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The 2013 Marketing Predictions Post: Content Marketing And Social Business

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I predicted more CMOs would move to change the marketing mindset from one of promoting products to one of creating valuable customer-focused content. Outside of the very few consumer marketing examples like the CocaCola Journey , I’m not sure I got that one right. 8 Insightful Marketing Predictions from Hubspot.

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My Top Content Marketing Predictions For 2016

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Last year, I also hoped CMOs would begin to instill a culture focused on customers and that budgets would shift away from paid promotion and into brand content that their audiences actually want to consume. A Correction In The Advertising Market. The leading marketing trend of 2016 will be the maturing of the age of ad blocking.

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20 Experts Provide Their Content Marketing Predictions For 2016

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Last week I ran my own content marketing prediction : A Correction In The Advertising Market. The leading marketing trend of 2016 will be the maturing of the age of ad blocking. I think we’ll see a massive correction in the advertising market. Companies will get serious about hiring content talent.