Digital is more than just technology, it’s total business transformation. With the growing influence of marketing technology as a driver of change, this book provides a roadmap to business transformation through digital marketing. Digital is not a choice; it is a strategic imperative.The currency of this new book is integration: The integration of values and digital mindset with strategy and tactics -- This book will help executives and managers understand the direct impact of organizational values and digital mindset on digital marketing strategy and tactics, and why they must learn to seamlessly integrate values and mindset for competitive advantage in the digital age. The integration of mindset with culture, structure, and innovation -- Digital Transformation begins with the adoption of a digital mindset and the infusion of this mindset throughout the company culture. The transformed culture of continuous innovation will require changes in organizational design and structure. The integration of digital mindset with the customer experience -- To provide optimal customer experiences, organizations must learn how to view all initiatives through the lens of the always-on digital consumer. Adopting a digital mindset will help managers and executives lead the transition to customer-centric business models. The integration of customer experience into the marketing function, which is the essence of integrated digital marketing (IDM) -- It’s not enough to respond to your customer’s needs; you must listen to their feedback and actions and respond in a timely manner. IDM offers an overarching strategic framework for businesses enhance the customer experience at every stage of the buyer journey. The integration of broad data into business decision making and evaluation and the IDM process -- Broad data is meaningless unless it is made actionable through proper application. It is critically important to integrate customer data with digital marketing initiatives and offer strategies for refining data to improve its operational relevance and optimize marketing initiatives.The culmination of a successful IDM strategy leads the organization down the path to digitally driven business transformation. Digital disruption is hastening the integration of IT and marketing at all levels. Digital is a catalyst for organization-wide business transformation including culture, communications, and business processes. IDM provides the strategic framework for implementing a customer-centric approach throughout the organization.
