Is the end of digital marketing by 2025?Is the end of digital marketing by 2025?

Recent studies in the field of digital marketing suggest that consumers are more concerned about the security of their information than ever before:

1.  Out of all users, 92% expressed their concerns about privacy when they are browsing websites or using applications.

2.  As for the other side, 73% of the marketing agencies are also in agreement with this, and they highlight the fact that privacy issues have a significant effect on user trust and data analysis.

3. A lot of consumers are still doubtful about digital marketing, especially those who are living in developing countries. They have plenty of doubts like is the brand authentic, are there any refund policies, and what if I want to return the product, etc.

Every new technology has its life curve; it first rises to fame just like the telegraph, telephone, radio, and television did, then gets replaced by newer ones.

At Projecx, our professionals have pinpointed five critical phases in the technology life-cycle that assist businesses in learning how to stay through the continuous evolution of the digital landscape.

1. Discovery and Invention Phase: A new technology is introduced; this is often preceded by lofty claims of world changes and industry changes.

2. Expansion Phase: At this stage, companies bring the product to market and provide it with rapid global distribution in the hopes of widespread adoption.

3. Unification Phase: As the companies build and continue to refine and expand their capabilities, in most cases, competitors will then begin to exit the market in that they cannot compete.

4. Great Unification Phase: A few firms are leading in the market and thus take the lead in the development of the product, once most of the competitors have already gone out of business.

5. Deactivation Phase: The company loses momentum since it will be putting much concentration on the existing product, thus giving a chance for new technologies to evolve and take over.

We are currently experiencing the fifth phase of the technology life-cycle, where two major companies dominate the market. Statistics show that tech giants Google and Meta (formerly Facebook) control a staggering 84% of the digital marketing landscape.

• According to estimates, over 89% of Americans now use smart home devices, as well as other types of, automated control, ordering voice-controlled applications instead of conventional manual ones. 
• This certainly underlines an emerging trend in which users are stepping away from the screen to seamlessly and intuitively interact with the technology.
• With the advancement of these hands-free tools, experts envisage a future in which screens are no longer the first point of interaction.
• Historically, screens have been the store windows and advertising platforms through which brands and agencies present their products. 
• In the coming era of automation and screens nearly fading into oblivion, marketing strategies would need to adapt to this new reality to ensure interesting new ways for marketers to connect themselves to consumers without a visible screen.

What remains to be seen is: what would be the destiny of digital marketing agencies which will, still and all, wholly impinge functionality-on-screen in the face of a screen-less emerging world? What other frameworks shall they seek refuge under to remain relevant in their trade?

Although this evolution, to some extent, might seem against the rise of digital marketing, some of us may be able to assure our optimistic outlook. 

From all historical evidence, new technologies notoriously displace, but they don't precisely replace existing media. All forms of broadcasting have evolved in the same way: they have adapted on the fly without vanishing. By the same token, digital marketing shall evolve, find ways to thrive, and find even fresher ways of expressing itself to engage and enchant audiences.