Interact and Engage: Social Media Marketing and the Future of Advertising

Technological progress is creating a new market reality in advertising with the emergence of a generation of engaged customers, says Liem Viet Ngo, from the Australian School of Business. Traditional television and print advertising is being increasingly supported – and sometimes replaced – by social media marketing and online campaigns where participation and sharing information are the norm. Are these new forms working? Ngo notes that measuring the return on investment of an online campaign remains a challenge for marketers, but one thing is clear: they should stop shouting and start listening. Industry experts suggest that trust is the new black.