Does my business need digital marketing?
8th July 2020
‘Does my business need digital marketing?’ This is one of
the most frequently asked questions around digital marketing that is searched
on Google. The very quick answer is YES! ‘Why?’ we hear you ask. In this digital
era, utilising digital outlets has never been more important. The recent COVID
pandemic has emphasised this, with many businesses being forced to pivot and
move their business offerings online. Here we look at the different elements of
digital marketing, and the part they play in moving your business forward.
Website
Now, more than ever, your website is the most important
aspect of your business. It has become your shop window as such, and ensuring
you have a well-designed, easy to use website has never been more important. It
is imperative to your business that your website has the following:
- Is responsive and mobile friendly – If your website looks fantastic on a desktop, but looks terrible on a mobile, you are immediately alienating a large number of potential customers.
- Details your company values upfront – explaining to your customer why your company is the one for them through your website content will give the end-user a feel for who you are and what the business stands for, enticing them in.
- Use relevant and up-to-date content- keeping your content fresh and current shows you are a dynamic business that is communicating with its customers, offering reassurance to potential new customers. There is nothing more off-putting than seeing content that is out of date and no longer relevant, creating a poor perception of your business.
- Have product-specific landing pages that can generate leads – If you offer several services, there is every chance that not all customers require all your services, so split your products/services into separate pages on your website for ease of navigation for the user to find what they are looking for.
- Integrate with customer relationship management and marketing automation tools – use a chatbot offering an easy and simple way for clients to contact you. These are constantly evolving and with the use of AI, a chatbot can now automatically answer many of your customer’s questions.
Email Marketing
Email is one of the most effective ways to offer engaging
information regarding your products and services to existing and potentially
new clients, and it’s never been more simple.
With effective online offerings to manage your subscription lists and
email campaigns, you can confidently provide your subscription list with eye-catching
and informative emails.
A productive and successful email campaign
will:
- Drive traffic to specific products/services on your website
- Educate and inform prospective buyers
- Help keep your brand at the top of people’s minds
- Build trustworthiness in your brand
Content
Without engaging and relevant content, there is no reason
for customers to visit your website, read your social media, or open your emails.
Engaging content will secure the attention of a potential customer and will ensure
that they want to know more, but if the right content isn’t provided to them on
your website this is where the journey will end without converting them to a paying
customer. Times have changed and potential customers want to be provided with
the information they need almost instantaneously to make a decision without any
effort on their part. Your content is one of the biggest players in your
business development team!
A good content strategy involves the following:
- Meaningful and informative content – educate
your potential customers through your content.
- Share your content – use social media channels
to ensure your company information hits a wider audience.
- Be original and offer variety – using the same
style of content as your competitors will only help you blend in and not stand
out. Be different. Add value to your content. Give potential customers something
that no one else is.
- Offer case studies / your portfolio – this type
of content demonstrates your company’s integrity and impact on previous clients
and their businesses. This might just be your most powerful tool to show a
potential client what you can do for them.
- Use the right content for your target audience –
if your target audience is corporate, then a professional tone will fit. If your
business offering is something a little different, aimed at a younger audience,
use a language which speaks to them.
This is just scratching the
surface of all the aspects of digital marketing, but as you can see already,
digital marketing is imperative to your business and its performance. We will
continue to look at further features in our next blog.
In the meantime, if you want to discuss your digital presence with a team of creative experts, please get in touch!
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