BY aarrieta
Larry Weber is the founding chairperson of the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange and also autor of Marketing to the Social Web
At first glance, this is yet another cover of a familiar tune: Get online because it is the next big thing! Hurry, hurry!
However, within a few pages author Larry Weber introduces the one thing missing from most of these refrains: hard data. He provides statistics that document precisely how the marketing landscape is changing, then goes on to analyze what this information means for business. Almost as refreshing, Weber is careful to point out where information does not exist, often calling for new metrics or a software tool that will give statistical substance to the visceral understanding of Web- savvy marketers. Weber reviews case studies that demonstrate approaches that have worked, as well as some glorious and instructive failures. He builds on these to develop a set of principles and tactics readers can use to develop a realistic strategy for online marketing.