SEO BLOG

It truly bears repeating: SPEND WISELY.

When it comes to marketing for your business, you may be tempted to throw caution in the wind and dump money into as many avenues as possible.  This is a complete waste of both your time and money.

Before you even start marketing your brand, product or service, it’s important to spend ample time on RESEARCH.

Research is vital for advertising in general but especially for digital marketing.  There are so many platforms online that it can seem near limitless, like outer space.  Advertising on all of these platforms will end up costing you more than you realize.  Some platforms are going to work extremely well for your company and others will yield too few results.  The trick is to understand your target consumer and what you are trying to accomplish with that specific marketing campaign.

The research collected about your target consumer is data that doesn’t simply help with your current marketing campaign but can shape all future decisions – including additional opportunities and products/services.  Part of your research is going to demonstrate where your specific consumer congregate online and even habits or expectations from their digital experience.  This is vital because it is a road map of where you need to be seen in order to increase brand awareness, gain more customers and solidify the future of your company.

Another aspect that determines your course is what that particular marketing campaign entails.  For instance, if there is a clear demand for your product or service and people are actively searching for this item online, Google Adwords will work wonders for you over a company that has a product no one has ever seen before.  If your customers tend to shop in your physical store more than online, a platform like Facebook will help create online search and shopping demand.  You can connect with consumers who would likely be interested in your wares but may not be particularly searching for it.

These two areas provide a road map for what platforms are more effective for your overall marketing strategy and where your advertising budget should truly be spent.  Not only will this save your company money but increase power and maximize effectiveness without wasting time, backtracking or spinning your wheels.

Remember that marketing means nothing if it doesn’t connect with the right consumer so throwing money all over the internet is a foolish endeavor.