1. Marketing will become less effective in the coming years as budgets are reduced and companies demand more with less. Traditional media is also growing less effective as competition increases.
2. Most marketing departments focus on tactical, short-term activities rather than strategic, long-term brand building. Marketers spend only 15-30% of their time on true marketing activities.
3. Marketing must reinvent itself to address new realities like social media influence, empowered customers, and globalization. Marketing 1.0 was product-focused while Marketing 2.0 was customer-oriented; Marketing 3.0 will be value-driven and focus on collaboration.