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The 2013 Marketing Predictions Post: Content Marketing And Social Business

Marketing Insider Group

I predicted more CMOs would move to change the marketing mindset from one of promoting products to one of creating valuable customer-focused content. The concept that marketing and product promotion are synonymous is being challenged by the results of overly-promotional social media content and traditional push marketing efforts.

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Can Old Database Marketers Learn Digital Tricks?

Customer Experience Matrix

It’s self-evident that digital marketing (mostly on the Internet, but also mobile, in-game, and eventually interactive TV) is a major change from both traditional mass media and more recent database marketing (mail, email, telemarketing, CRM). focused on lead generation) than their consumer marketing brethren.