Posts Tagged ‘Horizontal Marketing’

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Julian Gratton
June 1st, 2009

The rise and rise of collaborative marketing

by Julian Gratton

Yellow PagesGood old Yellow Pages. They don’t just help with the nasty things in life, like a blocked drain – they’re there to help you understand about collaborative marketing too. See, collaborative marketing is the practice of unifying lots of brands from a similar sector under one big marketing umbrella… and it’s a practice that’s really starting to take off.

Bringing companies together
Collaborative marketing, also called ‘horizontal’ or ‘fusion’ marketing, is the strategic alliance of two or more companies under a single marketing banner. In layman’s terms, it’s a case of ‘you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours’. Read more…