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How Blockchain Can Help Marketers Build Better Relationships with Their Customers

Harvard Business

Like digital platforms, social media, martech, fintech, and numerous other innovations, the spoils of blockchain may go to early adopters who commit to ruthless innovation. In 2016, Google is reported to have generated an average of $73 per active user via ads. Remonetizing Media Consumption. Related Video. in the next years.

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business

To help test drive the future, in 2016 Ford paid about $50 million to acquire Chariot, a startup mobility service. “We are getting pull from enterprises,” Ford Mobility head Marcy Klevorn said recently on a media conference call. Establish new rules, norms, and metrics. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business

Each outbound communication is measured individually for immediate ROI. The metrics also changed. In a fragmented media and social landscape, marketers can no longer reach their goals for awareness and reputation just through paid media and PR. Turn everyone into an advocate. People are the new channel.