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Data, big data and bigger data. If the data don’t show that the creative is going to work, throw it out the window. Play it safe, do what the data says. But for how much longer? There’s a need for balancing data and emotion.

While corporate storytelling is all the rage, let’s consider three trends that point to the dawn of a humbling new era in consumer marketing.

Mark Schaefer provides an outlook of ten big ideas that will be driving the future of social media marketing in the next few years. He stresses the need to embrace the chaos!

The world is changing rapidly. Here is your guide to profound digital marketing trends to follow and help you remain relevant in the next few years.

New research shows that content effectiveness declines as volume increases. Is content marketing sustainable under these conditions?

New personalization technology will determine the future of marketing. Will we use it to embrace chaos and build brand love, or creep people out?

What are businesses today doing to ensure that the people on the front lines have empathy for their customers? There are a few simple solutions.

Marketing personal services takes a human touch. People are buying you, not your content so there is an imperative to bring a human dimension to marketing.

We all want to create customer value. But do you know which of these 30 ways you are actually achieving that and how it impacts your success?

Starting a B2B influencer marketing program takes a new mindset, perhaps even a change in corporate culture. Here are some observations from an expert

A wide-ranging interview covering content monetization, personal branding, and the new role of love in building an actionable audience.

Social media has been good for businesses, forcing them to be more human and transparent. But the next evolution may force a re-write of corporate strategy.
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