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Unica and Alterian Lead Database Marketers to the Digital Promised Land

Customer Experience Matrix

The connection is that these both support my feeling that many members of the old-line database marketing community have failed to adapt to the new world of digital marketing. Alterian has already made big bets in social media and Web content management, which are also well beyond the scope of traditional database marketing.

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Beyond Buyer Profiling To Buyer Personification

Tony Zambito

As time progressed in the early decade of 2000 to 2010, reliance on the sales representative for product and solutions information began to diminish. And, began the era of marketing fulfilling the role of going beyond just brand advertising, but also building awareness and enabling buyers to research solutions.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

more [link] ) [link] jaybaer I believe we agree far more than we disagree on this point, and as a former direct marketer, I share your concerns about chatter being overvalued. At the same time, word of mouth marketing IS important, and effective.