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Why Social Media Will Challenge Marketers in 2019

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Has it changed for marketers and advertisers? Picture social networks as the events at a track meet. That’s the current state of social networks. they’ve changed not only for those that built them but also for those that were there in the very beginning and fell in love with the naked conversations that were plentiful.

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This Weeks #Social Media Topic: Managing the Marketing Mix: Which Channel is More Effective?

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On its surface, this topic is a “status quo” topic, one that fits into the traditional advertising model that says radio, television and print are channels therefore the Internet is a channel too. Consumers do not shop the same, communicate the same, consume content the same nor do they react the same to advertising.

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This weeks #SocialMedia Tweetchat Topic: Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

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———————. Laying out the fundamental issues and challenges in a post has become an integral part of the success of our weekly events. Online advertising was banners and e-mails. Usually I produce the post and the moderator comes on Tuesdays and facilitates the discussion. This week is an exception. Big media brands dominated the Web.

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