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The following technical terms are used on this web site:
STRATEGY
Strategy is defined by Professor Malcolm MacDonald, Professor of Marketing Planning at Cranfield as "doing the right things"
TACTICS
Tactics are defined by Professor Malcolm MacDonald, Professor of Marketing Planning at Cranfield as "doing things right" In other words tactics are the detailed issues with regard to operations and manner of implementation which determine whether "the right thing" is implemented effectively.
Tactics are only important when applied in the context of the correct Strategy in other words when applied in the context of "the RIGHT THINGS to be doing".