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Forrester Research predicts that interactive marketing spending will hit $25.6 billion this year — up 11% from $23.1 billion in 2008, despite being flat, as marketers shift money from traditional media to digital channels.

That total, which also includes search, email, social media and mobile marketing dollars, is expected to more than double to nearly $55 billion by 2014. “This growth is due to marketers seeking lower cost, more accountable channels which are also widely used by their customers,” wrote Forrester analyst Shar Van Boskirk, in a blog post previewing the firm’s interactive spending forecast due out in June.

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