WHAT IS DIGITAL MARKETING?

Digital Marketing is a part of marketing that uses the internet and other forms of digital communication for the promotion of brands and services to potential customers and measure its impact. In today’s tech-friendly world where people increasingly use digital services, digital marketing is a great option for any business. Regardless of the size of the company, digital marketing is the best way to the growth of the company. Digital marketing may include marketing campaigns like web-based advertising, email marketing, social media posts, online video, multimedia messages, etc.

Digital Marketing Strategy:

A digital marketing strategy is a plan that gives the company a direction and works towards achieving the company’s goals. For successful achievement, digital marketing strategy should focus mainly on four areas:

1. Understanding and defining your brand and audience
2. Creating (S.M.A.R.T) goals and objectives
3. Choosing and implementing your marketing channels
4. Tracking and improving your marketing campaigns

1) Understanding and defining your brand and audience:

First, you should understand your brand and its unique selling point (USPs), brand voice, and value proposition. Use your brand guidelines to define your brand. 

You should know your targeted customer. Determine who your business wants to reach. To find the right customers, you will need information on your customer’s demographics and psychographics as well as the motivations that drive people to choose your company, products, and services.

2) Creating (S.M.A.R.T) goals and objectives:

This step is all about deciding what you want. You should determine the objective and your company’s short and long-term goals that will help for the growth. Goals are important, but they are difficult to achieve if you don’t have a step-by-step plan to follow. So to guide your strategy, you should use Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely goals (also known as S.M.A.R.T goals). Your goal should be concise, tied to the company’s mission, vision, and values, and should be broken down into smaller, step-by-step milestones. 

3) Choosing and implementing your marketing channels:

You should be able to identify the marketing channels that will work best for your business. You should hence focus on the techniques that offer the most value for your business, versus trendy ones. There are also lots of digital marketing channels. The powerful strategies for the company today are:

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Pay Per Click (PPC)
• Content Marketing
• Email Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Voice SEO
• Video Marketing

4) Tracking and improving your marketing campaigns:

You should monitor and measure the performance of your strategies by tracking their performance. If you can’t measure your marketing, you can’t improve them. You can hence use the tools like Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Ads to keep track of your strategies and their return on investment (ROI). 

If you’re going to create a successful digital marketing strategy, you will also need a plan that helps you to capture, report, and analyze the data. 

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