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Understanding the Influence Landscape

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

influence-landscape-resizedAfter 50 years of mass advertising  have we reached such a level of cynicism that the magic of the message fails to impress unless it entertaining or funny?  It is unerringly clear that as the speed and ubiquity of digital touch points grows,  controlling the message has become increasingly difficult for marketers.  When it comes beginning to understand the  influencer landscape there a number of consumer truths that have to be reconciled  to understand why this has become so important. The marketing messages in mass media, even in the most cleverly devised campaigns, seem to be dismissed by consumers as missing an element of the truth or transparency, as if too say,  they have worn out their welcome.

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