brainstorm marketing ideas

Meaning

This expression means to hold a collaborative session to generate creative concepts, promotional strategies, or campaign angles for marketing a product or service.

Examples

• We are meeting with the agency next week to brainstorm marketing ideas for the product launch.

  We are meeting with the agency next week to brainstorm marketing ideas for the product launch.

• The social media team loves to brainstorm marketing ideas over coffee every Monday morning.

  The social media team loves to brainstorm marketing ideas over coffee every Monday morning.

• To reach a younger audience, we need to brainstorm marketing ideas that leverage TikTok.

  To reach a younger audience, we need to brainstorm marketing ideas that leverage TikTok.

• Our holiday sales were low, so we got together to brainstorm marketing ideas for the spring season.

  Our holiday sales were low, so we got together to brainstorm marketing ideas for the spring season.

• She is great at leading sessions to brainstorm marketing ideas that actually convert.

  She is great at leading sessions to brainstorm marketing ideas that actually convert.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to brainstorm marketing plans.

  ✓ We need to brainstorm marketing ideas.

  'Ideas' are the raw concepts generated during brainstorming. A 'plan' is a structured document created after selecting the best ideas.

• ✗ The team brainstormed on marketing ideas all day.

  ✓ The team brainstormed marketing ideas all day.

  While 'brainstorm on [a topic]' is grammatically possible, 'brainstorm marketing ideas' (transitive) is more direct and common in professional settings.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Ahead of the summer fashion line release, the team met to ___.

  💡 Think up creative ways to promote the new line.

  Show answer

  brainstorm marketing ideas

• If we want to increase brand awareness, we need to ___.

  💡 Generate promotional strategies.

  Show answer

  brainstorm marketing ideas