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7 Marketing Technologies Every Company Must Use

Harvard Business Review

With over 1,000 companies trying to sell some type of marketing technology in over 40 categories, it’s not surprising that the most common word that marketers use to describe themselves is “overwhelmed.” These programs are essentially an online form of direct marketing. Today smart marketers do know which half isn’t working.

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7 Marketing Technologies Every Company Must Use

Harvard Business Review

With over 1,000 companies trying to sell some type of marketing technology in over 40 categories, it’s not surprising that the most common word that marketers use to describe themselves is “overwhelmed.” These programs are essentially an online form of direct marketing. Today smart marketers do know which half isn’t working.

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The High Price of Low-Cost CPMs

Harvard Business Review

Marketing is essential for companies. Throughout the customer journey, marketing both changes brand perception and awareness and drives sales. Simultaneously, companies need to justify marketing expenses — down to the last penny. Because a CMO can argue that they paid low cost-per-thousand (CPM) rates on their ad buy.

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A simple cure for the Buzzword Bingo | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Apart from using PPC (pay-per-click) and CPE (cost-per-engagement) based advertisements to jump-start adoption, we have engaged some experts to work on social media marketing. We decided to avoid CPM (cost-per-impression) based advertising as it is difficult to measure the ROI. That will probably be the tipping point for us.

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Who Rules the Web Now?

Harvard Business Review

They're out to kill the cost-per-thousand or CPM-based ad sales model. In effect, they are turning online advertising into a lead generation play to deliver better ROI for marketers. That's why Google will log roughly $30 billion in revenue this year from just two ad services (AdWords and AdSense).

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