.

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Module One

Brand Planning and Positioning

  • What brand architecture is — and how to build one
  • Distinctive brand identity and tone of voice
  • Why clear brand positioning matters
  • Building a communication strategy on four key elements — WHO (target audience), WHAT (product benefits), WHY (reason to believe), and WHERE (media touchpoints)
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Module Two

Communication Strategy and Direction

  • How to set clear marketing objectives
  • Thematic versus tactical communication, branding versus promotional campaigns, and soft-sell versus hard-sell approaches
  • How to develop an opportunity-driven mindset
  • Trends and communication opportunities: festive sentiments, social topics, CSR initiatives, collaborations, and other cultural and market moments
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Module Three

Creative Advertising Development

  • Mastering AI content generation and copywriting craft
  • Developing creative thinking through proven frameworks
  • Marketing channels — from traditional and digital to guerrilla marketing

Ready to lead your team through the next technology transition?

Speak to us about running this HRD Corp claimable programme in-house for your managers and team leads — or about scheduling a public cohort for your organisation.

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