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Digital Marketing Excellence

Written by PR Smith

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732 pages, about 15 hours of reading

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Now in its sixth edition, the hugely popular Digital Marketing Excellence is a practical guide to creating and executing integrated digital marketing plans, combining established approaches to marketing planning with the creative use of new digital models and digital tools. Written by two highly experienced digital marketing consultants, the book shows you how to: Draw up an outline integrated digital marketing plan Evaluate and apply digital marketing principles and models Integrate online and offline communications Implement customer-driven digital marketing as part of digital transformation Reduce costly trial and error Measure and enhance your digital marketing Learn best practices for reaching and engaging your audiences using the key digital marketing platforms. This new edition has been streamlined to seamlessly integrate the latest developments in digital analytics, ethics and privacy, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Including new international case studies and up-to-date examples throughout, this book cuts through the jargon to show marketers how to leverage data and digital technologies to their advantage. Offering a highly structured and accessible guide to a critical and far-reaching subject, Digital Marketing Excellence, 6th edition, provides a vital reference point for all digital marketing students, and managers involved in digital marketing strategy and implementation. Online resources have been fully updated for the new edition and include a new set of PowerPoint slides and a full test bank of questions and exercises.

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  • about 8 hours
  • intermediate
  • Informative
  • Practical
  • Strategic

PR Smith's "Digital Marketing Excellence" is a comprehensive, practical guide now in its sixth edition, designed to help marketers create and execute integrated digital marketing plans. It expertly blends established marketing principles with innovative digital models and tools, emphasizing customer-driven strategies and digital transformation. The book has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest advancements in analytics, AI, machine learning, and ethical considerations. Through clear, jargon-free explanations and international case studies, it serves as an indispensable reference for students and managers seeking to leverage data and digital technologies effectively. This edition cuts through complexity to provide a vital, accessible roadmap for navigating the contemporary digital landscape.

Draw up an outline integrated digital marketing plan.

Key themes

Data-Driven Decision Making & Analytics
The book profoundly explores the critical role of data in modern digital marketing. This theme covers the principles of measuring marketing performance, utilizing digital analytics to gain insights, and employing advanced techniques like Predictive Analytics to forecast trends and optimize strategies. It emphasizes how data moves marketing from guesswork to informed, evidence-based decision-making, reducing costly errors.
Integrated Digital Marketing
This theme emphasizes the holistic approach to marketing, advocating for the seamless combination of online and offline communication channels and strategies. It's about creating a unified brand message and customer experience across all touchpoints, rather than treating digital as a separate silo. The book provides frameworks for achieving this synergy to maximize impact and consistency.
Customer-Centricity & Digital Transformation
This theme positions the customer at the heart of all marketing efforts, advocating for strategies driven by their needs, behaviors, and journey. It links this customer-focused approach directly to the broader organizational imperative of digital transformation, where technology and processes are re-engineered to better serve and engage customers in the digital age.

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