Holidays are a great way to get ahead.

To get ahead of your work, get ahead of the game, take a step back and think about where your marketing is going/ where your business is going, while spending more quality time with the people you love.

This year has been a really turbulent year for marketing. The economy resulted in slashed budgets, more cost-consciousness (see ‘death of direct mail‘), less time for ‘real marketing’ more time on social networks, lower consumer spending has meant lower campaign ROI and ultimately a lot of jobs lost).

So if anything, this weekend is a good time to take a step back, get a view from 15,000 feet and re-learn marketing if necessary.

Here’s how:

#1 Sign up for these feeds:

Network for Good (Learn best practices in non-profit marketing)

BtoB magazine (Because B2B requires different strategies)

Chris Brogan (Social Media Business Strategy)

Hoovers (Marketing with a perspective on data)

DPS Magazine (Keep ahead of what’s next in print)

American Printer (The latest printing news)

#2 Pick up a great marketing book and devour it this weekend

#3 Watch these videos we compiled for you on youtube.