1. The document discusses Tidal Marketing, a new approach to marketing that focuses on helping customers through their journey rather than selling to them. 2. Tidal Marketing starts by developing sharp personas to understand target customers, then uses inbound tactics like search, emails, blogs to attract and convert customers over longer periods of time. 3. The approach is compared to a traditional sales funnel that aims to quickly move customers through acquisition, conversion, and close, whereas Tidal Marketing focuses on a more personalized customer journey over multiple touchpoints.