{
  "id": 18656736,
  "title": "New tech, shifting expectations ask what’s future value of marketing?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-tech-shifting-expectations-ask-whats-future-value-of-marketing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T07:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/11/07/new-tech-shifting-expectations-ask-whats-future-value-of-marketing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marketing strategies are evolving rapidly due to advancements in technology and changing customer expectations. However, after reviewing 99 articles written over eight years, it became evident that the most crucial lesson has remained constant: focusing on the human factor and delivering value to customers. The importance of maintaining a strong customer-centric approach has been consistently emphasized.\n\nWhile new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) have transformed how businesses operate, they do not necessarily equate to providing more value. Instead, the effectiveness of these tools depends on how they are utilized. Companies must carefully consider their decisions about implementing AI and other technologies, ensuring they align with delivering genuine customer value.\n\nThe future of marketing lies in businesses that understand and prioritize what customers truly value. This includes maintaining consistent customer service experiences, improving operational efficiency, and investing in training, equipment, and tools that directly contribute to delivering customer value. Simply adopting new technologies without a clear strategy to enhance customer value may not bring significant benefits.\n\nIn essence, the challenge for businesses is to discern which changes and innovations truly improve customer value and which merely generate additional activity. By focusing on these core principles, companies can position themselves as leaders in the evolving marketing landscape, ensuring long-term success and profitability.",
  "summary": "When I began writing for the Free Press more than eight years ago, I couldn’t have predicted how much marketing would change. Artificial intelligence, new technologies and shifting customer expectations […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Marketing strategies evolve with tech and changing customer expectations",
    "Human factor and customer value remain constant lessons",
    "Companies must align tech use with delivering genuine customer value"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing technological adoption over human-centric strategies risks generating empty activity rather than the genuine customer value required to maintain long-term profitability in an evolving marketing landscape.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}