Did you know that a whopping number of 2.71 billion
people use smartphones as of 2019?
Digital
Marketing is to promote your services/brand to a targeted audience through
various digital platforms that are mainly based online. In the modern age of
digitization, the best approach to reach your audience is to connect with them
via online platforms where they spend quality time throughout the day. Business
owners can achieve better results by infusing technology-focused strategies
into their marketing plans.
However,
the most essential element of Digital Marketing is to know exactly when and
where to connect with your audience. There are many ways and methods to get a
start at digital
marketing; social media marketing, email marketing, and search engine
marketing are a few to name. These strategies would help your business in
creating its brand awareness, tracking the marketing progress, and targeting a
specific audience.
Here are some benefits to understand “Why Digital
Marketing is The Way Forward”
Traditional
marketing methods such as television and radio ads or newspaper ads can be
quite costly for small/mid-size companies. While larger companies with bigger
budgets may campaign more frequently, newly startups/entrepreneurs might find
traditional marketing out of their league. This is not the case when it comes
to Digital Marketing. Since budget-friendly marketing methods are available in
digital marketing, smaller businesses can now compete equally.
2: Target Ideal Customers
Reach
people that are truly interested in your services/products. In an effective
digital marketing campaign, potential buyers can be specifically targeted
rather than promoting to a general public who may not hold any interest. You
can set attributes like age, gender, geographic locations and interests to be
extremely specific, an option you will not find in traditional marketing.
3: Analyze Traffic & Plan Strategies
One
of the major benefits of using digital marketing is the ability to track and analyse your results in real-time. When you are investing in a campaign you
would need to know the result or effectiveness. Traditional marketing does not
give you the opportunity to track real-time results, making it difficult to
understand the attributes or the origin of the customers. However, in digital
marketing, once a campaign is set out, you can easily track:
- The
number of impressions, clicks, shares.
- The
number of visitors to your website
- The
source of traffic
- Time
spent on your site
- Age,
gender and geo-locations of the visitors and many more
This
data would give you a better understanding of your marketing plan and optimize
your campaign accordingly as you run it.
4: Improve Conversion Rate
Another
significant benefit of targeting an audience in digital marketing is that it
can increase the chances of your brand's conversion rate. Since you would be
reaching out to an audience with genuine interest, opportunities to increase
conversion rates would increase.
5: Spread out your business globally
Traditional
marketing has its limitations in audience reach as it is confined to certain
geographic areas. Since digital marketing takes place online, your brand will
be accessible to a worldwide audience as well as connect with them easily.
You
would be able to interact easily with customers by responding to their queries
or comments with the help of digital marketing specialists. Building good
communication with potential consumers builds publicity as well as brand
awareness and trust.
6: Earn Trust & Build Brand Awareness
In
the age of social media, people tend to trust brand information if it comes
from a person they know. Social proof, testimonials and product reviews hold
leverage on digital marketing. Posting creative content related to your brand
and receiving likes and shares will spread awareness. The likes and shares from
your audience will be visible to their friends developing brand trust and
gaining potential consumers.
Let us be a partner in your brand development
At
Horizon Technologies we believe in providing high-quality services without
damaging your budget. Our in-house Digital Marketers offers services to mark
your space in the online world. From a range of marketing options available as
per your need, we have the tools to bring the world to your business.