The document discusses how marketing needs to transform to keep up with changing consumer behaviors and technologies. It provides numerous statistics showing that consumers are increasingly researching, sharing information, and making purchases online and through social media. Traditional marketing methods like print ads, telemarketing and trade shows are becoming less effective as people spend more time engaged with digital content and sharing information online. The document argues that inbound marketing strategies that provide helpful, relevant content to attract and engage customers are now more important than outbound interruption-based advertising approaches.