Is marketing the same thing as advertising?
Marketing expert Michael Brenner (SAP, Business2Community, B2B Marketing Insider) just published a great eBook titled, “The B2B Marketing Insider’s Future of Marketing Series.” In its introduction, Michael writes, “Most people think marketing is the same thing as advertising.”
Do you?
Michael writes…
“To me, it has always been about helping the buyer on their journey through customer-focused communication. Now social media networks and mobile internet access are making content the hot new thing in marketing. Content our customers want. Content our customers can consume whenever and wherever they want.
This was my prediction about the future of marketing. That the truly “social business” will use all of its employee resources to communicate with buyers, customers, partners and potential future employees. And marketing can play the leading role in helping us make this transition.”
Then, he asks the experts. Here are the insights they provided.