Modern marketing is a new approach to solving traditional marketing problems that has emerged in response to two changes in the global environment—privacy regulations and cloud computing. In this post, I will explain why I’ve chosen to use the term “modern” and describe how this approach departs from the established best practices of the prior 20 years.

This post will explore the three environmental forces that are disrupting the way traditional marketing problems are solved: cloud computing, generative AI and privacy legislation. I will also introduce the concept of Modern Marketing and the principles modern marketers embrace to navigate this change.