Marketing has come a long way. It used to be that we marketers had to rely on interruptive, outbound media like TV advertisements, billboards, cold calling, direct mail, and spammy email blasts to deliver our marketing messages.
But the times ... they've been a-changin'. With the evolution of the internet and other technologies to help consumers block out marketing messages that annoy and interrupt, those outbound strategies have lost their effectiveness. So today, savvy marketers rely on permissive, inbound techniques like remarkable content, search engine optimization, social media, and targeted email marketing to attract, nurture, and covert qualified prospects into customers. The result -- and upside -- of all this rapid change? Marketing that people actually love.
And to illustrate exactly what we mean, we've whipped up this new visual. Check it out!
(Click on the visual for a full-sized version.)
Are you creating marketing that people love? Now's as good a time as any to get started!
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Martin Russell 3:02 PM on July 26, 2012
I love lamp. I love couch. no wait...I love Internet marketing!
Josephine The Cash Flow Business Pro 1:12 PM on July 28, 2012
Marketing is the bread and butter of generating income in the 21th century. I heard a mentor of mine once say; "If your not into marketing, you will have skinny kids". It's profound, but true.