Marketers need to broaden their horizons to achieve greatness
01 Apr 2013 | by Grant Duncan
Grant Duncan explains what marks out the modern marketer
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Attention young marketers. Here is a proposal to put in front of your chief marketing officer, aka the boss. You want a budget, a big one, to undertake some new consumer research. When asked what you wish to learn, your answer is simple: "I don't know."
Grant Duncan explains what marks out the modern marketer
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