Update & strengthen your marketing mix — three results-driven strategies
According to a recent article in the New York Times, marketers are spending as much as ever, but with one notable difference: they’re transitioning their marketing mixes from conventional to non-traditional methods.
The Times reports, for example, that Club Med is one of many companies that have reduced TV and print ad spending and moved most of their advertising online. They cite as reasons the Internet’s lower costs, broader reach and greater frequency, along with the opportunity to easily monitor results and update content. These advantages are so compelling that many analysts believe the demand for online advertising will remain high, no matter how the economic winds blow. (more…)