This 10 step cheat sheet for writing effective marketing briefs is a useful, easy to use guide and aide-memoire. When you need your team or agency to hit the ground running, there’s no better starting point than a solid marketing brief. If any of the 10 steps in this cheat sheet don’t apply to your project, that’s fine – just leave them out. And if you think we’ve left off any important points that should be included in a marketing brief, please let us know! If you cover-off the relevant points in your marketing brief, you can be confident you’ll have a professional foundation for your project. Everyone involved will have a thorough, consistent understanding of the job at hand – and be able to get going, fast. We hope you find our 10 step cheat sheet to writing an effective marketing brief helpful.