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  • In 2017, marketers will be at the mercy of politics. Net Neutrality, a pillar of Cloud-based content, apps, and services, faces extinction. If the Web becomes a pay-for-performance utility, Cloud-based marketing strategies could become prohibitively expensive.

  • New technologies, combined with Big Data, have made personalization more doable than ever—and customers now expect customized communication. If you're not personalizing, you're missing out.

  • Most (84%) of marketing agencies say content will become more important to their clients over time, according to recent research from CopyPress.

  • High-growth companies are more likely than lower-growth firms to use account-based sales approaches, focus on cold-calling, and employ tech-savvy salespeople, according to recent research from DiscoverOrg.

  • The Internet of Things is growing so fast that there are already more connected devices than there are people. Check out this infographic to see what lies ahead both for consumers and for companies—and for the entire globe.

  • From customer loyalty to customer experiences to customer identity, 2017 promises to be a big year for customer-centric marketing. Check out this infographic for one company's predictions of the top trends we can expect to see.

  • College students in the United States are increasingly using Uber for transportation, Spotify for music, and Venmo for making payments, according to recent research from Fluent.

  • A brand's name can make or break a business. Naming expert Mike Pile of Uppercase Branding shares his secrets for winning the high-stakes name game.

  • Just because we marketers understand the power of video doesn't mean we use it to its full potential. If you're not using video in all the stages of the marketing funnel, you're leaving conversions and sales on the table.

  • What happens when your customers aren't happy? Poor customer experiences can affect your bottom line in more ways than you might know.

  • The e-commerce website elements that consumers are most interested in seeing personalized are shipping options, product recommendations, and coupons, according to recent research from Episerver.

  • Consumers generally value competence more than morality when choosing between service providers, but the effect is weakened if the less competent provider is seen as an underdog, according to recent research published in the AMA's Journal of Marketing.

  • The retail shipping process isn't always smooth, and a bad delivery experience can prevent customers from becoming repeat purchasers. But marketers can take steps to improve the delivery and shipping experiences and keep customers coming back.

  • Companies in the technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) sector completed 3,021 M&A deals worth $698 billion in 2016, according to a recent report from Mergermarket.

  • As he moves from provocateur to President, what can Donald Trump learn from marketers about how to build relationships, grow influence, and sustain engagement? He might consider these four marketing-tested ideas.

  • Smartphones have become part of nearly every aspect of our daily lives, from showering to working to sleeping. Here's a look at the many ways we rely on our mobile phones, and how texting (SMS) has helped foster that reliance.

  • All of us face a low-cost or low-price competitor at one time or another. The solution isn't to lower your prices and engage in a price war; that just means low profitability for everyone. So what can you do to compete?

  • B2B marketing executives say artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on their marketing efforts in the next five years, but most say they still do not have a firm understanding of the technology, according to recent research from Demandbase.

  • Collecting marketing intelligence on our competitors and rivals has long been a headache in search of an aspirin. We've had to use Google and scores of standalone tools to conduct competitive research. But it looks like we might have a cure in sight, in the form of a chatbot.

  • Marketers know that collecting and using customer data is central to generating positive business results. But, as always, the devil is in the details. Use these five tactics in 2017 to get more value from the customer data you're collecting.