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  <body-uk-formatted>&lt;h2&gt;Overview&lt;/h2&gt;
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As the importance of digital media in influencing and supporting purchase continues to increase dramatically, companies face many new management challenges to integrate e-commerce and digital marketing into their marketing activities. 
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Econsultancy commissioned this interview and survey-based research to assess a range of medium to large UK organisations for the following: 
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&lt;em&gt;-) Common issues and challenges faced by managers responsible for integrating digital channels into their marketing and business operations. 
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-) Different strategies and best practice approaches to meet these challenges. 
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-) Practical solutions to these challenges. 
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-) Diagnostic tools to assess capabilities and to identify a plan for improvement.&lt;/em&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;About this Guide&lt;/h2&gt;
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This report, which is based on a survey of more than 100 senior digital marketers, is a follow-up to the &lt;a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/managing-ecommerce-team/"&gt;Managing an E-commerce Team&lt;/a&gt; report we published in 2005. 
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As with our 2005 report, the lead author of this guide is &lt;a href="http://www.davechaffey.com"&gt;Dr Dave Chaffey&lt;/a&gt;, a specialist internet marketing trainer and consultant who has worked with a range of well-known organisations including BP, HSBC and Siebel Systems. 
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The report is divided into three main parts:
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&lt;em&gt;-) Introduction to digital marketing strategy
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-) Key digital strategy components
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-) Approaches to digital marketing governance in organisations&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Contents&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;

This guide will provide you with around &lt;strong&gt;50 recommendations &lt;/strong&gt;on best practice approaches to developing digital marketing strategies and &lt;strong&gt;50 practical tips&lt;/strong&gt;. 
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It also contains many frameworks for diagnosing current digital channel management processes including &lt;strong&gt;65 figures &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;13 tables&lt;/strong&gt;. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt; Who this Guide is For&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;

This report is designed for &lt;strong&gt;senior digital marketers and strategists&lt;/strong&gt;. It is also intended to inform &lt;strong&gt;non-digital marketing specialists &lt;/strong&gt;such as senior managers who want to learn more about integrating e-commerce into an organisation. 
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&lt;strong&gt;Agencies &lt;/strong&gt;can also benefit from this report because it will help them understand the challenges faced by their clients. 
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Related Resources&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;

Check out our other &lt;a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/research/best-practice-guides.asp"&gt;Best Practice Guides&lt;/a&gt;, which cover topics like &lt;strong&gt;SEO, Paid Search, Online Retail&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Web Design&lt;/strong&gt;.
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We also have a report on &lt;a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/web-project-management-best-practice-guidelines/"&gt;Web Project Management&lt;/a&gt; that contains plenty of guidelines to help you deliver projects on time and on budget.
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As the importance of digital media in influencing and supporting purchase continues to increase dramatically, companies face many new management challenges to integrate e-commerce and digital marketing into their marketing activities. 
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Econsultancy commissioned this interview and survey-based research to assess a range of medium to large UK organisations for the following: 
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&lt;Quote&gt;-) Common issues and challenges faced by managers responsible for integrating digital channels into their marketing and business operations. 
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-) Different strategies and best practice approaches to meet these challenges. 
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-) Practical solutions to these challenges. 
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-) Diagnostic tools to assess capabilities and to identify a plan for improvement.&lt;/Quote&gt;
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&lt;Subhead&gt;About this Guide&lt;/Subhead&gt;
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This report, which is based on a survey of more than 100 senior digital marketers, is a follow-up to the &lt;Link URL="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/managing-ecommerce-team/" Window="Self"&gt;Managing an E-commerce Team&lt;/Link&gt; report we published in 2005. 
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As with our 2005 report, the lead author of this guide is &lt;Link URL="http://www.davechaffey.com" Window="Self"&gt;Dr Dave Chaffey&lt;/Link&gt;, a specialist internet marketing trainer and consultant who has worked with a range of well-known organisations including BP, HSBC and Siebel Systems. 
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The report is divided into three main parts:
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&lt;Quote&gt;-) Introduction to digital marketing strategy
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-) Key digital strategy components
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-) Approaches to digital marketing governance in organisations&lt;/Quote&gt;&lt;Paragraph&gt;&lt;/Paragraph&gt;
  
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This guide will provide you with around &lt;Emphasis&gt;50 recommendations &lt;/Emphasis&gt;on best practice approaches to developing digital marketing strategies and &lt;Emphasis&gt;50 practical tips&lt;/Emphasis&gt;. 
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It also contains many frameworks for diagnosing current digital channel management processes including &lt;Emphasis&gt;65 figures &lt;/Emphasis&gt;and &lt;Emphasis&gt;13 tables&lt;/Emphasis&gt;. 
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&lt;Subhead&gt; Who this Guide is For&lt;/Subhead&gt;&lt;Paragraph&gt;&lt;/Paragraph&gt;

This report is designed for &lt;Emphasis&gt;senior digital marketers and strategists&lt;/Emphasis&gt;. It is also intended to inform &lt;Emphasis&gt;non-digital marketing specialists &lt;/Emphasis&gt;such as senior managers who want to learn more about integrating e-commerce into an organisation. 
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&lt;Emphasis&gt;Agencies &lt;/Emphasis&gt;can also benefit from this report because it will help them understand the challenges faced by their clients. 
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&lt;Subhead&gt;Related Resources&lt;/Subhead&gt;&lt;Paragraph&gt;&lt;/Paragraph&gt;

Check out our other &lt;Link URL="http://www.e-consultancy.com/research/best-practice-guides.asp" Window="Self"&gt;Best Practice Guides&lt;/Link&gt;, which cover topics like &lt;Emphasis&gt;SEO, Paid Search, Online Retail&lt;/Emphasis&gt; and &lt;Emphasis&gt;Web Design&lt;/Emphasis&gt;.
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We also have a report on &lt;Link URL="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/web-project-management-best-practice-guidelines/" Window="Self"&gt;Web Project Management&lt;/Link&gt; that contains plenty of guidelines to help you deliver projects on time and on budget.
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