--- title: What is Marketing Operations? description: Marketing Operations is the foundation of the marketing department. It is the interplay between people, processes, and technology. image: https://blog.1boldstep.com/hubfs/operations.png --- (616) 317-5300 [info@1boldstepllc.com](mailto:info@1boldstep.com) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/1BoldStep/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/1BoldStepLLC) [![1-bold-step_official-logo](https://blog.1boldstep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Bold%20Step%20Logos/1-bold-step_official-logo.png?width=222&name=1-bold-step_official-logo.png)](https://1boldstep.com/)   - [Home](https://1boldstep.com) - About - [Meet the Team](https://1boldstep.com/meet-the-team/) - [Our Approach](https://1boldstep.com/meet-the-team/) - Services - [Fractional Marketing Team](https://1boldstep.com/your-fractional-marketing-team/) - [Strategic Marketing Plans](https://1boldstep.com/strategic-marketing-plan-workshop/) - [RevOps](https://1boldstep.com/revops/) - [HubSpot Consulting](https://1boldstep.com/services/certified-hubspot-partner/) - [HubSpot Onboarding](https://1boldstep.com/hubspot-onboarding/) - [Brand Services](https://1boldstep.com/brand-services/) - [Our Clients](https://1boldstep.com/our-clients/) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.1boldstep.com) - [Resources](https://1boldstep.com/resources/) - [Contact](https://1boldstep.com/contact/) - [Home](https://1boldstep.com/) - [Services](https://1boldstep.com/services/) - [HubSpot Consulting](https://1boldstep.com/certified-hubspot-partner/) - [Our Clients](https://1boldstep.com/our-clients/) - [Contact](https://1boldstep.com/contact/) - [Resources](https://1boldstep.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://blog.1boldstep.com/) # What is Marketing Operations? by [Steve Frazee](https://blog.1boldstep.com/author/steve-frazee) | Sep 23, 2019 10:00:37 AM | [Sales and Marketing Alignment](https://blog.1boldstep.com/tag/sales-and-marketing-alignment), [Marketing Operations and Execution](https://blog.1boldstep.com/tag/marketing-operations-and-execution) Marketing Operations is the foundation of the marketing department. It is the interplay between people, processes, and technology that make the marketing department work effectively. Marketing has become very complicated since the turn of the century. More and more marketing technologies are coming to life that are changing how the game of marketing is played. Where it used to be hard to quantify how marketing drove revenue for the company, new technologies and analytics make it much easier to track the impact of marketing and validate that it is providing a positive return on investment. Staying on top of the complexities of modern marketing requires the marketing department to be agile, organized, and efficient. That’s the realm of marketing operations. ## Marketing Operations is Strategic At its highest level, good marketing operations ensures that the marketing department is aligned with the strategic vision of the company. From there the strategic plan for marketing is created. The strategic plan is then used to define marketing’s goals and those goals are then broken down into milestones and tasks. Marketing operations then organizes and operates the people, processes, and technology that enables marketing tasks to be accomplished and measured. The measurements are fed back into the system and marketing operations adjusts its people, processes, and technology to be even more efficient in achieving its goals. ## What Type of Person is a Marketing Operations Professional? Marketing operations professionals are not your standard marketers ([read our post on the four types of marketing consultants](https://info.1boldstep.com/4-types-of-marketing-consultant)). Marketing operation professionals need a strong background in technology systems, best-practice processes, planning, project management, and data analytics.  They are systems thinkers that more and more hold key leadership roles in the marketing department. 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