According to BrightEdge, 68% of all online interactions start with a search engine.
Your business is competing for the attention of your desired audience, and it can feel like you’re a car stuck in the mud -- the wheels are turning but you’re not getting anywhere.
Breaking through the noise and the volume of content on the internet takes patience, skill, and expertise in using digital marketing tactics.
In this blog post we’ll cover:
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Digital marketing includes all online marketing efforts that are meant to connect companies with current customers and prospects.
Examples of digital marketing include:
Simply put, digital marketing is important because it’s where society’s attention is focused. Think of it this way, it's reported that 4.6 billion people around the world use the internet.
The opportunity’s there for brands to capitalize on this attention through strategic digital marketing efforts.
Digital marketing helps companies meet their audience where they are and when campaigns are optimized correctly, can create a positive bump in a brand’s return on investment (ROI).
To get a better understanding, consider a traditional marketing tactic like a billboard.
Yes, it still might be effective in building brand awareness, but it comes with a hefty price tag and no real way to measure the ROI.
Compare that to a digital marketing approach like email marketing which is more affordable and targeted. This can help companies focus their message and identify the campaigns that drove revenue.
The first step in developing a digital marketing strategy is defining your goals.
What are you trying to accomplish?
Whatever your goal(s) are (we suggest starting with three), write them down and map out a plan, and reverse engineer your efforts to achieve them.
This involves researching your audience and understanding who they are (demographics), their pain points, interests, questions, and more.
Knowing who you’re talking to will help you create more powerful content that speaks directly to them. Think of a digital marketing strategy as a GPS.
Once you’ve set your destination (goals), you use the GPS (digital marketing strategy) to guide your journey from point A to point B.
Sure, there will be roadblocks and detours which cause you to reroute and change course, but the GPS helps you move in the right direction and get you to your destination.
Impatience.
We all want success to happen overnight. It’s like doing a crunch and expecting six-pack abs immediately -- It just doesn’t happen and that’s OK.
To fully understand if a digital marketing strategy is working, you need to give it time.
Don't give up if you don't get the results you envisioned immediately.
Digital marketing requires patience.
A campaign’s success (or failure) can be a result of:
Give your campaigns time to see if you’re on the right path or if you need to readjust your approach.
Disregarding data.
There’s more data out there than we know what to do with. Rather than spending countless hours sifting through it, start by pinpointing data that’s relevant to your overarching goals.
Examples of data points to consider include:
Once you have a clear understanding of the data you should be paying attention to, it’s easier to see what aspects of your digital marketing strategy are working and which are not.
Doing too much.
Don’t spread yourself a mile wide and an inch deep. It’s a recipe for lackluster results and frustration.
Instead, prioritize the platforms that matter most to your target audience.
If you’re not sure what those platforms are, head to the native search function on each social network and type in relevant industry keywords.
Is your target audience talking about these topics? Are they engaging with your competitors’ content?
Their activity, whether it’s a lot or a little, is an indicator of whether you should build a presence on a platform or not.
Now, this is just a starting point, but it gives you a better understanding of where your audience spends their time so you can meet them where they are with the content they want to consume.
Overall, investing in the right resources to devise and implement a cohesive digital marketing strategy can help you build brand awareness, attract attention, and generate more sales.
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