Is Traditional Marketing Dead?By Miguel SalcidoBusiness marketing has changed drastically over the past few years. Whereas newspapers and magaines once were the prime spot to market your !usiness" withthe world#s growing dependence upon online resources" many of these once highly$e%ective marketing tools can no longer compete with modern technology.&owever" though a few forms of traditional marketing have grown stale over the years" there are still a few areas of traditional marketing that are highly pro'ta!le. Many !usinesses overlook traditional marketing methods" which can su!stantially hurt their !usiness#s success.&ere are 've traditional marketing methods that still yield e(ceptional results)*. T+ ,ampaigns-ne of the most e%ective marketing tools in e(istence today is television. Most people still have ca!le or satellite T+" and many still watch T+ live" meaning they watch television commercials. T+ marketing is a !it more e(pensive" !ut many !usinesses have found T+ to !e a pro'ta!le means of marketing.In fact" most streaming T+ companies play commercials as well" making the T+ marketing niche widespread" as it reaches the ma.ority of T+ watchers. /rom marketing iconic T+ products to goods and services" television is still one of the num!er one ways to reach consumers.0. 1adio 2dsSimilar to television" commercial radio is still a thriving enterprise. Marketing products and services !y leveraging a radio commercial has proven to !e highly e%ective" even in this day and age.1adio" 3istening" &uman &and.Most commuters still listen to the radio to and from work" and many still listen to the news and listen to sports games over the radio./or those who listen to satellite radio or over online streaming services such as Spotify" 4andora" and even 5ouTu!e" there are still slots for commercials" giving !usinesses a chance to reach consumers through !oth traditional radio and streaming radio.6. Bill!oards2nother great marketing method is through large !ill!oards. Times S7uare in 8ew 5ork is a great e(ample of how !ill!oard marketing is still a !ig !usiness. 2dvertisingon a !ill!oard allows products" services" and companies the a!ility to market on a large scale. Bill!oards are hard to miss" especially if they are placed in strategic areas" and they are memora!le. Whether it is a clever tagline or an eye$catching photograph" !ill!oards leave an impression" making them a via!le marketing strategy.9. Trade Shows-ne of the !est ways to simultaneously market !usiness and network with other companies is through trade shows. Trade shows o%er !usinesses the opportunity to 'nd investors who might !e interested in their products" as well as 'nding other !usinesses to partner with. It is still a great method to getting a product or companyinto the minds of others.:. /lyers and Direct Mail,apitaliing on print marketing in the form of ;yers and direct mail is still a pro'ta!le means of marketing. Most everyone still receives direct mail" thus it is a great avenue to get !usiness information directly into the hands of potential consumers. 2dditionally" print marketing is relatively ine(pensive and still has proven to !e highly e%ective.Though some forms of traditional marketing have !een replaced" these 've areas are still some of the !est ways to market a !usiness.