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5 Ways to Reach New Audiences Through Tech Innovations

Cision

These numbers may not be everything marketers are hoping for, but consider this: It took the telephone 45 years to penetrate half the homes in America; radio, less than 20; color TV, 15; computers, 10; cellphones, eight; and the internet, a mere six years. The speed of change is accelerating, and consumers are committed to the ride.

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Borrowing Trust: The Surprising New Marketing Role of Citizen Influencers

Cision

Similarly, the same study showed that 70 percent of adults say their purchasing decision is affected by content they see shared on the web. In an era where paid advertising access to consumers on television, radio, and print is drying up, influence marketing may become a primary source of consumer connection. It’s in a cafe in Berlin.

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Voice assistants: what you need to know for marketing and public relations

Stephen Waddington

Both Amazon and Google are taking aim at third party markets such as automotive via licensing agreements with manufacturers. Voice assistants can be used to serve media much like any other computing device, or indeed a radio or television. It’s accessible in a bite-sized flash format, and long form such a podcasts and radio shows.