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Why publishers need to understand brand

September 23, 2009 by Mike Shatzkin 14 Comments

In the Internet world, brands will be more important than they’ve ever been before. Why? Because as the number of choices available to anybody seeking anything proliferate, brand is the shortcut that allows choices to be made quickly and reliably. And the Internet does nothing better than presenting us with more choices for any quest […]

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