The Future of Interactive Marketing

February 20th, 2010

If you’re at all like me, you find yourself very pleasantly surprised when you download a whitepaper, research report or promo brochure from the website of a for-profit organization and it actually has content worth thinking about and passing along to others.

I’ve been remissing in failing to blog about teamDigital’s very fine “PROMOTIONS 2.0: The Future of Interactive Marketing,” which I downloaded last October. Let’s just blame information overload, but my failing means that it is very slightly dated. Rereading it tonight I find it still packed with fresh ideas, clearly illustrated and succinctly stated.

Here’s example #1:

socialmediaisthenewmassmedia

We hear about social media ad nauseum: the notion that it is the new mass media is one that I had not considered.

Number 2:

oldmarketing_newmarketing

Clear and to-the point. One of the key arguments you’ll find in this 32-page PDF file is a strong push on engagement through social media. This idea is not completely new or radical; I just have not seen it so well articulated from other sources.

And #3:

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This slide/illustration really cuts to the chase, and states teamDigital’s proposition most succinctly. You’ll catch the point here. I do recommend that you download the whole PDF and give it a once-over. It’s an eye opener.