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So, is this the end of branding? What should marketers and retailers do if shoppers are forever transformed into system beaters? Here are 6 tips for brands to build loyalty in this new marketing environment.

A gift of food for thought to thank you for a great year of learning and accomplishment for Rubinson Partners and I wanted to thank my clients, academic sponsors at NYU, network of resources and thought partners such as Judah Phillips web analytics guru at Monster, Erwin Ephron, Dave Lundahl founder at InsightsNow, Pat Hanlon (author of Primal Branding), and Frank Cotignola at Kraft.

How do we reach the “readier” to purchase consumer to increase ad effectiveness? Digital activities that are self-directed, e.g. search or visiting a brand’s website guarantee recency because the consumer controls the timing of the message not the marketer.

In a digital age, how people seek out your brand is their choice, not yours so you need a digital strategy that makes it natural and easy for people to find you given the purpose they have in mind.

Media is no longer a force exerted against a passive audience. In a digital age, brand communication lives in an action environment and its purpose should be to amplify and shape consumer activities along the digital path to purchase.

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