Is E-Marketing the Future of Marketing Field
- 1 Centre of Post Graduates Studies, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
- 2 Centre of Post Graduates Studies, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Abstract
Globalisation and te chnological improvements are imminent and those that embrace it today will be better prepared for tomorrow. E-marketing is growing at a dramatic pace and is impacting customer and market behaviours. This has forced firms to start incorporating e-marketing as the main form of marketing and try to meet their targeted customers’ needs to the satisfaction. This paper investigates and states what is e-marketing, what the current trend of the marketing field is and what the future of the marketing field is. The paper has found and concluded that e-marketing is the future as it has been positively affected by the current technological change which has made the use of smart phones and gadgets a necessity.
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