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Research shows an “alarming” spike in the amount of business being lost by ad agencies. Is it time to bring your marketing in-house?

With 80 percent of CEOs now embracing social media, executive communication is transforming. What does this mean? CEOs and social media analysis

In this new episode of The Marketing Companion, we dissect buyer personas, The Kardashians, and the Star Trek holocracy.
Many organizations are experiencing frustration with the concept of the “social enterprise.” On paper, the prospects seem so tantalizing, but when it comes to execution,
Your marketing success may not depend on your budget, your strategy or your people. It might be up to your company culture. Can you change it?

The demands on the marketing function are so intense that social media and HR will have to work together on the transformations necessary to succeed.
What is the forecast for marketing employment? Here is projection of some of the hottest marketing jobs
Social media and leadership: The shrill, noisy, and extemporaneous nature of the social web has impacted traditional notions of leadership.
To stay competitive, companies must stop experimenting with digital and commit to transforming themselves into a full digital enterprise.
Ad agencies have been slow to adopt to a real-time social media world. Here is the reason why.
Often “corporate governance” is code for “we don’t want to change”
Social media progress is not moving fast enough for marketing pioneer Ted Rubin
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