Is your website breaking trust?
The State of Digital Trust in 2025: Not just a legal requirement
Consumers are more privacy-aware, more selective, and more willing to walk away from brands they don’t trust. This is not a rejection of data-sharing — it’s a call for accountability.
of consumers feel like they’ve “become the product”
accept all cookies less often than three years ago
say transparency is the top driver of trust
don’t fully understand how their data is collected or used
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Why is Privacy-Led Marketing the future?
Marketing has historically gone through a significant evolution roughly every two decades. Since the 2020s, privacy has emerged as the key driver of marketing strategy.
1960: Where marketing began
The 4 Ps of marketing defined how we learn about and execute marketing: Product, Price, Place & Promotion.
“Basic Marketing: A Managerial Approach” E. Jerome McCarthy
1980s: The birth of big consumer marketing
Marketing exploded into a bold era of mass consumerism, iconic branding, and TV-driven influence. People, Process, and Physical Evidence were added to the mix of marketing pillars by Booms and Bitner to reflect the growing importance of services and experiences in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
2000s: The data-driven BOOM
Marketers became obsessed with data, which was treated as “free.” Martech exploded. Personalization was king. This rise of digital marketing adds the 8th P of marketing – Performance.
2016 until now: The privacy reckoning
Data misuse brings distrust and legislation while legal, tech, and marketing teams struggled to align. Consent platforms, IAB frameworks, privacy UX, and big tech like Apple began to reshape expectations. Companies started realizing trust fuels performance more than precision – Privacy becomes the 9th P of marketing.
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