How Will You Achieve Your Goals?
If you don't identify where you want to go (Strategy) and how you intend to get there (Plan), you are setting your company up for failure.
People can get distracted by wasting time and money on efforts that will not help you achieve the core business objectives and marketing goals.
It is important to detail the channels that will be employed to reach each defined objective, and to communicate with all stakeholders to clarify what contribution each channel will make toward each business goal.