SUFFERING FROM A LACK OF CONSISTENCY
Today, there is still debate in both professional and academic circles as to how marketing really
works, and, unlike science or the law, the language of marketing is often ill-defined and open to
interpretation. As a result, practitioners are free to create their own paradigm of how marketing
works and what marketing activities will be most effective.
To better manage the marketing process, many large companies have implemented their own
marketing frameworks, practices, and protocols. However, while these frameworks may share
many commonalities, they often differ in terms of execution and terminology, which makes it even
harder to the outsider to figure out what marketers are talking about.
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