Digital marketing is becoming increasingly popular within businesses whether they are small or large. However, not every business owner has the knowledge or experience to successfully run the marketing side of their company. Luckily, it is easy to learn and there are various tools and self-help blogs to help those who are feeling in the dark about this relatively new form of marketing.
Research
It will be of benefit to do some research into the types of methods marketers are using to gain a wider audience. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a commonly used tool to gain higher search results without using paid advertisements. An SEO agency is the best place to engage with if you are looking for SEO guidance and help.
Being active on social media is also a good start. It costs nothing to open and run a social media page for your business. Market research will be of benefit in this case, look at competitors’ social media pages and look at the good points and possible bad points of their social media pages and see how you can utilise similar methods to help gain followers on to your social media pages.
Marketing blogs and books are also good methods of seeking expert knowledge, there is plenty of content available and luckily a lot of content is free of charge to view. It is also important to compare how digital marketing will be of benefit to your company opposed to traditional methods of marketing.
Interaction is an important indicator to evaluate. For instance, traditional marketing doesn’t give the opportunity to for companies and organisations to engage in direct interaction with customers, whereas digital marketing offers a more effective level of engagement and interaction. Whether it is through social media comments or email messages, your target audience and potential customers are instantly connected with you through the various digital marketing channels that you may decide to participate in.
Audience is also what also separates traditional marketing from digital marketing. With digital marketing there is more of an opportunity to gain a wider audience opposed the use of traditional marketing. For instance, the world wide web enables any internet user from across the globe to access any webpage at any time. This means all of a sudden you could receive an influx of international customers to your page, because of how well you have incorporated digital marketing into your business activities.
Lastly, with digital marketing it is easier to gain insight of how well audiences are responding to your online content. Both social media giants, Instagram and Facebook have analytical tools for business use of the platforms, meaning you can easily track your social media page’s performance and demographics of people, by looking at these free tools. The most beneficial tool which social media platforms are now offering to business pages, is a shopping feature. You can shop with a company via their social media page, or if you are a hairdresser for instance, you can book your next appointment via the social media page. In this case it is essential to have a social media presence as this is where most of your business will generate from.
Practice
If you are starting from scratch, why not practice making a website? It may not be perfect on first attempt, but it is good experience and over time with careful development the website can turn into something amazing, which will draw in lots of potential customers. It is also important to be consistent with your branding, if you are creating a website called “Dolly’s Dog boutique” make sure you incorporate this wording into every aspect of your digital marketing. A good example is, to make sure your social media pages include the title of “Dolly’s Dog boutique” and for the company email address to also include that title (if possible).
Be professional and have fun!
You don’t need to be an expert in digital marketing to have a professional looking social media page or an informative website page. Practice will make perfect and over time your viewers and audiences will rise, meaning eventually profits will rise for your business, which is what every business owner desires. However, if you do not have fun with it you may struggle to keep your motivation high. It is your company and it is personal to you, so make it about you and your business, so it will be something that you value and treasure.
2018 ·