| May 7, 2013
Inbound Marketing & Paid Marketing: Good Alone, Better Together.
![inbound and paid marketing chart](https://aha.elliance.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/05/Inbound-marketing-strategy-with-paid-marketing-mix-1200x800-1-1024x679.png)
Pendulum is swinging away from paid marketing towards inbound marketing. Elliance, a firm believer in the power of AND-thinking and not EITHER-OR-thinking, recommends that marketers embrace both. In fact, we see a mutually reinforcing relationship between inbound marketing and paid marketing. i.e. they are good alone, but better together. While paid marketing gives a short-term boost, inbound marketing creates an enduring foundation. In reality, with inbound marketing as part of the mix, marketers can reduce their paid marketing spend over time.