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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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How can businesses effectively integrate online and offline marketing communications in today's multi-channel environment?
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