The difference between an audience and a community in new media
Akamai Marketing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
An impassioned audience cares less about price and more about how they feel about the product (think: Apple). Audiences can be purchased : Think about buying an email list or a direct mail list. Having a large audience is important in the advertising world. That’s what you buy: access to an audience.
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