Why did marketing work better before social media?

I’ve been thinking about marketing across generations. Back in the day, people ran ads without social media and still built huge generational wealth. Today, social media makes advertising easier and everywhere you look there are ads, yet so many businesses struggle. Why do you think marketing worked better before than it does now?


 

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