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A Privacy-First Digital Marketing Landscape

Dave Fleet

As I wrote last week, there is an ongoing dearth of trust in the digital marketing industry. We are in the midst of seeing a privacy-first digital marketing landscape emerge which is going to have a big impact on our ability to reach and influence audiences, and the need for that landscape is – mostly – our fault. Data with empathy.

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Not your grandparents’ social: The ongoing evolution of social media

Dave Fleet

As individuals flocked to these platforms, brands realized that they had an opportunity to connect and close the gap with their customers. Importantly, they built relationships with people that were different from the one-way marketing tactics seen in other channels. New platforms and technologies continue to emerge.

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Not your grandparents’ social: The ongoing evolution of social media

Dave Fleet

As individuals flocked to these platforms, brands realized that they had an opportunity to connect and close the gap with their customers. Importantly, they built relationships with people that were different from the one-way marketing tactics seen in other channels. New platforms and technologies continue to emerge.

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Don’t Put All Your Social Media Eggs In One Basket

Dave Fleet

Meanwhile, Facebook rolls out revamped Page layouts for brands… and then rolls them back, after first taking their site down for a while. Because this is one of the busiest times of year for many brands. They also look to backup their photos on Flickr, as people realize that site may not be a sure thing after all.

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Reflections on the changing digital agency environment

Dave Fleet

This was the period when the current platforms all launched, and it felt like there was a new social media tool or network emerging every week. We’ve seen new platforms emerge – visual platforms Instagram and Snapchat, messaging platforms like Whatsapp, WeChat, etc. –

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The Biggest Challenge Digital Communicators Face

Dave Fleet

Senior marketing decision makers have often spent their whole careers thinking in terms of public relations (sometimes corporate and marcom), advertising, internal communications and, more recently, digital communications. Many marketers have spent many years operating using a campaign model. Silo-busting. Again, a shift.

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Digital is facing a Trust Crisis

Dave Fleet

The Trust Barometer focuses on broader societal issues, but this year’s data touches on something I’ve been speaking about with our clients for several years now: There is an ongoing dearth of trust in the digital marketing field, and especially – but not only – in the social media space. This year is no different.

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