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The Problem With Allowing Consumers To Opt Out

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As a marketing professional, there is nothing I hate more than receiving any form of communication (email, Web experience, social media, mobile, whatever) and not see an obvious place where I can either opt out of the communication or protect how much information is being captured. You have a right to opt out of anything and everything.

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Free Content Is Killing Media (And Advertising)

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We have to be ready to accept that the marketing platforms are changing at a rapid pace and that the old ways of clunking media and advertising along may well be reaching its end in terms of captivating the digital channels (Web, mobile and touch). It's our traditional view of advertising that is holding us back.

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Less Money. Less Traffic. Advertising In Chaos?

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Full Steam Ahead ), but there is a sentiment that the major media companies are still being very protective of their respective networks, channels and properties. and not doing enough to move towards a world where video content will be consumed - primarily - on mobile devices. advertising. native advertising. ad blocking.

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Are Startups The Future Of Media?

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While it may be easy to define "significant" as a company doing interesting things, it's more practical to look at the media landscape, and you'll note a handful of advertising networks and multi-national media corporations command the majority of audience. advertising agency. advertising network.

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Your Media Is Controlled By A Handful Of Companies (Yes, Even The Internet)

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The dream was that the Internet and the many digital channels and platforms that have poured out of this technology and connectivity would give us better, more unique and different voices. With Facebook at $1.86B in advertising revenue (excluding virtual currencies/goods) for 2010, it puts them at right behind Microsoft but ahead of AOL.

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Why Snapchat Memories Will Be Pivotal (And Why Marketers Are So Excited)

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Snapchat, a platform built on short ephemeral messages, seems destined to become a long-lasting social media powerhouse. That’s one of the key features of Memories – an update that fundamentally shifts Snapchat, taking the platform that has become famous for its disappearing content and moving it in a new direction.

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17 Digital Marketing Experts Share Their Top Tips, Tricks, and Tools

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It’s a social sharing platform that allows you to either find great content, share it and measure your ability to drive clicks and traffic … or measure the social sharing and links to leave to lead folks back to your own content, even tying that traffic to conversions and sales. The volume gets to be too much.

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