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7 Marketing Predictions #1696
April 06, 2021

7 Marketing Predictions

In episode #1696, we give you our seven marketing predictions for this year and the next few to follow. You will hear us talk about an NFT bubble, the explosion of voice search, and the rise of the community as a moat. We also foresee people building media companies before businesses, podcasts overtaking video, more M&A activity, and greater restrictions around tracking. Get your seven marketing trends today on Marketing School.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:29] Today’s topic: 7 Marketing Predictions.
  • [00:30] We will see an NFT bubble in the short-term.
  • [00:59] Voice search commerce will explode.
  • [01:30] Communities are stronger than audiences.
  • [02:03] People will build media companies before they build businesses.
  • [02:49] You will see a lot more M&A activity.
  • [03:21] Podcasts will overtake video.
  • [04:07] Tracking will subside more and more.
  • [04:47] That is it for today!
  • [04:48] Go to marketingschool.io/pro to learn more about our free community.

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