CHAPTER 1

How Did We Get Here? Definitions and Background

As you read this book, you will see how to incorporate digital strategy into firm strategy. These key elements of strategy are core competencies, how to produce value, and basic positioning theory. The book then explains to managers how marketing strategy and objectives can be incorporated into the design of a web and mobile site and then through to what I call the four foundations of the digital marketing delivery mix (DMDM) (see Figure 1.1)—search, social, e-mail, and web/mobile.1 The importance of quality customer data as the foundation for these strategies is also explored here with managerial implications. Finally, guidelines for managing the successful implementation of these marketing ...

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