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When digital marketers sit down to build a 12-month marketing strategy, it’s natural to want to smooth out friction points. But your friction points hold the key to big strategic changes and success.
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You go to a certain marketing conference (naming no names). You listen, take notes, perhaps nod off towards the end of the day. Then, you go back to the office. What do you take with you?
Some marketing friction is doing exactly what it’s supposed to – slowing the right people down at the right moment to maximise your marketing ROI. But how do you tell the good from the bad?
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