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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Marketing Via the Internet

By Erin O'breen


There is always a proper way to do things in the world of business, that includes the aspect of internet marketing, to ensure that an enterprise, regardless of its size will become competitive. In today's modern technology, there are different strategies that small businesses can make use of to generate sales, one of which is thru online marketing which is a very important factor to spread constructive word of mouth, a marketing tactic known to have been so effective then and now.

While it is true that many business owners have changed their ways of promoting their products and services to be able to adapt to the modern environment where the internet plays a major role, there are lots of them who do not have an idea how to implement the methods properly so they could align their aims and purposes to the changing behaviours of their consumers. Much has been observed that these enthusiasts in the business industry resorted to online marketing with vague plans. Instead, they will attempt a half dozen measures without committing to any one strategy and then abandon some or all of them when there is not a flood of business after a very short period. As an alternative, they try to sign up contractors from the outsourcing industry to do the marketing for them. Unfortunately, they often do not even bother to discuss with them steps and measures for their businesses to stay afloat in the online world.

You will notice that a big chunk of advertising budgets of business owners is now being expended into online marketing rather than spending it in the outdated methods of traditional marketing because of the many advantages that the former is offering. This movement from traditional marketing to online marketing crosses all business sizes and channels.

Internet marketing normally provides benefits that start from the opportunities being offered in the online world. High speed low cost internet access is now taken for granted, and consumers are going online in record numbers to purchase, or to research before making a purchase.

Budding Industry

Going online is now so easy that the smartphone industry is continuously expanding and improving this kind of technological breakthrough which makes internet marketing easier and easier to access. Simply put, online purchasing can be done now conveniently in a very easy way. If you happen to hear some owners of businesses indicating that marketing via the internet is quite unaffordable, they actually mean that this new development in the marketing industry is not that too extraordinary and its value is not that high. We do not take this as a slight to those kinds of business enthusiasts for we believe that they are stunned with the complicated messages being presented in the virtual world. But you must take note that the value of a carefully structured online marketing strategy is great.

Internet marketing can be broken down broadly into three very general categories - traffic, conversions, data tracking and reporting. Traffic can be called many things, but what it generally refers to is potential customers actually visiting your website. Fundamentally, we can present at least three most common ways that are helpful to create or drive traffic - searches that organic, paid searches, and social media linkages.

When we say conversions, this refers to the would-be client who is taking proper action when he visits your website. This action can vary greatly and can range from a low level action, like having them move from one page to another, to a higher level action like having them fill out a form or make an actual purchase.

Tracking of important data (fact and figures) and reporting is the basic element of any marketing method on the net. Absence of data would mean travelling without a direction. The level of data tracking and reporting that is available in the online marketing space is unmatched. Traditional marketing styles cannot provide anywhere near the same level of tracking.




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