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2012′s Biggest Marketing Break Throughs

2012 was an evolutionary year for marketing. Trends that had been growing outside of the main focus of social media, search and digital moved to the center of marketing driven by the expanded offering and ownership of smartphones, tablets and other content consuming devices. Here’s what stood out for eighteen marketing experts. Source: Heidi Cohen’s Actionable Marketing Blog

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2012’s Biggest Marketing Surprises

Regardless of how well you plan, every year has a few surprises that catch you while you weren’t paying attention.

Here is what nineteen  experts reveal was their biggest surprise in the marketing sphere this past year.

 

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Why Social Media Isn’t The Holy Grail (& Neither is Content Marketing)

Social media isn’t the holy grail,” according to Social Media Examiner’s Mike Stelzner, author of Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition, speaking at Content Marketing World 2012. At first blush this may sound ludicrous coming from the founder of one of the largest social media blogs but the reality is that social media isn’t a business goal!

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