{"id":23161,"date":"2026-03-05T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomilli.com\/en\/?p=23161"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:05:09","slug":"evolution-btl-marketing-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomilli.com\/en\/evolution-btl-marketing-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BTL Marketing of the 2000s is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2000, The Below-the-line (BTL) marketing mainly consisted of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Point-of-sale activations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tastings and samplings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-person events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Street marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical POP material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It was 100% offline, difficult to measure accurately, and its impact depended heavily on physical traffic and subsequent recall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTL in 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, BTL is much more hybrid and strategic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amplified physical activations on social media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immersive experiences (AR, VR, interactive displays)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration with data and CRM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real-time measurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Influencers and creators as part of activation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UGC content generation (user-created content)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the goal is not only to impact those who are present, but to multiply the experience digitally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big difference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2000, BTL was looking to make an <em>impact<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, BTL seeks to generate experience, conversation and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BTL no longer competes with ATL: it is now part of an omnichannel ecosystem where every activation must be &#8220;postable,&#8221; measurable and scalable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tomilli<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2000, The Below-the-line (BTL) marketing mainly consisted of: It was 100% offline, difficult to measure accurately, and its impact depended heavily on physical traffic and subsequent recall. 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