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Although most companies have invested in digital marketing, top executives need a solid
understanding of how marketing works and how it can be essential in achieving business
objectives. If marketers are to achieve leadership buy-in, they should have better teams and
integrate modern technologies such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to
increase the performance of their marketing cycle. As a result, it is essential for advertisers
should create a competitive advantage by placing priority on having mature digital marketing.
Digital marketing maturity should entail having clear business objectives, empowering cross-
functional work, investing in machine learning and artificial intelligence, and marketers creating
A 2021 survey by Forrester Digital Marketing on more than 500 marketing influencers
and decision-makers in the U.S. revealed that the role of marketing has increased in the past and
that one in every four of those interviewed said that they had increased their digital spending by
about 10%. There are some ways in which companies that use to enhance their digital marketing.
One of them is improving communication to ensure senior managers understand how digital
marketing enhances performance and business outcomes. Another way is for marketers to create
marketing plans that align with specific business objectives. The other approach is integrating
technology such as machine learning and automation that will enable marketers to integrate
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advanced measuring metrics that can capture customer lifetime value and enhance their efforts to
The information in this article is important to marketers as it can enable them to embrace
mature digital marketing, which has become essential due to the current high competition in the
market. The best aspect of the article is that stakeholders in the marketing sector can learn how to
enhance their understanding of how digital marketing works and how it helps them achieve
marketers to achieve a competitive advantage. The article highlights that companies that have
increased their marketing budgets for digital initiatives have experienced better outcomes in vital
business metrics of revenue, sales volume, and market share. In this sense, the article helps
marketers understand the importance of ensuring they succeed with digital marketing. The article
also highlights some organizational challenges faced in integrating digital marketing and
approaches marketers can use to overcome them. On the other hand, marketers have been urged
to have strong and unified voices, which help them demonstrate to business leaders why
embracing digital-first marketing strategies can help achieve overall business objectives. More
so, marketers have been urged to effectively organize their teams and embrace new technologies
such as ML and AI in their marketing strategies. As such, the information in this article is
essential in helping marketers learn the importance and ways of integrating digital marketing
maturity to support the achievement of organizational goals and objectives. The information will
The information in this article relates to the course material, which focuses on ways companies
can use to improve their marketing strategies. The information highlights the need to embrace
Works Cited
Google. “Sponsor’s Content | Digital Marketing Maturity: The Path to Success.” MIT Sloan