Digital marketing is an incredible asset that allows businesses to connect with their target audiences more effectively than with traditional forms of promotion, while remaining budget-conscious and measurable at the same time.
1. Content marketing. 2. Email marketing. 3. Display advertising. The six types of digital marketing you should understand include: 1. Content Marketing 2. Display Ads
1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search engines are one of the primary means by which people navigate content online, and higher rankings in searches can translate to increased traffic for websites. Paid Search Engine Marketing (also known as PPC) allows businesses to pay to appear at either the top or bottom of search results pages for specific keywords; top-ranked results often receive the most visitors; while lower ranked results receive less.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of adapting website content and structure in order to increase its ranking for specific search queries. It typically involves keyword research, on-page optimization, link building and more. Businesses may also utilize content marketing techniques that cater towards search intent – providing further support for improving rankings on sites.
An effective SEO strategy takes into account both user experience and SEO factors when developing its plan. The objective is to convert visitors into customers while offering them a positive user experience that’s easy to navigate – something search engines constantly change with new algorithms or metrics for assessing sites.
Though it can be challenging to keep up with ever-evolving trends, search engines’ main goal is to deliver optimal results to their users. So don’t be intimidated to experiment with your SEO strategies; but always remember what is most essential for your business and target audience.
2. Social Media Marketing (SMM)
With 4.88 billion people globally on social media, this platform has become indispensable to businesses looking to connect with their target audiences in unique ways. Social Media Marketing (SMM) encompasses various strategies involving creating tailored content, encouraging engagement and measuring results for ongoing improvement.
Prior to getting into SMM, it’s essential that you outline your goals and understand what type of reach you’d like to see on this platform. Different platforms appeal to different generations; Facebook tends to appeal more to Generation X while Instagram attracts younger audiences such as millennials and Gen Zers. You should also research what content your target audience enjoys – are videos, images, links or direct messaging preferential among their content preferences. Once this information has been established it’s time to share!
Relevant, engaging, and shareable content increases its likelihood of spreading and converting on social media platforms like Facebook. But it’s essential to remember that social media users only pay so much attention before moving on; Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform offers tools which provide insights about your target audience while staying ahead. Click here for more details!
3. Email Marketing
Email marketing is a form of digital advertising which uses emails to market products or services. Email marketing provides businesses with an effective means of reaching a wide variety of potential customers at a low cost while building relationships with existing ones and turning one-time buyers into repeat buyers over time. Email can also be used to advertise sales offers.
Ray Tomlinson sent the first mass email in 1971 from Digital Equipment Corporation’s Gary Thuerk’s computer engineer position, while later Gary Thuerk from DEC used email as an effective marketing strategy for their products in 1978. Today, emails have become an indispensable form of communication and are seen almost universally; their powerful use makes emails invaluable tools for marketers looking to promote any product or service.
BuzzFeed and Uber stand out by custom designing their emails with custom images and text that highlights the benefits of their product or service, respectively. BuzzFeed makes their emails stand out with customized designs while Uber keeps things direct with clear call to actions in each email they send out.
Email marketing is an integral component of digital marketing strategies, and emails play an especially pivotal role. To maximize their effectiveness, ensure that you test everything from subject lines and hero images, through opt-in methods so as to build up a healthy subscriber list.
4. Mobile Marketing
Mobile marketing is a form of direct advertising that involves sending targeted texts or messaging apps directly to customers in your target audience who have agreed to receive offers or promotions from you.
Mobile marketing also allows more direct communication with your target audience than traditional methods like television, radio and print advertisements. Your target can always be reachable as mobile phones are always within reach – for example when nearing restaurants (by sending coupons that target specific area). Furthermore, targeting can be very specific depending on data collected by your business such as purchases made or location information collected (i.e. texting food-related coupons to someone when nearby).
Just as other forms of digital marketing, mobile marketing requires careful thought and planning prior to implementation. KPIs (key performance indicators) for each campaign you run should be defined so you can measure its success quickly; this allows you to quickly determine which tactics are working and which are not so you can increase those that work while cutting those that do not. You may want to implement an SMS/messaging app marketing platform like Meta for your business that provides detailed analytics of its campaigns – metrics such as messages sent, open rates and click-through rates can also provide useful insight.
5. Content Marketing
Content marketing refers to the practice of developing and disseminating relevant and valuable material (blog posts, videos, podcast episodes, white papers and ebooks) with the intent of engaging and attracting a specific target audience in order to increase brand recognition, acquire new customers or generate leads. Content marketing should form an essential part of digital marketing strategies in order to ensure potential customers find your content when searching the internet for what it offers them.
Before initiating any content marketing strategy, it’s essential to fully comprehend your target customer persona. Spend some time conducting research to pinpoint their pain points, questions and information needs related to industry products/services as well as possible painpoints or challenges within them – then conduct interviews to better understand these specific challenges so you can help address them successfully.
Once you understand who your target audience is, the next step should be creating content that speaks directly to them and encourages them to take an action (such as visiting your website, submitting a form, or calling your sales team). Just keep in mind that all your writing should always be informative and helpful rather than pushy or self-serving – with this approach your content can attract and engage new visitors while growing your business over time. To ensure its continued success and improvement it is also key to perform regular analytics analysis as part of any marketing strategy plan.
6. Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising
PPC advertising (pay per click advertising) is a form of paid online marketing whereby advertisers pay per click on their ad to drive visitors back to their website or landing page. PPC ads typically appear in search engine results pages, websites, social media platforms and mobile apps and may be marked “Sponsored” or “Promoted”.
PPC advertising uses keywords to connect advertisers with users searching for specific products and services, using relevance, competition and bid factors as indicators to determine when your ad appears in search results pages.
Ads come in many shapes and forms; they may take the form of text, images, or video. Ads can be found across Google Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs), social media news feeds/stories and even websites themselves – including those run by other ad networks like Facebook or YouTube. Ads may appear at any position along their pages – top, bottom, side.
PPC ads provide results much more quickly than SEO can. While ranking at the top of organic search results can take months, professional PPC campaigns can drive traffic instantly. PPC also allows you to target specific audiences based on previous interactions with your brand and search history; such as those who visited your website, engaged with social media posts related to it or clicked Google Shopping ads; this type of ad can also include extensions with additional links, information or click-through data for improved targeting capabilities