Hi, I am Stephanie, founder and creative strategist at Maude House, and let me clear this one up fast. Strategy always comes first. Always. No exceptions. If you skip strategy and jump straight into execution, you are not marketing. You are throwing digital spaghetti at the wall and praying something sticks.

Before you send a single email, post a single reel, or launch a single campaign, you need clarity on three things.
Who you are talking to.
What you want them to do.
Why they should care.

Without that foundation, no amount of coordination can save you.

Strategy vs coordination

As someone who has worked alongside both marketing coordinators and marketing advisors, I can tell you the roles are not interchangeable.

What a marketing coordinator does

A coordinator handles the operational side of marketing. They are the doers.

• Scheduling social media content
• Updating the website
• Gathering analytics
• Coordinating with internal teams
• Making sure campaigns run smoothly

They keep the engine running, but they do not build the engine.

What a marketing advisor does

An advisor is the strategist. The architect. The person who decides the direction in the first place.
A marketing advisor helps businesses:

• Define their target audience
• Clarify their unique value proposition
• Identify what makes them competitive
• Build a long term marketing plan
• Align messaging and positioning
• Make data informed decisions
• Pivot intelligently when needed

In short, an advisor builds the map. A coordinator helps you walk the path.

Why strategy must always come first

Without strategy, execution is just motion. You can post every day, send emails nonstop, and still not move the needle if you have no strategic direction.

With strategy, your marketing becomes intentional. Focused. Aligned. Effective.

The truth

You need both roles. But they serve different functions.
A marketing coordinator supports the day to day.
A marketing advisor guides the big picture.

Coordination makes things happen.
Strategy makes things work.

If you want more unhinged but valuable insights on marketing, branding, and building a business that actually grows, join my newsletter. It is where I share the stuff that does not make it to Instagram.