Part 1: The Customer is Always Right

In the first part of this series of post about the immediate future of digital marketing, I’ll discuss consumer behavior.  Early in my career, I was on a team that focused on emerging digital markets. We prioritized our projects based on projects we’d make about where CE (Consumer Electronics) products would go in the future.

The Age of the Customer

Customer experience is extremely important. A negative customer experience can lead to a bad review, a digital revolt, a real-world boycott, etc. As people more quickly judge experiences they also are speeding up the time it takes to spread the word to others about their experience. This can quickly lead to a negative snowball heading

Social

I’m helping a young skincare company develop its digital strategy. This includes building a larger digital community, which of course means a robust and engaging social media presence. Our initial discussion explored their current social strategy and potential areas for expansion. It’s important to think about practicality and intent when thinking about all digital content,

Sold!

I recently started working with a colleague on an ecommerce project. We discussed many options to help increase sales for the client including where the products are sold. When I asked about Amazon, my colleague said she was getting push back from the client because they did not feel they could have a meaningful, branded