Firstly: a) are you an established company with established brands? If so, an average of 7% of turnover should be used for Marketing activities.
If not, the initial budget should be more in the region of 25%, with brand establishment and growth as main objectives. This can then drop in (about) year 3 to slowly get down to the target of 7%.
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a) are you an established company with established brands?
If so, an average of 7% of turnover should be used for Marketing activities.
If not, the initial budget should be more in the region of
25%, with brand establishment and growth as main objectives. This can then drop in (about) year 3 to slowly get down to the target of 7%.