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Why Social Media Really Matters

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: marketing has shifted steadily over time from passive to active consumer engagement. Marketers need to master new skills at each stage; as they do, advertising budgets will shift to take advantage of the new medium's increased effectiveness. database marketing, or, more poetically, narrowcasting. authority.

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42 Digital Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2020

Single Grain

This epic list article has been updated to include 20 more digital marketing trends to help you get ready for next year! At one time, artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing and voice search engine optimization (VSEO) were ambitious concepts bordering on the ridiculous. Dive Deeper: AI Trends in Marketing for 2019 [Infographic].