Often times,
businesses always host meetings, strategy sessions, and seminars on how to
better improve sales and develop a presence as a leading retailer in whatever
industry they may find themselves. They struggle to come to a definition on
which marketing strategy to best use. By my evaluation, i would always go for online
marketing. Here are seven (7) quick reasons online marketing does it for me
than traditional marketing.
1. EFFECTIVE
ACCOUNTABILITY
With the help of
virtual and social media, marketing strategies are tested more effectively
compared to traditional marketing. Google analytics ensures that you keep tabs
on your ad views, website clicks, and how many people reached. With this
measure in place, you can easily tell which marketing strategy is more
effective, and help improve in areas where needed.
2. BETTER EXPOSURE
Traditional marketing
limits your business to a particular audience. But with the help of online
marketing, your business can reach over a million audiences in good time as
well. With virtually everything being processed online, people tend to spend
more time online; hence your business stands a greater chance of being seen by
your target market and beyond.
3. LESS CAPITAL
EXPENDITURE
The beauty of
online marketing is that it costs so little to execute. The cost of running an
ad for your business on radio, television, newspapers, flyers and magazines,
cannot be compared to running an ad on your media handles or promotions online.
There are duration for traditional marketing, whereas an ad placed online can
remain online and still reach out to people even years after the ad was placed.
4. PROPER MARKET
SEGMENTATION
One of the major disadvantages
of traditional marketing is having to go all out in the face of your target
audience. Frankly, some people are just not interested. But with the help of
online marketing, you can carefully segment your market category, so you don’t end
up telling the right things to the wrong people.
5. EQUAL COMPETITION
This is
particularly important for businesses with little marketing capital. Some businesses
are financially more equipped than your business; such business can afford to
get their messages out on radios, televisions and newspapers without breaking a
sweat, try competing with that. Online marketing gives your business an equal
chance of going toe to toe with your competitors, given your marketing strategy
is carefully crafted.
6. IMPROVED MARKET
ADAPTABILITY
Part of the rigours of traditional marketing is having to send out mails,
questionnaires, suggestion boxes and forms, just to get feedback from your customers
on their demands and how to serve them better. Online marketing gives you the
luxury of interacting with your customers, getting to know them on a more
personal note. This assists you in better strategy planning and an ability to
change with the trends and demands of your business.
7. BRAND CREATION
One major
importance of online marketing is that you have your own personal space online.
This space if managed properly can propel your business to a major brand
amongst online customers. Overtime, you build a trusted base of followers, who
can successfully promote your business directly or indirectly; meaning better
exposure and increased popularity.
There you have it
folks; for more information or assistance in developing or boosting your online
marketing, contact us on info@vivacitypr.com
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